10 Different Ways To Access Blocked Websites
1. Proxy Websites
Proxy websites can help people access blocked websites. The websites allow people to surf anonymously and view the content that was previously blocked. This is one of the most preferred methods of accessing blocked websites.
There are numerous public proxy servers that can provide anonymity. The proxy servers can be found online. Some people prefer to set up their private proxy servers to provide access to blocked websites. This requires technical knowledge to set up. For this method to work, the proxy server should be set as private.
2. Google Mobile Search
The application allows mobile phone users to access blocked websites. This method disables Javascript and CSS to facilitate the process. Google Mobile Search is recommended for people who need to access blocked websites.
3. Use USB Browsing
This method uses USB ports to access blocked websites. The USB device should contain a portable Firefox. When this device is plugged into the computer, the website can be accessed. Tor-Firefox can be accessed directly or with a plug-in. USB devices can be transported to any location. Thus, this is preferable.
4. Wayback Machine
Wayback Machine is a tool used to keep copies of websites from the creation date. Users are allowed to access blocked websites by viewing the most recent copy of the website. This service is preferred by numerous people.
5. ScreenResolution.com
This application helps people unblock websites by changing the resolution of the websites. This makes a difference in the viewing experience and provides access to content that could not be previously viewed.
6. View Webpages From Google Cache
Google cache is another way to view blocked websites. Most major search engines will store cached webpages on various websites. Cached copies of websites are recommended for people who are having trouble retrieving the website live.
7. Webpage Email Retrieval
Webpage email retrieval is another way to view blocked websites. This service delivers web pages to the viewer’s email inbox. The web pages can be viewed at the leisure of the viewer. Viewers can simply send an email to www@web2mail.com. The blocked website’s URL should be included. The site that should be unblocked may also be placed in the subject of the email. This service is popular with many people.
8. Translate the Page
If the blocked websites are translated from one language to another, the results of the translated page are often not blocked. The result can be shown on another accessible webpage. This type of tool is often used to unblock websites. Google’s language tools such as freetranslation.com can assist with this process. When translating, the language to be translated should be selected. Typically, most people in the United States are translating from one language into English. This method can be effective.
9. Use an IP Address Instead of the URL
To access blocked websites, use an IP address instead of the URL. When the IP address is known, manipulations can be conducted to unblock websites. Blocked websites are often stored in the list of URLs. Equivalent IP addresses can be obtained via ip-address.com. Other host-to-IP tools are available. Most websites are blocked at the domain level. This method is preferred because it is fast and easy way to block a website.
10. Short URL Service
Some sites can be unblocked by truncating a long URL into a shorter one. This method does not always work. People who would like to try the method should consider adf.ly and bit.ly.
Accessibility to Blocked Websites Can Improve
If these simple tips are followed, blocked website accessibility can be improved. Content on blocked websites may often be richer or more informative but controversial for one reason or another. The websites may also be blocked because of viruses or slow load times.
BEST 7 Ways You Can Use Facebook's Graph Search
The more I've used Graph Search, I've also seen how quickly it operates. It's fast.
Here are seven ways I've seen you can use Graph Search that make it really awesome:
1. Navigating Facebook: It's not just for search queries. I've found that Graph Search is an equally great way to navigate the site. For instance, I can start typing in "Social Journalism," a private group I started that I often visit, and after a few letters, I can hit enter, and I'm there. I can start typing in a friend's name, and again, after a few letters, I can hit enter, and I'm there. The fact it knows your Social Graph, your interests and what you typically visit on Facebook make the results that much more relevant - and that much quicker - than they used to be with the old Search.
2. Identifying mutual friends: If you just met someone, or want to meet someone, this is great. This was always possible on Facebook but not at the speed or ease of Graph Search. You can search "[Person's Name]'s friends who are my friends," and boom, within seconds, they're all listed. One use of this I've seen is searching for "famous people" or people I really admire who I'm not friends with -- I can see if we have mutual friends who could do an intro. It even says how long they've been friends with that person and other additional context.
