Hacking is a crime that all of us dread and hope that it never happens to us. But what happens if the person who owns Facebook, a treasure trove of all our personal information, is hacked himself? Yes, Mark Zuckerberg was hacked and the reason is pure irony. Every time we create a new account in any site, it urges us to set a password that is strong enough to protect our sensitive information. Sometimes it gets so annoying that the following meme originated because of it. Now ironically, the owner of the website that knows so much about us,…
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First of all, Ramadan Kareem to all of you, from Geekfence 🙂 The holy month of Ramadan begins today, the 6th of June, 2016, and a festive cheer is in the air in the UAE. It is a time of celebration for all. Ramadan is the time where we feel closer to God and anytime that makes us feel closer to God is a cause for celebration. Twitter agrees too by launching a special emoji for Ramadan that begins today and will continue to appear till Ramadan is over. Every time you use any of the following hashtags, you can…
Traditional alarm clocks work something like this: You hear the annoying alarm sound and wish you could just go back to sleep. Instead you end up hitting the snooze button till you absolutely have to wake up and get ready. How would you like it, if along with the annoying alarm sound, you get to wake up with the smell of fresh coffee (or tea) right by your bedside? No, you don’t have to get up and go anywhere to make it nor do you have to sleepwalk. Sounds like a dream doesn’t it? Well, it’s now a reality! The…
The ‘Office of the Future,’ the world’s first 3D printed office was inaugurated in Dubai by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. This marks one of the steps in making Dubai a smart city really soon. The world’s first 3D printed office is situated on the Emirates Towers and will significantly be the temporary office of the Dubai Future Foundation. “We implement what we plan, and we pursue actions not theories. The rapidly changing world requires us to accelerate our pace of development, for history does not…
We all have cringed at the mention of Facebook memories. We are reminded of good memories and the fun times we all have shared but we also have a few cringe-worthy memories that we wished we could forget. But what if I told you, that Facebook can make you even more uncomfortable by making you dig up your entire Facebook history? Beware: The following steps will take you well into your past with Facebook. All you have to do is: Step 1: Go to Facebook Settings and click ‘Download a copy of your Facebook data’ Step 2: You are presented…
Looks like Facebook really wants Facebook Live to work well with its audiences thanks to the different tweaks the feature has been undergoing. In its latest set of attempts to make Facebook Live more interesting, Facebook has introduced ‘Live Video’ – an option under the apps tab on the Facebook desktop version. When you click on ‘Live Video’, it immediately takes you to a world map with different dots to show the instances of Facebook Live being used all over the world. It looks something like this: The tab on the left side shows the videos with the most-views at the current…
Summer seems to have officially kicked in in Dubai and the government is in full-swing to convert the city into a smart city. Adding to the list of smart vehicles and smart immigration, soon smart beaches will be a reality in Dubai. The first kind of initiative in Dubai, these smart beaches will give beach-goers high-tech services that are environmentally friendly as well. The beach is a popular destination for residents and tourists alike, in Dubai and converting them into smart beaches is a move that aims to bring even more people to beaches to cool off during the summer. The…
Emirates is one of the world’s leading airlines with its roots in the Middle East. While generally airlines have Economy, Business, and First flying classes, according to rumours, Emirates might just add one more class in order to encourage people to fly more and explore the world. The class, named economy-plus, is a step-up from the economy class but not equal to business class. This means that while you may get extra legroom, you might still be served different food when compared to business class. The details are still underway and we will have to wait for an official statement…
Every Twitter user knows that every time they add a link or a photo to their tweet, the character count reduces significantly. But the latest news we hear from Twitter is that it will stop counting characters for links and images. This comes as great news for Twitter users and more importantly, social media marketers, who usually faced the challenge of giving an interesting brand message, image, and link their brands: all within 140 characters! The current scenario is that in spite of shortening the links, it takes up 23 characters. It may not sound like much but poses quite…
Bollywood Parks Dubai is the world’s first Bollywood-based theme park that is set in Dubai Parks and Resorts. Dubai Parks and Resorts is all set to open in October and as a part of the grand reveal, they have been teasing the audience with glimpses of the various parks inside. The most comprehensive reveal, however, is of Bollywood Parks Dubai and I can safely say that we are totally waiting for the park to open! Check out the first look of Bollywood Parks Dubai “This is the first ever and most unique Bollywood theme park in the world. Come on…