ChunkIt help you speed up your online search

ChunkIt is a browser plugin for Firefox and Internet Explorer that help you speed up your online search. ChunkIt! Instantly searches for and retrieves the valuable information hidden behind the hyperlinks contained on any Web page, saving users valuable time lost from clicking on lame and irrelevant links.

ChunkIt installs a toolbar in your browser if you run the search on the ChunkIt you see the search engine results on the right, and on the left you get to see the page with the keywords in context.

ChunkIt supports major search engines Google, Live, Yahoo, AOL, and ASK. ChunkIt search PDF files also that helpful for academic users.

You can download ChunkIt from tigerlogic's site.

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Mozilla add new project Geode identify your location

Mozilla has introduced an experimental browser add on for its Firefox web browser that essentially allows it to identify your location to enhance your overall browsing experience.

The new geo location service called Geode. it quite simply will make your browser location-aware, tailoring search results, restaurant reviews and even RSS streams to a specific location. With the alpha release of Firefox 3.1 quickly approaching, Mozilla is planning to support the new WC3 Geolocation Specification, which will allow Web browsers to request and be granted access to an individual's location.

Mozilla claims that they are using Skyhook’s Loki technology to map the Wifi signals in your area to your location. Unlike normal GPS-based methods which can take upwards of 45 seconds for a lock, Geode works both inside and outside with an accuracy of between 10 to 20 meters, normally within a second.

You can download Geode from Mozilla labs.

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Opera released Opera 9.6 faster and add with new features

Opera has launched a latest version of its web browser,Opera 9.6.The update enhances the performance of Opera's built-in e-mail client, and also adds new features to Opera Link, a free browser synchronization service. Opera Link now lets people synchronize custom search engines and typed history, meaning visited websites will be available across all of a user's computers. A new feed preview has been added as well, permitting users to see RSS feeds before subscribing to them or creating bookmarks.

Opera's built-in e-mail client, Opera Mail, now includes "low-bandwidth mode" to retrieve mails even faster when bandwidth is limited. This is great for when you're on the road and trying to use your air card in a bad spot where the signal isn't very strong.

Opera also claims the new browser will load pages faster than previous versions and now also supports Indonesian, Ukrainian, Estonian, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil languages.

The browser is available as a free download from Opera's website, and features clients for Windows, Mac and Linux.


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Forget charging batteries Toshiba offer fast-charging fuel cell

Battery life in a cellphone is a major problem,with the best offering just three to four hours of talk time. Forget charging batteries Toshiba is close to launching its first commercial direct-methanol fuel-cell (DMFC) device, which promises a faster way to recharge portable electronics product.

DMFCs produce electricity from a reaction between methanol, water and air. The only byproducts are a small amount of water vapour and carbon dioxide, so DMFCs are often seen as a greener source of energy than traditional batteries. Another advantage is that they can be replenished with a new cartridge of methanol in seconds.

Toshiba claim that a 50ml cartridge could refill the cell about 15 times, which means that about 3.3 mL of liquid methanol is enough to power the phone for twice as long as comparable batteries.

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Nokia unveiled touch screen phone Nokia Tube

Nokia unveiled their company's first touch-screen phone, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, it is known as the Nokia Tube. The 5800 runs Symbian's Series 60 OS, which Nokia says it has modified to make the software more user friendly

Nokia Tube has a 3.2-inch haptic touch-screen, 3.2-megapixel AF camera with dual-LED flash, VGA front camera, A-GPS, HDSPA, up to 16GB of storage via microSD and some loud speakers.

Nokia Tube has a 'contacts bar' that shows images of frequently contacted friends. Those friends can be sent text messages directly from the home screen. Also, feeds can be assigned to those friends that will alert the device's user to new content on social-networking sites. It also has a drop-down media bar that gives one-touch access to music, photos, video or the internet.

Tube will feature the Nokia's Comes with Music bundle, which will allow users to freely download an unlimited number of songs from Nokia's Music Store over a year after the initial purchase.


The Nokia tube can be used with any GSM operator in the world.

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Microsoft offer prizes for your searches

If you are searching more! Microsoft offer prizes for your searches. SearchPerks is a new promotion powered by Microsoft Live Search.

Users who sign-up before the December 31 deadline, must agree to download a small program that tracks their usage. Once installed, the users will get one “ticket” per day for every Live Search query, but Microsoft is capping the total number per day to 25.

The program is free to join, but Microsoft is instructing users to register by pasting the GetSearchPerks.com URL into an Internet Explorer browser. The main difficulty is the program doesn't work with Mozilla's Firefox or Apple's Safari.it means Microsoft want users always use windows PC.

Microsoft expect increasing market share through this program.

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Securipedia increase security-knowledge transfer

Intellect, the trade association for the UK technology industry, has launched Securipedia. It aims to increase security-knowledge transfer between government, companies, academics and the voluntary sector.

A huge variety of agencies and companies guarantee the UK’s security and resilience, and Intellect believes that better information sharing across this broad community is key to improving national security & resilience.

Securipedia will build up a comprehensive, accessible bank of essential information including government reports, policies and initiatives; think-tank research, technology developments, volunteer organisation initiatives and local government agency projects.

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