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  • It’s pronounced “JIF”, not “GIF” – Inventor

    It’s pronounced “JIF”, not “GIF” – Inventor

    JIF-NOT-GIFWell, this was a real catchy moment at the Webby Awards 2013 – The father of the most popular image format “Graphics Interchange Format” denied the pronunciation that at least 2/3rd of us are aware of.

    Yup, it is now officially announced at the webby awards, where he threw these 5 words on the big screen:

    It’s Pronounced “JIF” not “GIF”

    Steve Wilhite, father of the Graphics Interchange Format, has ended the heated debate on how to pronounce “GIF.”

    Steve debuted the file format in June 1987. He accepted a lifetime achievement award Tuesday at the Webby Awards for his creation.

  • VLC to offer bitTorrent streaming support

    VLC is the most popular media player, which is the solution for all the basic and professional requirements of first mainstream media playback. The company is trying to impress its vast user base with the new option to stream the media over peer to peer connection.

    In the near future VLC will be the first mainstream media player with the ability to download and stream torrent files.

    A group of VLC fans and supporters have been discussing this idea with Video-Lan team. The project has actually been initiated — videolan team has put up a bounty of $10,000 on Elance for the developer who can deliver the right code which can add the patch to the vlc to offer the bittorrent support.

    “The developer should submit a working patch for VLC that lets a user open a torrent file or ‘magnet link’ in VLC, and start watching any media files within VLC after a minimal delay,” the project description reads.

    With BitTorrent capability VLC will sure the one of the favorite player for all of the P2P users — allowing them to stream their media over VLC directly with ease.

    What do you think? BitTorrent support is the one you would like to see on your favorite media player?

  • Mega launched the Firefox extension for easier cloud file management

    Mega launched the Firefox extension for easier cloud file management

    Mega launched a new Firefox extension for the better experience with their online file storage service. The browser extension, which has been ‘preliminary reviewed’ by Firefox maker Mozilla, is billed as ‘secure and invisible’.

    digitfreak 00071 mega homepageOn your next visit you will notice that Mega has changes the notification window for the browser suggesting you to install Firefox extension (if you are using mega on Firefox), rather than prompting you to install Google Chrome to enjoy the service at its best.

    The browser extension, the dialog box promises, brings “vastly improved download performance” and will allow users to “batch-download an unlimited number of files without any size restrictions”.

    digitfreak 00069 firefox addonMEGA just got a new CEO, open Internet advocate and entrepreneur Vikram Kumar, after a successful launch that saw over 1 million users upload approximately 50 million files so far.

    [Download Mozilla Firefox Addon]

  • Top 5 Ubuntu app of 2012 [Popular List]

    Top 5 Ubuntu app of 2012 [Popular List]

    2012 has been an very interesting year for conical, which delivered fast and reliable features for the Ubuntu fans. The OS saw numerous bumps and take offs that and learned from its mistakes. Finally it came into a remolded shape which astonished everyone.

    Hundreds of useful and interesting applications were released – making the Linux even more powerful and user-friendly. The last 12 months have been some of the most tremendous moment that Ubuntu has ever seen.

    Here are some best-handpicked applications of 2012.

     

    1. Steam for Linux [Download]

    (First Release: November 2012)

    digitfreak 00038 steam for linuxSteam for Linux changes the way world used to see the Canonical platform. The existense of the App shows that Linux desktop has its own potentials and it can be commercially viable and should be taken seriously.

     

    2. Lightread [Download]

    (First Release: July 2012)

    digitfreak 00039 lightread ubuntuBefore this Ubuntu App, users were stuck with the In-web Google Reader or Unstable apps which offered bloated experience for the RSS subscriptions follow up — Realizing that something needed to be done Lightread was born.

     

    3. Unity News Lens [How to Install – OMG Ubuntu]

    (First Release: May 2012)

    digitfreak 00040 unity news lens2012 may not have been doomed by the Mayan prediction of end of the world, but it did see one amazing invention in canonical platform — creation of Unity Lens.

