What is a Web Browser?

What is a Web Browser?

Internet Usage, Netbits, Technology

A web browser (commonly referred to as a browser) is a software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI/URL) and may be a web page,...
What is a Web Browser?

R.I.P. CAPTCHA

Netbits, Technology, Tips

Say good-bye to CAPTCHA, the boxes of warped text that separate humans from bots online. AI company Vicarious claims to have developed an algorithm that can pass the test about 90 percent of the time. What will save us from spam now? These alternatives could come to a...
What is a Web Browser?

Next-Gen USB Plug To Be Smaller

Netbits, Technology

Our long worldwide nightmare is almost over. The next USB plug will finally be reversible just like Apple’s Lightning connector. No more blindly jamming the connector towards the receptacle, just knowing that it’s not going to work. In the near future, the...
What is a Web Browser?

Deliver Textbooks Using Drones?

Netbits, Technology

Look for it in 2014! Australian textbook rental startup Zookal will begin utilizing drones to make its deliveries in Australia next year, with ambitions of bringing the unique, unmanned delivery method to US customers by 2015. The company says this marks the first...
What is a Web Browser?

Get More Battery Life

Netbits, Technology, Travel Tips

Don’t you hate it when your gadgets die on you when you’re traveling and you don’t have access to a charger? To get more life out of your phone or laptop battery, dim your screen to a level that is less bright but still readable. You can sometimes get an extra hour or...