Technology
Islamic Iphone Apps
EAST LANSING, Mich., Nov. 11 (UPI) — If you want to read a verse from Qur`an, there’s an app for that. If you want to be reminded of the five daily prayers, there’s an app for that. And if you need to know what direction to face when it’s time to pray, there’s an app for that.
Chalk
Chalk explained, for kids
Free Live Online TV Streams
TVChannelsFree is a website that has aggregated live streaming video sources for almost 3,000 TV channels, and they can all be viewed with just a web browser.
Obama Appoints Former Microsoft Security Chief New Cybersecurity Czar
It took seven months but President Obama has finally found someone to take the cybersecurity czar job no one wanted.
Insurgents Intercept Drone Video in King-Size Security Breach
Amazing story from Wired magazine–insurgents able to watch and record drone video feeds
World’s First Arab Robot
Known more for its architectural feats and infrastructure genius, the UAE is charting new waters in Artificial Intelligence with the creation of the Arab world’s very first Arabic-speaking robot.
Mice/Mouses
Computer Mice (mouses?) explained for kids
Tricked-Out Golf Carts Swarm Florida Communities
Villagers play hard. And they drive … well, they drive kinda slow. Because the ride of choice at the Villages isn’t a Lincoln or a Cadillac. It’s a golf cart.
Saudi to Launch Elite Science, Tech University
Cairo–Saudi Arabia has dug into its oil-fueled coffers to set up a new research university, a multibillion dollar coed venture built on the promise of scientific freedom in a region where a conservative interpretation of Islam has often been blamed for stifling innovation.
‘Eidul Fitr 1430 – and warning
We will update this post as we learn of more country announcements of when ‘Eid will be. UAE on 9/15/09 announced that ‘Eid would be Saturday, 9/19/09. Saudi Arabia: Unsure as of 9/18/09. Note: In Saudi Arabia ‘Eidul Fitr and ‘Eidul Adha are each ten-day holidays, and typically Saudi Arabia reduces work hours during Ramadan [...]
UFO’s (explained, for kids)
UFOs discussed, for kids
Review of Talfazat Box
recently had the opportunity to review the Talfazat television box supplied by Neulion–one of the advertisers we are proud to have in this newspaper.
Toyota’s Running Robot
Toyota Running Robot
A New Kind of Television Dawns in the USA
The Talfazat box is simply a set top box (STB) that plugs into the internet and your television. It uses proprietary technology developed by NeuLion to transfer video signals through the internet to your TV, and is controlled by an ordinary remote control.
Iran’s Cyber Battle
More and more of Iran’s pro-government websites are under assault, as opposition forces launch web attacks on the Tehran regime’s online propaganda arms.
How to fix… Firefox Bing. Fix the search feature in the “url bar” aka “location bar”…
If your firefox url location bar suddenly gives results from Bing instead of Google and you want Google back again, here is how you can switch it back:
Cyberspies Penetrate Electrical Grid: Report
Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
1001 Muslim Inventions
The contributions of Muslim scientists, a discussion–and especially the contributions of Ottoman scientists.
US Military Confirms Shot Down Iranian Drone
Last month, a U.S. fighter aircraft tracked and shot down an Iranian drone.
