October 1, 2010

Visual comparison: JPEG vs. WebP (Google’s new image format for the web)

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JPEG is currently the most widely used image format in the world. It is a lossy compression method used since over a decade and has been working great. “Not exactly” thinks Google and decides to rewrite a completely new image format for the web which it claims to generate 40% smaller image files than JPEGS […]

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YouTube now supports 4096p super HD videos July 10, 2010

YouTube now supports 4096p super HD videos

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YouTube is by far the most successful and preferred video sharing website and the credit goes to the robust features and quality of service it offers. In December last year, YouTube announced the support for 1080p High Definition videos which turned out to be a great success. In the latest blogpost, YouTube has announced to push the envelope even […]

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March 22, 2010

Airtel to bring 4Mbps broadband at Rs. 899/month with ‘Impatience’ Plans

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Bharti Airtel recently introduced new ‘Impatience Plans’ where it brings blazing fast 4Mbits/s (that is, 512 KBytes/s) broadband starting at just Rs. 899. Full plan details can be seen in the infographic below. ‘Impatience’ plans are really competitive because even if the speeds drop to 256Kbps after the predefined threshold, it is still remains better compared to […]

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