3. Finding photos based on your interests: This can be great when you're having a tough day or need a pick-me-up. It usually works for a smile. For example, you can search "Photos of kittens," and boom, anyone who has tagged a photo kittens (that is, linked to the Kittens Facebook page) pops up. It's ordered by engagement, so the most liked/commented on appear at the top, and that decreases the risk of spam or photos you won't like. As a hockey fan from Buffalo, I enjoyed doing this with "Photos of Buffalo Sabres" and other queries. You can also search for photos by location (example: "Photos of my friends taken at Central Park") or time (example: "Photos in September 2010").
4. Seeing what your friends like: I've actually found some good recommendations by searching phrases like "Books my friends like" or "Movies my friends like." You can get creative like, "Books my friends who work at The Huffington Post read," or "Favorite music of my friends who live in Los Angeles, California." You may not think the results are much different, but they can be, and it's fun to dig around. You can even do things like "Favorite interests of my friends who are female," or "Favorite sports teams of my friends who went to [College Name]." Of course, you can search for likes for a specific friend too; for example "Music [Friend's Name] likes."
5. Learning who you're not friends with: It's actually really interesting to see who you're not friends with but maybe should be. For example, I can search "People who work at The Huffington Post and who I am not friends with." It sorts by mutual friends. You can get more specific like "Friends of my friends who like Buffalo Sabres and who I am not friends with." You're certain to see familiar faces when you do searches like that (I did, as a Buffalo Sabres fan), as again it takes into account number of mutual friends. You can get really crazy with inquiries like this: "Friends of my friends who are between 25 and 30 years old and who live in New York, New York and who I am not friends with."
6. Discovering people who live somewhere specific: Say you're about to travel somewhere. It's easy to search for "Friends who live in [City Name]" or "Friends of friends who live in [City Name]." You can make connections this way and get recommendations. I did that just this past weekend when I went to Montreal for the first time, and I got great suggestions on places to see, things I had to do and good places to eat. You can also do more advanced searches like "Friends of friends who live in [City Name] and like [interest]" or "Friends of friends who live in [City Name] and work at [Company Name]." These are very interesting, and again it'll tell you how many mutual friends you have in common.
7. Building up your professional network: You can run searches like, "People who work at [Company Name]," and the people you have the most connections will float to the top. Again you can see mutual friends who might help with an intro. You could also consider messaging people directly. You can search by position title and get really detailed. You can even look for people at other companies who share common interests of yours, "People who work at [Company Name] who like [interest]" and try to start up conversation that way. Lots of potential here.
Nigeria: Chrome Overtakes Internet For The First Time
Google’s web browser, Chrome overtook Internet Explorer for the first time in Nigeria in December 2012, according to website analytics company,StatCounter. The findings revealed that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer usage declined in Nigeria from 32.89% in January 2012 to 19.29% in January 2013, while Chrome’s usage rose from 14.56% in January 2012 to 22.05% in January 2013. This news comes one year after the fast-growing browser overtook Firefox for the first time globally as at November 2011, as it took 25.69% of the worldwide market compared to Firefox’s 25.23%.
Is Gaming in China Getting Too Expensive?
In the comments, many gamers said that it depends on what kind of games you play. “If you have to play games like Long Journey where even 10,000 RMB [~$1,500] doesn’t count for much, no one’s stopping you,” wrote one 21-year-old female gamer. “But poor people have our own ways of gaming.”
Another commenter felt that China’s gaming community had become split between two different kinds of gamers:
Chinese gamers are easily polarized. One group has gotten used to eating free lunch, and they don’t think you should spend money on any game. The other group is just chasing stimulation, and doesn’t care how much they spend.
