TestTube Archive – The Technopath

Google Chrome Developer Channel Update Adds Missing Features

Posted by Uzair Sajid on February 6, 2010.

Remember the Google Chrome 5 Developer Release we posted about earlier? Well that particular version has just seen a minor upgrade. The missing content options under Tools > Options > Under the hood > Content Settings… have now been added....

Download Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta

Posted by Uzair Sajid on October 31, 2009.

After weeks of waiting, Firefox 3.6 has finally reached the Beta milestone. The latest version of the browser has many newer features and performance improvements compared to Firefox 3.5 which was also recently updated to 3.5.4....

Microsoft’s Next Gen Office Wall Prototype [Video]

Posted by Uzair Sajid on September 27, 2009.

You might be wondering why I’m posting so much Microsoft stuff lately. It primarily because they’re coming up with so much innovation this year that its really hard to pass up on anything. And if they’re able to market even half of these research projects, we’d be well on our way into the digital interactive wo...

Microsoft patent a futuristic virtual multitouch keyboard

Posted by Uzair Sajid on September 27, 2009.

Microsoft have most certainly have started to show that they can also deliver innovative and useful products, plus they’re not afraid to think out of the box. Things like Project Natal, Windows 7, Bing, and a lot more have started pouring out of Microsoft’s campuses. Which happens to be a good thing for th...

Firefox Multitouch on Windows 7 video demo

Posted by Uzair Sajid on August 26, 2009.

Firefox may not have been quick enough to adapt the Jumplists feature in Windows 7 like Google Chrome, but there’s one piece of functionality the development team is really interested in – Windows 7 Multitouch....

Google Chrome jumps to Version 4 gets Bookmark Sync with the cloud

Posted by Uzair Sajid on August 18, 2009.

According to my knowledge, a major version change occurs when there are major changes or additions to a software. But the Chromium project seems to disagree as they just jumped to version 4.0.201.1 and the only additions they have from version 3.0.197.11 is Bookmarks Syncing to your Google Docs....

CRISTAL allows you to control your entire living room from a Multitouch Table

Posted by Uzair Sajid on August 16, 2009.

One rather good use of the Microsoft’s Multitouch-cable Surface table would be to control you’re living room – which CRISTAL aims to achieve....

Google Chrome gets Jumplists in Windows 7

Posted by Uzair Sajid on August 10, 2009.

The latest developer build of Google Chrome gets Jumplist support in Windows 7 – and that too against all my expectations. I was hoping that the recently released Firefox 3.6 Alpha 1 would have Jumplists support before any other browser like Google Chrome, Opera or Safari – but I guess I was asking for too much....

Gmail Labs: Embed images in Gmail

Posted by Uzair Sajid on April 11, 2009.

One of the most basic features of email finally make there way into Gmail as well. You can now easily embed images in your email messages; without having to go through any hassle. The functionality had been there in Yahoo! and Hotmail for years now, and I wonder why Gmail was left behind. The feature comes to Gmail as ...

OnLive makes Cloud Gaming possible

Posted by Uzair Sajid on March 24, 2009.

Ever wanted to play games like Crysis or Gears of War on $300 rig? I’m talking about high definition graphics all turned up to the bleeding edge. If that’s been your long unanswered prayer, then OnLive, a cloud gaming startup may have an answer for you....