A typical question that I always get is "How to speed up my wired broadband?". It may sound simple and many people would give you all kind of suggestions in order to improve your wired or cable broadband speed. But let me tell you this, there are a lot of factors that could affect your connection speed, not just because of the Internet Service Provider (ISP) such as TM Streamyx . This is... more.

Are you a die-hard football fan with the desire to watch the UEFA Champions League Final 2010 in Spain live? No! Not via TV, Heineken Star Experience Malaysia is giving away an all-inclusive trip to Madrid for you and a friend to watch the final match in May. All you have to do is to sign up at http://heinekenstarexperience.com and collect as many fame points as possible from 1st April to 26th Apr... more.

Chatroulette? Yet another American idea that would change the world? Nope! This time, it's from Russia with lots of love! The Chatroulette web site was created by Andrey Ternovskiy, a 17-year-old high school student/geek in Moscow. And this teenager is not your ordinary schoolmate at school, he coded Chatroulette in just two days two nights!   What is Chatroulette Anyway? Well, like Sky... more.

Blogging to make money is nothing new. You'll get tonnes of emails and invitations to join programmes that would so-called transform you into an overnight millionaire earning thousands every month. You'll be able to buy your favourite gadgets from iPhone to MacBook Pro or even invest in various properties. Can you? Yes! In your dreams! (If you don't do it properly). Besides, I have yet to see a pr... more.

Imagine 10Mbps connection at home! Well, that is now made possible by TM via its High Speed Broadband (HSBB) UniFi project ( it was awarded the contract by the government under the National Broadband Initiative, well no surprises there!). According to TM, basic HSBB packages will eventually allow Malaysians to experience high speed Internet of up to 100 times faster than the usual rate while busin... more.

In line with the renewed wireless broadband war (thanks to Digi rapid Turbo3G campaign), Maxis is launching some sort of a "counter-marketing" strategy to increase its market share. Maxis has recently introduced new promotional rates and packages aiming for all types of customers from basic internet users to heavy downloaders. The Monthly Packages The new monthly rates start from RM48 ... more.

Mozilla released Firefox 3.5.8 on 17th Feb 2010, with some minor updates on security issues and other known issues. The update actually covers several fixes for unexpected crashes.   Security issues fixed in this version:   MFSA 2010-05 XSS hazard using SVG document and binary Content-Type MFSA 2010-04 XSS due to window.dialogArguments being readable cross-domain MFSA 201... more.

Google rolled out its new social media baby on Tuesday in a not so unique name "Google Buzz". Instead of a standalone social media portal, Google Buzz is embedded into your Gmail account. Google, however, claimed that it is still in the process of enabling the features for all Gmail users. If you can't wait, you can learn how to try it out immediately via this page. What is Google Buzz?... more.

RSS technology is on the rise especially for people who would love to save time reading the latest contents from their favourite website without the need to visit the website directly. However, sometimes, some of your favourite sites do not offer RSS and it can be a trouble trying to create one for them. [Image by deskshare.com] Today Google has introduced a change to Google Reader that allows... more.

Hi Facebookers! Last couple of days ago, Facebook team made changes to several security and privacy features on the world's top social networking site. It's a good move  as there are more and more abusive uses of Facebook lately. Here are a few changes made: Privacy Settings Page If you go to Settings>Privacy Settings (Top Right), you'll see a slightly more organised way of tweaking y... more.

Streamyx rolled out its Super Upgrade deals last few weeks ago, in an attempt to increase its market share in the Malaysian broadband war. No doubt, Streamyx is still holding a large piece of the pie since a large area of Malaysia is still not well covered with other alternatives like WiMAX or 3.5G. So, for those loyal Streamyx subscribers who have been using its service for more than1 year, are t... more.