A young commenter also addressed the question of legitimate versus pirated games directly, in a comment that offers yet another reason why unbanning consoles in China wouldn’t result in a stream of revenue for game console makers:
Of course games are expensive, that’s why I have no way of buying the legit versions, otherwise I would have bought a Playstation Vita long ago. But I hear the Playstation 3 will be hacked soon [and thus able to play cheap pirated games], that’s a good thing.Traditional console game pricing was always going to be a non-starter in China, but Netease’s results would seem to indicate that a significant number of gamers also perceive the free and cheap-to-play microtransaction-based games as expensive. The again, many Chinese gamers grew up playing pirated games for free, so paying anything at all for a game can make it expensive in the eyes of some people. Although piracy is slowly becoming less common as games move to subscription and microtransaction models that can’t be pirated in the same way, even China’s younger gamers are used to an ecosystem where many high quality titles are available for free online or at extremely low prices on pirated disks sold everywhere from game shops to subway tunnels. If China ever really drops the banhammer on games piracy, it’s going to be a very rude awakening for some members of the Chinese gaming community.
(via Netease Games)
With 500,000 Downloads, SCOOP Launches Web Store in Exclusive Partnership with Gramedia
How it works is simple: a registered user purchases an e-magazine or book on the web, and that book can then be sent to up to five devices (with the Scoop app installed) for reading.
This news comes along with the announcement of an exclusive agreement with Gramedia Book Publishing Group, which is part of the Kompas Gramedia Corporation. The deal will see 10,000 local books and novels made exclusively available on Scoop’s content library.
For extra fun, Scoop is offering discounts of up to 91 percent if you purchase through the web store. For every one year subscription to magazines and newspapers, Scoop users will be given the second year’s subscription free. The web store strategy is an interesting one knowing that users can already purchase content on mobile. But of course, purchase via PC is sometimes easier thanks to the larger screen and keyboard. So the move to web store kinda makes sense.
While talking about this news, Apps Foundry founder and CEO Willson Cuaca also shared a few of Scoop’s current statistics with me:
So far we hit 500,000 downloads, with 85 percent of revenue from iOS and the rest from Android. We expect the web store will contribute significantly and 2013 will be Android year in Indonesia.
Previously, Scoop also partnered with Ookbee, a Thailand-based e-reader company to share their knowledge, negotiate deals together with bigger publishers, and engage in cross-marketing. I’m not particularly sure how well that partnership went, but we do know that Ookbee’s three million users largely shadowed Scoop’s 500,000 downloads. To be fair, though, Scoop is largely focused on the Indonesian market only while Ookbee has presence predominantly in Thailand and Vietnam. Ookbee also offers white-label services to telcos which helps them grow quickly in user adoption.
Apps Foundry has so far raised seed investment from East Ventures with its second financing round backed by Gobi Partners and Mitsui Global. Along the way, it has also picked up Indonesian blogs Gamesaku and MakeMac within its team.
Disclaimer: Apps Foundry, the creator of SCOOP, is an East Ventures portfolio company. East Ventures also invested in TechInAsia and Willson is also a good friend/mentor of mine.
(Source: Techinasia)
Kenya’s $10 billion Tech City Launched – Silicon Valley of Africa
Kenya’s $10 billion Silicon Savannah dream has finally become a dream come true true, President Kibaki commissioned the first Technology City in Africa last week before vacating office
The project is expected to transform Kenya into a “Silicon Savannah,” the Silicon Valley of Africa if you will, it is financed through a partnership between the government and the private sector, so far it has attracted a number of foreign investors, with some of them describing it as a real estate project. Konza Techno city is expected to position Kenya as a leading ICT hub in Africa by expanding the country’s technology focused industries.
The smart city will be built in four five-year phases under a public-private-partnership financing model sitting on 5,000 acres across Makueni and Machakos counties, 60km southeast of the Nairobi,
Before the commissioning of the project, 15 firms and institutions have indicated their interest in the first phase of the project. It is expected that other investors will come on board now that Konza Techno City has been commissioned by President Mwai Kibaki on January 23.
