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Google Glass is dead

Google Glass failed at marketing rule number one, ride the hype and sell to your customers while your product is still hot. Believe it or not, Google announced Glass almost two years ago in April 2013, with thunderous applause and put itself well ahead of the game in the wearable tech scene. But, this was followed by an extremely slow and staggered roll-out that allowed a small select few z-list celebrities and developers to get their hands on it. BIG MISTAKE. Now you would think that Google would have learnt…

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Etihad airways sees surge in fleet-wide inflight connectivity usage

Etihad Airways, which next month becomes one of the few airlines in the world to offer fleet-wide inflight connectivity services, has witnessed a dramatic surge in Internet and mobile phone usage in 2014. Reflecting the broader trend for people to use their personal devices for work and entertainment when travelling, the growth was largely driven by people logging onto Etihad Airways’ Wi-Fi network, with usage rising by 80 per cent last year. Increased demand for onboard mobile services also contributed to the surge in usage, with 2.6 million devices connecting…

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How Will The Internet of Things Affect You?

You can’t escape the Internet of Things (IoT). In fact, the International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts there will be 200 billion connected devices by 2021, with more than 30 billion being autonomous devices. Simply put, the IoT is a network of Internet-enabled devices that communicate with one another to understand what we’re doing and operate automatically based on that information. The first mention of the IoT came from Kevin Ashton, a British technology pioneer, during a presentation he made to Procter & Gamble in 1999. Here’s how Ashton first explained the IoT: “If…

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A Big Data use case

This is a great use case that describes the benefits of building a Big Data Repository and then applying the right set of predictive analytics and filtering models against 80 years of historical data. The Los Angeles Police Department Predicts and Fights Crime with Big Data When the movie Minority Report was released in 2002, the predicting and consequently preventing of crime was still science fiction. It was far away and criminals-to-be had not to fear about predictive analytics being used by the police. Fast-forward to 2014 and things have…

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How Virtual Reality will go from Geeky to Cool

The more revolutionary a technology, the more ridiculous it seems at the start. Looking at the history of technology adoption, there is usually a period of a few years from a new technology’s introduction before it really takes off. Over time, we have become more enamored with technology, adopting each new invention faster than the last , and while virtual reality (VR) will likely continue this pattern and reach 25% of the American population within five years, VR presents an adoption issue that many other technologies did not have to face – it…

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Smart phones are the new cigarettes

I only smoked for a short period in my life – somewhere between the ages of 15 and 23. And really, I don’t think I could ever call myself a proper smoker. Even at my most nicotine infused I probably smoked no more than 5 cigarettes a day. Back then you could smoke everywhere of course. Not just in bars, but on tops of busses, in cinemas, even in airplanes. I always thought it was faintly ridiculous to have a smoking section on planes but hey… The thing is though,…

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Office for Windows 10: Features, release date & pricing

Touch version of Word, Excel and PowerPoint coming in late-2015 Microsoft plans to launch two versions of Office during 2015. Office for Windows 10 will finally bring touch-optimised versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook to smartphones, tablets and PCs. Meanwhile, Office 2016 will bring a refreshed version of the traditional desktop suite, which will be designed for use with a keyboard and mouse. Office for Windows 10 features Key features of Word include the ability to reformat documents so they are viewable on mobile screens, and you’ll have all the…

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Six things developers need to know about security in the cloud

Davey Winder looks at the key areas developers need to be mindful of when it comes to cloud security… Nobody really needs reminding that data security is a priority when it comes to the cloud, do they? Sure, end users remain in the shadows a little as far as security awareness is concerned but recent reports suggest that board level executives are now sitting up and taking note of security concerns. This is, without doubt, a good thing. Unfortunately, it’s not quite good enough. While secure-thinking across the organisation is a goal…

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A New Year, a New CIO

As we ring in a new year, enterprises are reaching a technology tipping point. According to our Digital IQ survey, almost 50% of technology spending is outside of the CIO’s budget. This data begs the question: is it possible for CIOs to continue to influence how the enterprise is leveraging technology? The short answer is yes, but CIOs need to transform their approach to leadership. The New Year calls for a new CIO. Image shared by Prachanart Viriyaraks The top-down days of leadership are over. Budgets, standards, procurement and governance…these…

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Facebook at Work to let enterprises create own social networks

The app and desktop interface will allow employees to collaborate as if they’re using a private social network Facebook has launched its business-centric social network offshoot, allowing organisations to introduce a private collaboration platform for employees. Facebook at Work, known simply as ‘Work’ allows administrators to integrate the platform with current work tools so employees can use the familiar social network environment via Android or iOS smartphones, in addition to a desktop experience. Employees can choose to link their Work account with their personal ones so everything can be managed…

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