X-Men new movie: Title and Plot released!

If you loved the X-Men: First Class installment, then you will love what's coming next... Yes, plans are all set for yet another prequel to the X-Men story-line. This time, they've named it X-Men: Day of Future Past. Rumors suggest that the story-line will be based on the character of Kitty Pride (Ellen Page) who transfers her abilities to her past self so she can save the mutants from the mutant enemies. Further details...

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Facebook Photos gets a whole new improvement

Last year it was the Timeline upgrade that changed Facebook and its design massively and ever since the world's largest social network has been hard at it to change and re-change its look and feel. The latest addition in the design changes includes a massive overhaul of the Photos section of the website. Now your Photos on Facebook will appear much bigger in size, almost like a mosaic of photos. The users have also been given the ability to select...

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How To: Enable your PC to speak as you type!

Are you bored enough that you would want your PC to have the ability to speak? Yes its possible, we're not joking! It's actually pretty simple. Anything you type in your PC, it will say it back to you. You can enable this option for fun, and maybe prank your friends or impress a fellow geek.... Think of it as a text-to-speech converter, and what's more: It's free! Okay, so here's how it goes. You need to create a simple script. Open up a blank...

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The Hobbit movie might be a trilogy - Peter Jackson

The Comic-Con 2012 convention was all abuzz with the upcoming 'The Hobbit' movie and literally everyone was anxious to know the details about it. Fans were slightly disappointed to learn that Peter Jackson intends to release the movie sometime in 2013, but there was also the news of 'The Hobbit' actually being extended to a Trilogy! The news has now been confirmed by many credible news portals. It makes one think about how exactly Peter Jackson...

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The evolution of Gotham City's Villains

The Dark Knight Rises is the most talked about movie this summer, with Batman featuring in what is expected to be his last stand off with the bad guys. The latest movie includes Batman fighting the ever so evil Bane alongside his partner Cat-woman. So what about the baddies? We don't talk about them much. Every villain has a back story and every one of them must have been good at some point in time. A great info-graphic shows the...

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How To: Remove the Virus which creates .exe files in your folders

It happened to me a number of times in college, when I used to freely share my friend's USB drives for assignments. I would plug in the USB in to my PC and carelessly click on every folder I could see. What I wouldn't recognize was that the USB's were infected. It's a common virus, particularly when you're sharing with your friends. All you see on your USB are a lot of folders. The common symptoms of this virus are: Your task manager is...

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How To: Remove the 'Games' option from Windows 7

If you are like me who has no use games, particularly the ones included by default in every Windows 7 installation, then it can be a bit annoying to have them popping up in your 'All Programs' list. The good news is that you can easily get rid of them. This is how it's done. - First thing you need to is click on your Start menu and type in 'Windows Features' in the search bar. - This will open the Windows Features menu, through...

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How To: Change Icons to Extra Large View in any Folder

Windows 7 gives its users the flexibility to modify the look of their operating system and the overall feel of it. As a user, you can easily change the way your icons appear on your desktop or on any folder. You can easily modify the size of the icons of any folder according to your liking. You can make them small, medium, with thumbnails and even extra large. In this article, we will show you how you can change your icon size to the 'Extra Large'...

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How To: Show 'My Computer' on your Windows 7 Taskbar?

Some people want a quick way to get to their 'My Computer' screen rather than first going to the Desktop and then clicking on the 'My Computer' icon. Luckily, there's a much quicker way you can have access to your 'My Computer' files and folders. In this article, we will show you how you can easily add 'My Computer' files to the Windows 7 taskbar. That way, you can easily access it whenever you want and you won't have to minimize everything to...

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How To: Enable/Disable Windows Screensaver

We all are in a hurry one way or the other. Particularly when it comes to the time we are using our personal computers. Using the Windows operating system is a very simple task. However, simple things can get us all muddled up and frustrated when things are not going our way. So it's always extremely helpful to have a basic knowledge of some of the most simple shortcut commands and tips to make your life easier in situations when time is of the...

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Your favorite Superheroes. Retired.