    Among dozens of Lens developed by David Callé the Unity News Lens is one of the best. I am news junkie, so this is bound to be my favorite.

    You might prefer some other best shot of his marvelous creations but news is all what keeps me updated. News lens is the handy tool which narrows down my search results. It is a handy tool.

     

    4. CuttleFish [Download]

    (First Release: August 2012)

    digitfreak 00041 cuttlefishCuttleFish is the app which makes your Ubuntu adapt its appearance and settings according to the environment. Cuttlefish allows you to create events that only happen under certain circumstances.

     

    5. Insync [Download 64bit | 32bit]

    (First Release: Still in Beta)

    digitfreak 00042 insyncGoogle Launched their Free cloud storage service last year and it was flourished by millions of people just after it was released. But, sadly Google failed to release the desktop client for Ubuntu.

    This is where Insync plays its role. The app lets user manage their Google Drive files with ease. The only bad news is that it is only free during its beta period and subscription based model will be introduced soon. However, Google is working on their native app for Ubuntu which is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2013

  • Mediafire released android app with 50GB free online cloud storage

    Mediafire is staggering forward to capture the online cloud storage market with their revolutionary offer and yet another platform (Android devices) expansion. The company recently released their Android app which is available at Google Play store for free.

    The new user registration is offered a free online cloud storage of 50GB, which will be available for the user for the lifetime. While other competiting cloud storage providers, like – Box, DropBox, SkyDrive, Google Drive, FileSonic etc. are already offering the similar facilities with android application – they are limited at the storage section.

    The bigger free online storage lets users keep all their content in one place without the worry of running out of space.

    The free account has limited functionality – The maximum file size a user can upload or download on their free account is 200MB with 50GB online storage and ad supported downloads. For more details visit MediaFire Website.

    Free accounts may be discontinued for the inactivity without any notice – leading to the loss of all your important documents and media files. So you might wanna consider the upgradation.

    Mediafire was already available for the iOS devices, android app joining the camp – making it even easier to access content across devices and ready for users to view and share anytime.

    The android app allows users to keep all the important files, documents, scpreadsheets, presentations, video, music at their online cloud storage space. Users can take a snap and upload pictures directly in MediaFire app or even upload the entire Gallary images at once.

    The powerful search feature allows users to search their files with ease. The overall experience of the app is quite amazing and we never experienced any lag or bug with our quick review.

  • Bring uTorrent to your Big screen TV with this certified BitTorrent Box

    Bring uTorrent to your Big screen TV with this certified BitTorrent Box

    The most popular file sharing community with a quarter billion active users a month, got a whole new better aspects for the followers.

    The vast majority of bitTorrent users download video files, but despite these staggering statistics it can still be quite cumbersome to play downloaded files on the old-fashioned TV.

    The first ever certified BitTorrent android box goes on sale today, allowing users to stream files downloaded with uTorrent wirelessly to their television. We have already seen devices which support BitTorrent downloads before but this is the first ever certified gadget which supports BitTorrent downloads.

    digitfreak 00017 bbk-addThe BBK BitTorrent Box is the first Android-powered device certified by BitTorrent, the company, and it comes with uTorrent built-in. This means you can grab your favorite torrents straight to the box, leaving them to download while you’re at work or at school.

    Granted, the small storage space on offer means you won’t be cramming too many HD movies on the device, or any of them actually, but you can add more space with SD cards or USB memory sticks.

    digitfreak 00018 bbkutorrentThe device gives its users freedom to download the files directly on their TV. Since, the device supports DLNA, users can also access other media libraries including the one from rival BitTorrent client vuze and Apple’s iTunes.

    The most interesting thing about the gadget is that it runs on the Android environment and is fully packed with the full features of Android OS — giving access to the thousands of applications at the same time.

    The BBK BitTorrent box is up for sale now at just under 90 euros and only drawback of the device is that it is only shipped to the European countries.