The World of Smartphones and Where It Is Heading

karthikeya Boyini
Updated on 06-May-2022 13:33:35

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In this era of digital technology, we are habituated of things being handy. like you don’t know something – Google it, and we don’t need an iPad or a laptop for googling things, just a smartphone that comes with this smart technology. In fact, we may forget to have breakfast in the morning, but not our smartphones. Be it for googling, for social networking, not to forget the selfies and games, of course.Now, talking about smartphones, I remember the exploding smartphone. That’s not the name; recently while travelling my way back to home, my flight attendant was announcing all the ... Read More

Turn Mobile into a Universal Remote Control

Prasanna Kotamraju
Updated on 06-May-2022 11:10:23

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In this digital world, life has become very easy. Gone are the days to reach out to your TV remote to change the channel. Turn your mobile into a Universal remote control using some very accessible and simple apps and enjoy operating your smart TV, home theatre systems and streaming boxes without putting down your mobile.There are a number of apps that you can download directly to your smartphone or Android devices with IR blasters. The Android phones with these IR blasters can enable the mobile to communicate with any device that takes the command via infrared light beams. There ... Read More

Secrets to Crack UPSC Exams in the First Attempt

karthikeya Boyini
Updated on 06-May-2022 10:58:33

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Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is a premier government based recruiting authority in India. It fills various key posts of Indian bureaucracy, such as Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Indian Police Services (IPS), Indian Foreign Services (IFS), Indian Revenue Services (IRS) and 24 such reputed services that offer an immense potential to serve the nation. UPSC also advertises for filling of many other vacancies across various organizations and companies that are under Indian Government too. UPSC, hence, is considered as the Mother of All Jobs in India. As you move ahead you will learn easy tips to crack UPSC exam in ... Read More

Difference Between Peek, Poll, and Remove Methods of Queue Interface in Java

Maruthi Krishna
Updated on 06-May-2022 07:40:42

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This represents a collection that is indented to hold data before processing. It is an arrangement of the type First-In-First-Out (FIFO). The first element put in the queue is the first element taken out from it.The peek() methodThe peek() method returns the object at the top of the current queue, without removing it. If the queue is empty this method returns null.Example Live Demoimport java.util.Iterator; import java.util.LinkedList; import java.util.Queue; public class QueueExample {    public static void main(String args[]) {       Queue queue = new LinkedList();       queue.add("Java");       queue.add("JavaFX");       queue.add("OpenCV");   ... Read More

How Did Google Get Its Name

Prasanna Kotamraju
Updated on 06-May-2022 06:52:40

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The Google story began in 1995 when their founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were in Stanford University. They were always interested to build a search engine “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.”In their own words how Google got its name ...Working from their dorm rooms, they built a search engine that used links to determine the importance of individual pages on the World Wide Web. They called this search engine Backrub. Soon after, Backrub was renamed Google. The name was a play on the mathematical expression for the number 1 followed by 100 ... Read More

Where Does Waste Go from Ships or Boats

Prasanna Kotamraju
Updated on 06-May-2022 06:31:40

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Cruise ships are sometimes carrying 10, 000 and more people on board which amounts to the population of a small town. When they are set for a sail it will be usually 10 days to one month for a commercial ship to touch the land. Meanwhile, they have to take care of food, washing of clothes and disposing of human excreta for that period.Not just human waste, there can be leftover food, bottles, cans, cardboard and everything which has to be handled on the land, has to be handled on the ship too.Where does the waste go from the ships? ... Read More

Improve Traffic Congestion in India

Prasanna Kotamraju
Updated on 05-May-2022 10:49:49

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The number of cars on India's roads has been doubling every 8-10 years—and it's costing the country. A WHO study from 2014 found that 13 of the world's 20 most polluted cities are in India. The country experiences 120, 000 deaths per year due to traffic fatalities, more than any other country.To improve the traffic conditions in India, there are certain things that have to be followed by the Government, private sector and also citizens.City governments in India have to focus on investing in road expansions and overpass construction projects.The public transport services have to be improved, curbing the car ... Read More

Bumps on the F and J Keys on a Keyboard

siddhartha kotamraju
Updated on 05-May-2022 10:42:54

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Did you notice small bumps on the F and J keys on a computer keyboard?? Wonder why they are a part of keyboard design.Actually, the small bumps or ridges found on the F and J keys on a computer keyboard are to help the users to correctly position their left and right hands without having to look at the keyboard. The middle row is called the home row key position. Once you place your left and right index fingers on the F and J keys, accessing the remaining keyboard becomes easy.

Steve Jobs as a Role Model for Leaders

siddhartha kotamraju
Updated on 05-May-2022 07:37:42

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"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower." is one of the Steve Jobs famous Quotes. Steve Jobs is a great role model for many budding entrepreneurs, business people, and great leaders all over the world.Steve has many innovations in his name. He is the co-founder of the Apple company and created one of the most popular, high tech phones in the world. He has started his own company at a very young age.Steve Jobs has shown to the world how to dream and how to achieve your dreams even if there are many obstacles. Students should look up to ... Read More

What is a Long Straddle in Investment

M S Faisal
Updated on 05-May-2022 07:29:08

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Long straddle involves call and put strategy for one particular bond, security or an asset and is utilized by traders as it has potential for maximum benefit and negligible risks. Under this method both long call and long put have the same stock price and expiration date.Important Points BrieflyAn option strategy known as a long straddle is acquiring both a long call and a long put on the same underlying asset with the same expiry date and strike price at the same time.The purpose of a long straddle is to benefit from a very big move in either direction by ... Read More

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