Thfire.com Everyday news that matters Microsoft has decided to shed the 20 year trademark logo and have unveiled a new logo for its Windows 8. Giving a new meaning to the word ‘Windows’ or to say Bringing back the Microsoft logo to match the word Windows,the message from Microsoft Windows 8 team seems like Business. Usually, On hearing the word ‘Microsoft’ , the first to ... Read More »
Google Screenwise- A Privacy stealer?
Google has announced financial compensation to all those who help Google track their Online activity including all their private browsing stuff which means, after agreeing with Google for the small compensation, a User is actually giving away his every little online activity both Personal and Official activity. So Google will know, when you Browse online Your Office work [if you ... Read More »
Sony Suffers $2.9 Billion Loss, New CEO Says Things to Get Worse
Electronics manufacturer Sony has suffered a $2.9 Billion loss annual lose and it’s new CEO Kazuo Hirai who said he will straighten things out but it will all come with pain. Overtaken by more innovative rivals such as Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics over the past decade, Sony posted a $2.1 billion net loss for October-December, normally a strong quarter ... Read More »
100 feared trapped in sunken Papua New Guinea ferry
About 100 people are feared trapped inside a ferry that sank in rough weather off Papua New Guinea, a rescue official said on Friday, a day after the crowded boat went down with about 350 people on board. Rescuers plucked 238 people from the sea off PNG’s northeast coast after the MV Rabaul Queen was hit by three large waves ... Read More »
India to buy Iranian Oil with Gold
Oh My! This is interesting! Very very interesting! India has agreed to buy Iranian Oil with gold instead of Dollars as per latest reports. Earlier last century, American Dollars became a world trademark currency, because of Oil rich countries selling their Oil for Dollars defying gold. Now, Iran has taken the initiative to sell the Oil for Gold and guess ... Read More »
EU to Ban Import of Oil from Iran
European Union have decided to stop signing new contract on Oil purchase from Iran and have agreed to ban all Oil imports from Iran starting July. In their Statement, The EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, said on Friday that European countries remained open to diplomacy, even as sanctions were being imposed. She said world powers had yet to receive ... Read More »
Websites are down protesting SOPA
Hundreds of websites are down today protesting the SOPA , a bill if introduced could take away your internet freedom. Among the hundreds to oppose the bill, are Google, Wikipedia, Boing Boing, Reddit, Minecraft, Firefall, Scribd, Facebook who have joined unanimously to go against the US senate I have already covered an article on how dangerous the SOPA bill could ... Read More »