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We have learnt in our history lessons that Neil Amstrong was the first man on moon.(Did he really walk on moon?). Now, we might have another person added in text books very soon. T.J. Creamer is the first astronaut to Tweet from outer space.

Astronauts aboard the space station received a special upgrade – to access internet World Wide Web (Or should we say Outer World Wide Web? )

Expedition 22 Flight Engineer T.J. Creamer made first use of the new system Friday, when he posted the first unassisted update to his Twitter account, @Astro_TJ, from the space station. Previous tweets from space had to be e-mailed to the ground where support personnel posted them to the astronaut’s Twitter account.

“Hello Twitterverse! We r now LIVE tweeting from the International Space Station – the 1st live tweet from Space! More soon, send your ?s”

This personal Web access, called the Crew Support LAN, takes advantage of existing communication links to and from the station and gives astronauts the ability to browse and use the Web. The system will provide astronauts with direct private communications to enhance their quality of life during long-duration missions by helping to ease the isolation associated with life in a closed environment.

Click here to follow the astronaut on Twitter!

Being one of the regular members of HackForums, I was shocked to see that it was hacked when I visited it today. After all, a site dedicated to hacking itself was hacked The hacker has left a cool message, “Wish you happiness”. Here is the screenshot of the site when it is hacked. Hope it is restored ASAP

Images and leaks from Engadget have revealed the new look of the so called Apple Macbook Micro. This new tiny laptop is gonna hypnotize millions of Apple fans all over the world. This to be craze is also said to have a camera. I am sure this netbook from Apple is going to be a hit.

After the success of it’s browser in the browser market, Google has come up with a new update. Now you can add themes to your Google Chrome browser. If you don’t have Google Chrome, download it here. I am using it since it was launched and I find it very convenient and no nonsense browser though it has a few bugging bugs.

Downloads :

Google Chrome

Google Chrome Themes

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Two weeks ago, Indonesian police recieved an internet message claiming the responsibility of the Twin Hotel Bombings in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. Due to further investigations, it has come to light that the twin bombings were an attempt to attack and possibly kill the players of the world reknown football club, Manchester United. The attack took place at Ritz-Carlton, a top five-star hotel.

In the mail that was sent, they were quoted saying, “These players are Christians, so Muslims should not honour and respect these enemies of Allah.” None of the players were injured in this failed attempt but 7 locals were killed and hundreds were injured.

It is suspected that Al-Qaeda has a major role to play in these bombings. Though not verified, it is believed that the mail was sent by Mohammed Noordin Top, South-East Asia’s most wanted man. The message dedicated the bombings to Top’s dead accomplice Azahari Husin.

Hoping to get good sales from their yet to be launched mega product, Microsoft Office 2010, the Microsoft people have made a genuine attempt to connect with their audience. They have made a small movie or trailer, whatever you call it, but it is really very good.

Wishing this product is a hit and they return with a sequel too.

The basic thing needed for running Internet are browsers. Internet and browsers are a team, like Romeo and Juliet. When you go for a PC, you get Internet Explorer added, from the Microsoft’s stable. If you go for a Mac, you get Safari. People start using it and get accustomed to it very soon. Then, they seldom change the browsers. In fact, some people don’t even update them for the fear of losing their control over the browser. Today, in this small post, I will tell you which browsers you can opt for just in case you are looking for a ‘change’.

1. Mozilla Firefox

Intro : Since the so called “Browser Wars” came to an end, Firefox (FF) is on the top of the charts of alternate browsers. The flagship product of Mozilla has been liked by all the users who switched to it. One of the best things of FF is that you can customize the way you want. Add a few themes, change the icons, throw in some GreaseMonkey scripts and voila!, you just got a new browser. FF traces its lineage back to the original Netscape browser. Firefox was designed for simplicity, security and the feature to make it customizable as there are thousands of extensions available. It also has its own mail, the Mozilla Thunderbird. All these applications are open source.

Features: Own Google based search, RSS headlines, Email via Thunderbird, Skinnable, Phishing Filter, Extremely Customizable.

Import: All settings, bookmarks and preferences from Internet Explorer, Opera, Netscape and Chrome.

Download : Firefox

2. Opera

Intro : Opera is another browser that has managed to weather the “Browser Wars” since its release in 1996. This browser should get credits for its constant innovation which has evolved this into a mighty powerhouse. Users prefer Opera because of its fast response time and amazing speed. This browser is now a full-fledged internet suite with e-mail, web, news and with a treasure box full of features for basic as well as experienced ones. Opera has now started attracting the mobile users by launching Opera Mini. It can be used on any phone that supports Java. The good thing is that nowadays the basic phones support Java.

Features :  Web, E-mail, Skinnable, Phishing filter, Widgets, Syncronize, BitTorrent, RSS feeds

Import: Bookmarks from Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Netscape, or generic HTML file; Mail from Outlook Express, Netscape, Thunderbird, Apple Mail and Eudora.

Download : Opera and Opera Mini

3. Safari from Apple

Intro : Apple stunned the whole internet world in 2003 by announcing the launch of their browser Safari for Mac. Mac users were enthralled by it. The downloads of Internet Explorer plunged down so much that Microsoft stopped developing IE for Mac. Safari is famous for its speed and elegance. It is now the default browser of Mac. From version 3.0 onwards, they started giving free downloads of Safari for Windows users. It is also the web browser that is supported by iPhones and iPod Touch.

Features : Private Browsing, Web, RSS

Import: Bookmarks, history and passwords from any browser.

Download : Apple Safari

4. Google Chrome

Intro : Google introduced Chrome for the Windows users in 2008 and from then, it has got an ever increasing fan following. They have followed a good and useful mantra : Keep it simple, keep it fast. It has the fastest loading time on my PC and it very well designed. It does the essentials the best way. Chrome uses WebKit engine like Safari and is the default browser on Android powered cells. At this time, Chrome is only available for Windows, but Mac and Linux versions are planned.

Features : Web, RSS, Incognito browsing, Most Visited Page and separate download page.

Import : Bookmarks, History and Password from all major broswers.

Download : Chrome

Here comes to end of this article. Next time, we will have a Browser War between the uncommon browsers. Keep checking Techaddicts and have a good day.

Their search engine is on the top on Alexa, their video service is the most famous, have a famous social networking site, their OS for mobiles is the current hottie, their mailing service is good, their maps are used by everyone and they have one of the most convinient web browsers. But it seems like these Google people aren’t yet satisfied.

Today, Google announced that they would be introducing an open-source, light-wight operating system which will be initally targeted to netbooks. The developers have told that they are aiming to release the OS by second half of 2010. For those wondering about Android’s move to the netbook segment, the company has said that Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android.   Google stated in their blog that speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of the Google Chrome OS.

It seems Google wishes to capture every area of computing and technology these days. Beware Microsft guys, Google’s coming.