TECHNOLOGY
Industry Tomorrow
With such a dashing technological development that’s been on over the last decades, it would be ironic not to expect a big shift in the way people produce, work and consume. See what holds the future for various industries.
Mobile Apps Overview
About 6 years ago, that mobile app industry was hardly in its infancy, just a handful of tech savvies could foresee the spurt that was bound to come. Now that we’ve felt the heat, projections about the future off mobile app economy are of the most promising.
Unconventional Energy Sources
Did you know that active walking can generate 2 x 20 watts of energy? And that wearing a pair of special nano-power shoes you could power a portable device while resting? Read on to find out 5 revolutionary and cost effective energy sources based mainly on principles of energy conversion.
Google Fiber Potential
Google fiber is currently the fastest and the cheapest ISP compared to top ISPs both in the US and UK. For the time being only Kansas City and Central Kansas City enjoy the whopping speed of 1GB/sec. What holds the future in terms of upsizing?
UK Mobile Commerce Growth
With the smartphones being a mainstream rather than a luxury, mobile commerce shows striking growth that largely lies in the adoption of mobile optimization from retailers end. This report offers some insights about UK mobile market and Britons’ online shopping habits.
What Startups Need
Did you know that half of the startups go down the drain within 4 years? Salesforce, a leading CRM software company, addresses adaptability and scaleability as prerequisites for a startup to fly in the blue sky. See how information and communication technology bridges the gap.
Gamepad Evolution
Hey you big gamer! Hands off the gamepad. Game controllers had never been as much geared as today. WIth the game industry being on the verge to release generation 8 game pads, this is a good chance to see how older gamers moved their xxx on the screen.
iPhone Chronicle
It’s not more than 6 years time since the first iPhone was released. As the world is expecting the classic mid-step to 5s version, serving as precursor of the 6 series, it’s a good time to have a look back at the history of Apple’s first line product.
Supercars Collection
Check out this infographic if you are a fan of prestigious and top geared sport cars. Romans, a UK based luxury car dealership made a 20 best of collection with the most impressive in performance and design supercar models of the last 2 decades.
Wearable Technology
Google Glasses consists of the most conspicuous projects of advanced wearable technology that will be available for civilian use by the end of 2013. Together with the undercover iWatch project from Apple and several other innovative, yet still in labs ideas, these are signs of a totally new approach in the way humans will utilize technology in the future. Is that going to be easy for the average user?
Music Festivals Past and Present
See how technology has changed the way spectators interact and express themselves while being part of big music events.
Apple Falling
Here we are not talking about Newton’s apple and the gravity thing. It’s evidently about the Apple tech giant and its potential to defy gravity coming from its rivals especially after losing Steve Jobs leadership.
Space Logistics
Either for the various space missions of the present or for conquest of inhabiting the most “human-friendly” planet in the future, delivering materials or transporting people to and from space is not an easy job. See the economics behind space supply chain management and the job opportunities that emerge.
Paper Mario Timeline
Paper Mario European launch was in October 2001 and it actually descended the non-forgotten Super Mario RPG Nintendo’s classic, adding one more successful game series to its arsenal. About 10 years after Paper Mario leaps to its 3rd sequel and goes about sticker hunting ready for new challenges. See the full story.
Car Leasing Tips
This infographic addresses the pros and cons of leveraging the car leasing practice as an alternative to traditional car ownership. You will also get some ideas on car model top choices you could get with lease contract and some proactive advice on reasons that other people refrained from their lease.
iPhone Hidden Treasure
What’s the real value of an iPhone aside its branded markup value? A whole treasure of precious metals is hidden under iPhone’s shell and likewise of any smartphone. Discover the recycling value of the average retired iPhone based on the metals and rare earth minerals it contains.
Deduplication Storage Savings
IDC Whitepaper cites that primary data deduplication have the most dramatic impact on data footprint reduction. See why deduplication is becoming a vital practice in the present IT infrastracture and how it can improve server efficiency while cutting down cost.
The inspiration behind this exercise was the growing adoption of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) in enterprise business environments. Virtual server environments tend to have a very high level of redundancy, so deduplication can lead to large reductions in the amount of storage capacity required.
Galaxy S4 Breakdown
PrePayMania gives us a thorough breakdown of the long awaited Galaxy S4 by Samsung presenting hardware components and specifications and its unique user-centric features that are backed by 4 native App bundles named Fun, Relationship, Life Task & Life Care.
Downtime Cost
Power failure, human errors, time inconsistencies and weather inclemancy were the leading causes of downtime for businesses in 2012. Get an idea of how much costly are unplanned outages for a business and what measures should be taken to cope with the inevitable.
Smartphone Addiction UK
Smartphone deprivation syndrom seems a fitting term variation that best describes the situation with smartphone addiction that hits both teens and adults worldwide. This report spotlights the situation in the UK market.
Honda Accord Facts
Since its very first launch back in 1976 Honda Accord has several milestones to show. It’s been the most awarded car that has outranked even BMW. Have a look at some cool facts from the Accord legacy.
Gadgets Expected in 2013
Have a look at 11 highly anticipated technological releases for 2013 and see how much it would cost you to be fully aligned with the top notch tech gadgets in case you are one of the tech freak addicts out there.
