• How to uncompress .xz file format in Linux using tar and xz utilities?

    While installing some packages on Linux, I had to download a dependent module called core-utilities. Surprisingly the core utilities package was compressed using ‘xz‘ and it had an extension as .xz. I have seen .tar, .zip, .bz, .bz2, .gz, .tar.gz file formats, but today was the first time I downloaded…

  • How to Benchmark or check the speed of your DNS Server on Linux?

    If you are a regular follower of Techglimpse, then by this time you must be aware of What is DNS, How it works and how to find out IP address of DNS configured on your PC and how to change or switch to public DNS. Before changing the DNS server,…

  • How to shrink Samsung Galaxy Note 3’s display into movable, re-sizable window

    Are you finding it difficult to reach out the edges of the Note 3’s bigger display? Samsung has trick that allows you to shrink the entire display into a movable, re-sizable window. Samsung started adding this feature to bigger screen devices quite sometime. If you are using Galaxy Note 3,…

  • Samsung Unveils Galaxy Round smartphone with 5.7 inch Curved display

    The leading smartphone manufacturer Samsung has launched its first smartphone with curved display. Galaxy Round sports 5.7 inch curved Super AMOLED display screen; which is 7.9 mm thickness and weighs around 154 grams. According to the company, the curved display will offer comfortable grip with few unique features. The most…

  • The Surprising History (and Future) of the Car Stereo

    Imagine riding in a car without music. Not possible. The soundtrack of our lives would be interrupted every time we took a trip. Long ago, people were serenaded only by tire and engine sounds. In the brave new world of automobile tunes, the car stereo will be smarter than you…

  • Make your Firefox Experience better using these Simple Tweaks

    According to Statcounter.com, Firefox stands third among the most used web browsers in the internet. Importantly, Firefox is most customizable browser compared to Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. Today we are going to see few tweaks that can improve your browsing experience much better. The tweaks that we are going…

  • How to create Triangles or Arrows using CSS? – Demo

    As a web developer, you might want to create triangles or arrows for your website. There are couple of ways to achieve this; first option is to use images and the second one using CSS. Unlike images, CSS is lightweight and it’s quite simple to use. Today we’ll see how…

  • Quickly check iPhone 5S Stock at nearest Apple stores using this simple tool

    Wanna buy iPhone 5S, but not sure about the availability in your area? Here’s a simple tool that can quickly let you know about the new iPhone’s availability by searching across multiple stores at once. It’s an unofficial software developed by Mordy Tikotzky, that takes your area ZIP code, color…

  • Wanna buy iPhone 5C for less than 50 dollars? Here’s the deal from three retailers

    Interested in Apple’s latest iPhone 5C? You might want to check out these three retailers offering the new iPhone 5C for less than $50. According to the reports, Walmart- the discount fame department store has announced iPhone 5C for $45 with two year contract. The company was selling iPhone 5C…

  • What is CSS Filters, Its Types, Supported browsers and How to – Demo as well

    If you are a fan of Instagram, then you must be aware of filters. Filters are the most common feature in photo editing tools, but it is also quite popular among web developers. Filters are really useful feature that allows web developers to display visual effects. Today we are going…

  • Kingo Android Root is the easiest one click Rooting software ever

    One click Rooting solutions are becoming popular these days and at Techglimpse, we had seen tools such as Universal Android root and Framaroot. Today we are going to see another rooting software called Kingo Android Root that can root almost 86 devices at the time of writing this article. It…

  • Getting Doubleclick DARTIframe.html 404 error on your website? Here’s the fix

    Are you getting DARTIframe.html 404 error on your website? Then you are not alone. Recently I was getting lots of doubleclick DARTIframe.html not found errors on my website and wanted a quick solution. After googling for few hours, I was able to find a reason for the error and a…

  • 4 HTML5 attributes you might not know – Hidden, Download, Autofocus, Placeholder

    HTML5 has given us plenty of awesomeness. If you are new to HTML5 and wish to gain some introduction about it, then checkout HTML5.0 tour organized by W3C in India. Many functionalities that we accomplished using Javascript, Flash for form validation, hidden elements, client side file renaming etc…can now be…

  • How to prevent your Adsense code used on Unauthorized websites?

    Have you wondered why adsense Performance reports tab shows sites that are not owned by you? I have been worrying after seeing other sites using my adsense code. Actually this might not harm your earnings, but there are chances that your adsense code used for malicious activities or used on…