Management and development of Konza city will be carried out by a New York based HR & A Advisors at a cost of Ksh168 million ($1.9 million), already top technology based companies that include Google, Research In Motion (RIM), the makers of the Black Berry phone, Chinese Huawei Technologies, Korea electronics giant Samsung and Telemac of the US have indicated their interest according to Information permanent secretary Bitange Ndemo,
Others are Craft Silicon, Telemax Technology Corporation of Taiwan and Shapoorji Pallonji Group from India. Local firms that have expressed their interest include Safaricom, Wananchi Online, Kemri, Kari, the University of Nairobi, the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and the Nairobi Hospital.
“Konza will become a game-changer in Kenya’s socio-economic development, spurring massive trade and investment across the entire region. It will turn Kenya into an ICT hub for the East African region in the coming years,” President Kibaki told investors at the groundbreaking ceremony at the site.
“This is one project that my government has been dreaming about. The realization of this project will apart from putting Kenya on the world technology map provide employment to our young people,” President Kibaki said
Phase one of this project will create 18,000 jobs, Konza city when completed is expected to create over 200,000 job opportunities and an enabling environment for research and development as well as education that will encourage innovation and drive business.
Some of the anchor tenants include a large American company that is interested in setting up a data centre as well as a car manufacturer interested in establishing a training centre for its Africa operations, Others include a number of universities that will be setting up their research development and innovation hubs at Konza.
“There will be a lot of exchange and sharing of ideas. Some of the iconic ideas that come out of the universities will now be developed. They’ll move from theory to practice and this will improve teaching and learning,” Dr Catherine Adeya, acting chief executive of KOTDA said.
“If other countries in the region and in Africa can learn something from this and set up their own smart cities, then we’ll have a healthier world,” she said.
What do you think about the Tech city, how do you think it’ll impact development in that region?, let me know what you think
[Via The East African]
Review For BlackBerry 10 and Blackberry Z10 Smartphone
At an event in New York City, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins recently announced a version of its phones that it hopes will restore back it’s former glory: The much delayed BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone.
“We have been on a journey of transformation, to transform our business and our brand, but also one that will transform mobile communications to true mobile computing,” Heins said. “Saying we have reinvented this company is simply not enough. Today is a new day in the history of BlackBerry.”
He also added “BlackBerry 10 devices are absolutely the best typing experience in the industry. Period.”
This will be the first phone to run the RIM new BlackBerry 10 mobile OS, RIM would also be officially called BlackBerry, On Monday, Feb. 4 it will be changing its stock ticker symbol to BBRY.
Indeed, this device is the first RIM’s flagship product that can compete with the likes of the Apple’s iPhone and the super Android devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S III.
What does it have to Offer?
The BlackBerry Z10 comes with a sleek and modern touch-screen body, it also comes with a 4G LTE support and an up-to-date OS to match having a resolution of 1280 x 786 pixels with a resolution density of ~356 ppi. Technically this feature is sharper than the Apple iPhone 5 retina display which comes with ~326 ppi. This phone is all about touch to the extent that it doesn’t even have a physical home button.
It comes with Wi-Fi connectivity, NFC for mobile payment and accessories connections, There’s also a Bluetooth 4.0. available in addition to HSPA+ and 4G LTE networks mentioned earlier.
The smartphone weighs 4.78 ounces and has a thickness of 0.35 inch, it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.5 GHz dual core processor supported by a 2 GB RAM with internal memory that measures up to 16 GB which could still be extended by a microSD up to 64 GB storage, when compared with the best flagship smartphones on the market, this phone has all it takes.
The BlackBerry Z10 will be available in black and white models.
BlackBerry Z10 design looks similar to an iPhone 5 only that it’s, larger and wider than Apple iPhone, it’s round edges and similar bezel size can be compared to the iPhone. The phone comes with an 8 megapixel rear facing camera which is facilitated with a front facing camera of 2 megapixel. The camera features includes; Time Shift, that allows user to “reverse time” for a specific shot finding a particular posture or action.