RFID Present and Future
RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification and is one of the most widely applicable wireless transmission technologies that drives our automated daily life. When combined with WiFi, GPS, 4G Networks, Cloud Computing and other technologies only sky is the limit!
Saving on UK Commute
The average annual cost of commuting to work in the UK consists a considerable portion of a Briton’s median salary and it is estimated around £1,775. See how you can save money on your commute.
Driverless Cars Coming
It’s not utopia, not even a dream. It’s true expectation. Hands off the wheel! 3 robust car manufacturers and a web empire run the most promising projects of driverless car technology. One of them precedes but the race is still on. Who’s going to come first?
Social Mobile Risks
It may sound kind of intimidating but reading this presentation you will find that there are risks from using social media apps on your handset, starting from network load and energy consumption to your wallet and emotional stability.
Driving in California
Getting pulled over in California is not an unusual occasion and this might not happen due to driving offense. Vehicle violations are also a reason to get a traffic ticket. Find here 25 most common vehicle violations that you should make provision of.
Noisy Neighbor Cloud
It’s not about the loudmouth guy living next to you but rather for his digital equivalent hosted on data centers, “who” causes performance instability to other “tenants”. See why QoS (Quality of Service) is critical for an enterprise before choosing a cloud service provider.
Tech Companies Profits 2012
Five of the most popular tech giants (Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Facebook) are contesting in a dollar runrace. See how they have performed historically till 2012 as for revenue, profit and market caps.
Samsung Apple Clash
The never ending battle between the two tech giants goes up. See how Samsung stacks up against Apple as for revenue, work force, research and development, sales and of course profit.
Dead Smartphone
Smartphones have become integral part of our everyday life. However, bad things happen and that would be a case of seeing yourself mourning over your “died young” handset due to a disastrous accident. See a funny story of smartphone damages.
US Car Crash Statistics 2011
Statistially every 12 minutes one person loses his life due to fatal car crash in the US while 16 is the most risky age for a driver to be involved in car accident. Car Insurance Quotes reports on the life and economic cost of car accident occurrences presenting interesting statistcs about the causes and effects.
Algorithms Rule the World
The first algorithm in history was founded in BC times by Euclid the Greek Mathematoician. Since then a whole bunch of geniuses have formulated the most advanced and sophisticated algorithms that make contemporary world go round. Discover some of the most common uses of algorithms in various aspects of our life.
Magnets Move our World
Could you imagine a world without magnets? We bet you wouldn’t like to live a day in that world. Have a look at some of the things you would miss.
BYOD Security Issues
How safe is the common practice for employees to Bring their Own Device into work? Using our own devices at work likely delivers the best combination of personilization, easement and professionalism while studies are indicating benefits to employee engagement. Can companies tap into this trend without risking their network security? Read to learn more.
Knowledge in History
From primitive times when humans foraged and struggled for survival to our modern world with stellar technological advancements, man has developed various systems for recording, sharing and spreading knowledge. See the means that helped people to progress throughout history.
SaaS Industry Growth
Software as a Service abridged to SaaS is the revolutionary approach in making business operations easy and considerably cost effective while maintaing scalability. The SaaS industry is on a good path showing justifiable signals of growth till 2015 and there after. This report summarizes the current state of the industry.
Seat Ibiza History
Since it’s debut in 1984, the world and the SEAT Ibiza have evolved. See the Seat Ibiza history parallel to pop culture milestones such as Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Top Gun and Foo Fighters.
Jeep History Timeline
The first 4 wheel drive system was invnented in 1903, while 1913 was the production year of 1st 4X4 truck. But it was not before 1945 that Bantam’s refined version of scout vehicle prototype was trademarked under the name Jeep. Follow the evolution path of the most legendary off-road car from the birth of CJ series till its hard loaded versions of Wrangler and Grand Cherokee.
e-Waste Facts 2012
Electronics have particularly short lifespan due to the rapid technological evolution that brings us even more, even better, even smarter devices. What is really worrying is the fact that hardly 18% of discarded e-waste ends up in proper recycling plants. Read some interesting stats about the environmental burden caused from careless electronic waste disposal and the value of recycling.
Mobile App Culture
Apps have flooded the mobile world and users are gradually getting more and more confident about their usefulness. Statistically, smartphones are loaded with the most apps compared to eReaders and Tablets. See how people engage with mobile apps.
Moto Purchase Defender
It’s tough to convince others to let you get a motorcycle, especially your other half. This graphic illustrates 12 type of riders and their unique way of making their partner in life to release any reservations against moto purchase.
Arab Digital Generation Anatomy
See a breakdown of online habits and digital perception for Arab users from 9 countries in the Middle East and north Africa based on survey conducted by Google and Booz & Company.
Smartphone Recycling Facts
Don’t carelessly throw your smartphone away! After conventional mobile phone recycling the time has come to talk about smartphone waste management as their short lifecycle has already resulted in big digi-piles in dumps. Just see the volume of the lost resources and environmental impact.
Big Data Gap
How manufacturers and retailers see the big data management case? Do they realize the potential and the benefits? And how many of them have taken action to tap into the insights from data mining projects?
Cloud Computing is Green
Aside the various benefits cloud computing has to offer in business operations and the easements in our daily tasks and networking activities, this report highligths the green side of massive cloud implementation that could result in tremendous energy and money savings as well as remarkable reduction in carbon emissions.
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