Fighting the bad guys and saving the world a gazillion times can be hard work, and not to mention stressful on the body. Our favorite super heroes have been doing just that and one can imagine the toll it would take even on them. 20, even 30 years from now, our favorite superheroes might want to take it down a notch and maybe even retire. Everyone deserves a peaceful ending and a nice way to retire, don't they. Why should superheroes be an exception? So,...

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Find out your 'Batman' name?

This is extremely complicated. And Interesting. And well worth it. Batman is the hero of all heroes according to many superhero fans. He's the superhero without the super powers. The others (Superman, Spiderman, Hulk etc) quake at the sound of his name. Even that logo right there looks iconic as it is. And now here's a chance for you to find out your Batman name! So. What is your 'Batman' name?  :...

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How to automatically start up your PC from sleep mode?

Under normal circumstances, when you put your PC on sleep mode, it usually requires manual (human) intervention) to put it back on. But there's a way to automatically make your PC start up once it's into sleep mode. It's fantastic when you can do that. Like for instance you need to make sure your PC starts up and does a few chores (cleanup, downloads)  for you in the morning before you wake up. Setting up your start up time Right then, the...

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Comic-Con 2012 - Be who you want to be!

Imagine a place, where your favorite superheroes, movie stars, TV actors, anime characters, villains, and not to forget. Star Wars characters come to life for a few days. That place would be San Diego, California at the Comic-Con convention. It's where people from all over the world (mostly geeks!) gather around and meet their favorite stars, while also expressing the love for their favorite characters. People can be whoever they want. There are...

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Doctor Who at Comic-Con 2012: Cast reveal their mission

The Doctor Who cast, Matt Smith (The Doctor), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond), and Arthur Darvill (Rory Pond) are in the US attending the annual Comic-Con convention 2012. The Pond duo will be leaving the show this season in what is expected to be a teary last episode. The new companion Jenna-Louise Coleman will take over in the Christmas Special 2012 episode, thereby starting a new series of adventures with The Doctor. Back to Comic-Con, the cast expressed...

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Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson's final appearance at Comic-Con 2012

Fan favorites Kirsten Stewart and Robert Pattinson (Duo from the movie Twilight) made their final appearance together at Comic-Con 2012 here on Thursday.  Most of their time was spent with their loyal legion of fans who were gathered at the convention for one last meetup with their 'Vampire' heroes.  The Twilight movies (all of five of them) catapulted Kirsten and Robert to worldwide fame, and achieved blockbuster success at...

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GTA 5 Screenshots released!

GTA fans will pleased to know that Rockstar games have just released 2 brand spanking new screenshots for their upcoming and widely awaited GTA 5 installment. The Grand Theft Auto series has enjoyed global popularity with gamers, and the new installment is expected to be better than ever. The two screenshots focus on the massively improved graphics of the game. More screenshots (and maybe even a video trailer) are expected soon... ...

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Malware Monday: How your computer almost got affected

Time to get your smartphones ready as you might be needing them for today (Monday). Rumors are afloat that computer users all across the US (who didn't take heed of the warning) might have their internet disabled just about after midnight. Why you ask? A malware is to blame for that. It's been hiding for almost a year now and today (Monday, July 9th, 2012) is the day it is supposed to strike. Without getting into too much of a detail, we will...

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Higgs Boson Discovery - What does it mean?

On the 4th of July (2012), scientists working on the CERN project announced the discovery of a particle that was in relation to the much hypothesized (and hyped!) Higgs Boson element and how the scientific world was changed forever. But for a layman, what does that actually mean and how does it affect us in any way? Otherwise also known as the "God Particle", it is what gives mass to other particles, including everything from protons to quarks. The...

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A home like 'The Jetsons' is now reality!

This is the year 2012 and people back in the 1990's would have you believe that we would be living in smart home by now flying to our offices in our very own flying cars that could turn into hand-sized briefcases with a touch of a button.  But as you can see, that is not really happened yet and still seems like quite a distant possibility. But that doesn't mean we're not getting closer to the ultimate dream!In New York City, a company called...

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