Apps
The New Blackberry comes with the following preloaded apps:
BlackBerry Hub, Contacts, BlackBerry Browser, BlackBerryCalendar, BBM, Text Messages, BlackBerry World, BlackBerryRemember, Docs To Go, Pictures, Story Maker, Facebook1, Twitter1, LinkedIn1, Foursquare, BlackBerry Maps, Games, YouTube, BlackBerry Newsstand, Voice Control, Weather, Clock, Calculator, Compass, File Manager, Box, BlackBerry Connect for Dropbox, Print To Go, Smart Tags, Settings, Adobe Reader, Phone, Camera/Video Camera/Time Shift, Setup, Help, SIM Toolkit, Search
It comes with a battery that can sustain a talk time of 10 hours on 3G, up to 11 hours video playback and around 305 hours on standby also on 3G. This phone will go for $199 with contract as per carrier to determine total price and availability. The unlocked version will go for $599 and all the four US major carriers will vendor the BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone
In Canada, the device will be going for CND $149 with a three year contract.
In South Africa, 8ta plans to offer pre-orders for the device and expects to deliver them on 1 March 2013, you can Register to become notified when the BlackBerry Z10 is available to buy, Nigerians should register here or select your country from the list
“We have been on a journey of transformation, to transform our business and our brand, but also one that will transform mobile communications to true mobile computing,” Heins said. “Saying we have reinvented this company is simply not enough. Today is a new day in the history of BlackBerry.”
He also added “BlackBerry 10 devices are absolutely the best typing experience in the industry. Period.”
This will be the first phone to run the RIM new BlackBerry 10 mobile OS, RIM would also be officially called BlackBerry, On Monday, Feb. 4 it will be changing its stock ticker symbol to BBRY.
Indeed, this device is the first RIM’s flagship product that can compete with the likes of the Apple’s iPhone and the super Android devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S III.
What does it have to Offer?
The BlackBerry Z10 comes with a sleek and modern touch-screen body, it also comes with a 4G LTE support and an up-to-date OS to match having a resolution of 1280 x 786 pixels with a resolution density of ~356 ppi. Technically this feature is sharper than the Apple iPhone 5 retina display which comes with ~326 ppi. This phone is all about touch to the extent that it doesn’t even have a physical home button.
It comes with Wi-Fi connectivity, NFC for mobile payment and accessories connections, There’s also a Bluetooth 4.0. available in addition to HSPA+ and 4G LTE networks mentioned earlier.
The smartphone weighs 4.78 ounces and has a thickness of 0.35 inch, it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.5 GHz dual core processor supported by a 2 GB RAM with internal memory that measures up to 16 GB which could still be extended by a microSD up to 64 GB storage, when compared with the best flagship smartphones on the market, this phone has all it takes.
The BlackBerry Z10 will be available in black and white models.
BlackBerry Z10 design looks similar to an iPhone 5 only that it’s, larger and wider than Apple iPhone, it’s round edges and similar bezel size can be compared to the iPhone. The phone comes with an 8 megapixel rear facing camera which is facilitated with a front facing camera of 2 megapixel. The camera features includes; Time Shift, that allows user to “reverse time” for a specific shot finding a particular posture or action.
Apps
The New Blackberry comes with the following preloaded apps:
BlackBerry Hub, Contacts, BlackBerry Browser, BlackBerryCalendar, BBM, Text Messages, BlackBerry World, BlackBerryRemember, Docs To Go, Pictures, Story Maker, Facebook1, Twitter1, LinkedIn1, Foursquare, BlackBerry Maps, Games, YouTube, BlackBerry Newsstand, Voice Control, Weather, Clock, Calculator, Compass, File Manager, Box, BlackBerry Connect for Dropbox, Print To Go, Smart Tags, Settings, Adobe Reader, Phone, Camera/Video Camera/Time Shift, Setup, Help, SIM Toolkit, Search
It comes with a battery that can sustain a talk time of 10 hours on 3G, up to 11 hours video playback and around 305 hours on standby also on 3G. This phone will go for $199 with contract as per carrier to determine total price and availability. The unlocked version will go for $599 and all the four US major carriers will vendor the BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone
In Canada, the device will be going for CND $149 with a three year contract.
