How to turn off Carrier IQ Tracking in your iPhone

December 2nd, 2011 2 comments

Disable Carrier IQ on iPhone

Carrier IQ is a piece of software installed on millions of mobile phones that logs everything their users do, from what websites they browse to what their text messages say.

Though this has been used for a long time, it raised some privacy concerns in the US.

Turning of this on your iPhone is pretty simple.

Go to Settings => General => About => Diagnostics and Usage

and tap Don’t Send.

Job done.

However, this software is not used by any network providers in the UK.

Unusual phenomenon captured in Antarctic – ‘Brinicle’ ice finger of death

November 28th, 2011 No comments

A bizarre underwater “icicle of death” has been filmed by BBC crew.

The temperature of this sinking brine, which was well below 0C, caused the water to freeze in an icy sheath around it.

Where the so-called “brinicle” met the sea bed, a web of ice formed that froze everything it touched, including sea urchins and starfish.

A silent satire about ‘WE’ – Short Film

November 25th, 2011 No comments

A silent satire about ‘WE’

REG:WE is a short film by Karthik Subbaraj, an upcoming Short Film director from Chennai-India.

This movie depicts the reality of who actually WE are regardless of language, country.

Truth is so bitter!

Why This Kolaveri di

On the lighter side, here is song from a Tamil movie called Moondru (Three) that created global attention. This song has been trending in Youtube and Twitter Trends for more than a week. More than 4.6 million views in less than ten days and it’s counter is still ticking.

Visit Kolaveri – Wiki page to know more about the song, if you can’t understand the meaning of few words :)

Learn British table manners

November 18th, 2011 1 comment

A quick cheat sheet to learn British table manners.

British-table-manners

25 Ways to Wear a Scarf in 4.5 Minutes!

November 17th, 2011 2 comments

Wendy Nguyen shows 25 ways to wear a scarf in 4.5 Minutes.

Related : Fashion Tips

Locate the position of the gas tank in your car

November 16th, 2011 No comments

Fuel Tank

Have you ever observed your fuel tank icon closely?

Fuel tank icon near your car’s fuel gauge, has an arrow indicating which side the fuel tank is on.

Gas Tank

In some cars, the placement of the handle on a dashboard fuel tank icon indicates which side the vehicle’s fuel door is on.

This tip may help you in case if you use more than one car or when you use rental cars.

12 Easy ways to prepare Yummy Coffee

November 8th, 2011 17 comments

If you are a coffee lover, here are some easy ways to prepare different types of coffee you can find it in Costa or Starbucks.

Image Credit : cosmocatalano