You are in a meeting or watching movie with your girlfriend; suddenly a voice mail comes up and you don't want to hear it. How about reading it? Sounds weird but useful.

It looks like Google heard this wish and has now come up with this brilliant concept in its Google Voice Services. [More]

According to the world wealth survey done by Capgemini and Merill Lynch for the year 2009, the HNWI (High Net Worth Individuals) of the world invest most of their money in Fixed income and equities followed by Real estate. [More]

If you are interested in the story of Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook and how he made 500 million friends and completely redefined how people interact on internet?

Sony Pictures is making a movie on social networks and here is the trailer of the movie.

“The Social Network”, which is loosely based (sensationalized) on the history of Facebook. While the new trailer doesn’t provide many details, it definitely emphasizes the dramatic perspective of things. The movie’s official site has been posted and is currently slated to be released later this year. [More]

The Indian currency is set to get a symbol for the first time in history. It will now sport a distinct identification symbol like the world's major currencies - $ (US dollar) , £ (pound sterling - UK), ¥ (yen - Japan) and the € (euro - Europe).

The five shortlisted designs are unique and contemporary. Some of them reflect the Devanagari script 'R' crossed with lines. The selected designs are simple, easy to write and are designed to appeal to the Indian and international community. [More]

Can you imagine yourself tied to a bed and you can't use your hands or legs to move around and your body has stopped responding to your any action?

Tony Quan, aka TemptOne, a legendary LA graffiti writer, publisher and activist faced just that situation as he was stricken with ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease in 2003. Now, unable to move his body, eat or even talk, but with an otherwise entirely healthy brain Tony was faced with a lifetime trapped inside his own body. [More]

YouTube has a new video editor that lets you create videos using excerpts from the videos you've already uploaded.

You can also add a music file from the AudioSwap library, but YouTube mentions that it might display ads if you use some of the audio files.

I tried locating the 'Editor' link or button on my account but could not find it. May be, the service is still not open officially.

But you can definitely access it using the following link. [More]

The BP Oil spill has been in the news for quite some time now.

Here is a sarcastic BP gas pump image taken somewhere in USA. [More]

If you're thinking about adding a projector to your home, DIY site Instructables has a step-by-step guide on how to create your own functional projector for much less than you would ever pay retail. [More]

Information Graphic Illustrating a complete history of the United States. The outer circle illustrates presidential periods, the governing party, and whether or not the President died in office. The first inner circle shows the "eras" in history that those time periods covered. The third inner circle shows key foreign conflicts and wars. The fourth inner circle (purple) shows key legislative acts (or series of bills) that were issued. Finally, the bubbles in the middle indicate the average national debt, as indicated every 8 years. [More]

What exactly is going on with all the oil spewing into the Gulf, biologically speaking? MSNBC explains in a series of graphics:

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has released millions of gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, making it the most devastating oil spill in U.S. history. It is clear that the spilled oil will have a large impact on the Gulf coast for years to come, but what happens to the oil in the first hours, days and weeks as it interacts with the surrounding elements?

There are many physical and chemical processes, collectively known as weathering, that change the oil's properties and behavior after it is spilled into the ocean. [More]

Love is an integral part of our life and we should not keep it inside. It should be expressed and enjoyed!

Yet it appears that Google Stree View has removed one of the more postitive images ever found on its strret view captures. [More]

Concerned senior citizen calls tech support to have Google's Pacman game disabled because it's interfering with her studying. Techie tries to tell her it will go away the next day, and all she needs to do is close the offending tab. Old lady has no clue what he's talking about. Techie hilariously spends 5 minutes explaining to her how to close the open Google tab. [More]

In a recent survey of around 900 Internet and tech experts and social analysts, Elon University researchers found that most of their respondents said Internet users will “live mostly in the cloud” by 2020.
These experts, or a full 71% of them, at least, predict we’ll be working primarily through web-based and mobile apps, such as Facebook and Google Docs, and less on software installed on our own desktops. [More]

Adidas Match Tracker demonstrates the incredibly rich and detailed dataset that is generated during each single international soccer game.
Each meaningful event, such as each pass, each shot, each block or each goal, has been tracked and recorded for the full 90 minutes of a typical match. The Match Tracker thus provides sports statistics enthusiasts and data addicts alike the power to explore and analyze a match from a completely different perspective. [More]

If you can’t make it to South Africa for the World Cup, you can at least take a virtual tour of all the stadiums before you watch the 3-D action.
Google has a 3-D tour of all 10 World Cup stadiums and the nine host cities on Google Earth or Earth View in Google Maps. You can also see Street View images of seven of the 10 stadiums. [More]