In South Africa, 8ta plans to offer pre-orders for the device and expects to deliver them on 1 March 2013, you can Register to become notified when the BlackBerry Z10 is available to buy, Nigerians should register here or select your country from the list
You Love Angry Birds? A New Game Called ‘Angry Nigerian’ Is Coming Soon [PHOTO]
A yet-to-be-released game called Angry Nigerian would soon be available on your mobile device, after a sneak peek was released yesterday by freelance illustrator, Alaba Onajin.
The theme and setting of the game takes after the popular Angry Birds and features familiar Nigerian personalities as characters including Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke and Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
If you’ve played Angry Birds, you would naturally understand what this game wants you to do: simply sling shot at those people — Nigeria’s leaders — who may be responsible for the country’s major problems.
You get the picture?
Onajin says that the idea of the game started as a joke, while he was playing Angry Birds and he decided to make it localised. The game’s artwork, according to him, took about one hour to design.
He added that the game is currently being developed and would likely be available on iOS and Android devices at first, before other platforms. He also says the game wouldn’t be in the same Angry Birds format, due to copyright issues.
We’ll be keeping an eye on this and would keep you updated as we know more.
(Image courtesy of Alaba Onajin via Facebook.)
(Source: Techloy)
Stolen Personal Information is Still For Sale on the Chinese Internet
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On Friday, China’s government announced new standards for the protection of personal information online. But an investigation by the Guangzhou Daily discovered that on the eve of the new standards’ release, stolen personal information was still easy and cheap to purchase online.
Moreover, the depth of the information available from some “investigation companies” was quite shocking, and points to serious security flaws in China’s telecom networks and in Tencent’s QQ chat software. On service advertised that for any car owner, it could provide a residential address, name, phone number, state ID number, and the car’s engine number for just 130 RMB ($20). Another company advertised that in addition to the usual personal details, it could even provide text message content records, phone records, and QQ chat records, as well as other bits of information as requested by clients.
The spread of smartphones (and smartphone trojans, which security firm Qihoo 360 says are now more prevalent than ever) has played a large role in the stolen personal information industry, as many people have huge amounts of personal information (including text, phone, and chat logs) all stored on their mobiles, which are then exposed fairly constantly to new networks and other security hazards.
So, if the New York Times hacking story from earlier this week wasn’t enough to convince you, here’s another reminder: keep your information secure, especially on your phone! If you don’t, anybody with $20 and a grudge could be able to buy their way into ruining your life.
(Guangzhou Daily via Sina Tech, Image source)
Lenovo CEO: We Want to Beat Samsung, Become China’s Top Smartphone Brand
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Yang put no time frame on that aim. It could happen soon, as according to Canalys data last summer, Lenovo was China’s fastest growing smartphone brand in Q2 2012, increasing sales by 2,665 percent to stand as China’s third-biggest phone seller. ZTE was second. Samsung was top in China in both 2012 and 2011 thanks to its Galaxy S and SII phones along with a range of cheaper Android-powered options.
More recently, newer figures from Gartner showed that Lenovo had edged into second place in China. At the same time, Apple dropped to sixth position and the relatively unknown CoolPad brand rose to third.
It’s possible that Yang’s aspirations could be realised by the end of 2013.
The Lenovo boss voiced his thoughts during Wednesday’s earnings call with Chinese and international media. Amid all the talk of growing PC sales and doing well in the US, it’s worth remembering that Lenovo has strong mobile ambitions in its home country.
Keeping his options open, Yang also said that Lenovo “will assess whether we should launch [on] the Windows Phone” platform as well, joining rivals such as Samsung, HTC, ZTE, and Huawei in hedging their bets on Microsoft’s WP as well as Google’s Android.
Taiwan’s Digitimes Research believes that 189 million smartphones were sold in China in the final quarter of 2012, with 86 percent of those being Androids. It’s conceivable that 300 million smartphones will be sold in the country in 2013.
(Source: MorningWhistle)
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