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What are some social media terms I need to know now?

Shankar Bhatt
Shankar Bhatt
Updated on 25-Jun-2020 181 Views

Chatbots − Little bots can answer questions and give information based on queries in natural written language. It is also possible to place orders with them. Many companies already use chatbots. Among them are Uber, Sephora, KLM, and Whole Foods.Microblogging − Short message postings from a social media account. Facebook statuses and Twitter posts are two examples.Tweeps − Twitter + People = Tweople. Twitterati is also used for Twitter users.Meme − A means of taking viral concepts and making them everyday lingo.User-Generated-Content (UGC) − An article describes UGC as being Latin for "crap" which is, quite frankly, well-put. UGC is ...

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Google Talk - An Old Friend Now Rested In Peace

Sharon Christine
Sharon Christine
Updated on 24-Jan-2020 242 Views

Have you felt sad when you heard for the first time that the days of Google Talk chat service is over? Many long-time users of Google Talk felt the same; they feel nostalgia remembering the days when they used to chat hours with their friends and families. Just like the memories of our high school days that always stayed with us and create mixed emotions when we fondly remembering them.Those are the days when you did not have many options at your hand to chat with your friends and family except this amazing app. There were no Whats-app, Facebook Messenger, ...

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Essential – An Amazing Phone From the Creator of Android

Sharon Christine
Sharon Christine
Updated on 24-Jan-2020 165 Views

Do you want to change your phone because of some features which you don’t like at all? And for that reason, are you thinking to buy a new one? That happens, though you love your phone the most still there are few things which you don’t like at all. There are some unnecessary features pointlessly cluttering your lives. You may want to get rid of them but you are helpless as they are inbuilt features, thus cannot be simply removed, isn’t it?.You are not alone, many people feel the same. Even the creator of Android also thinks that the current ...

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CONVERSATIONAL INTERFACES – Speech Recognition Technology

Sharon Christine
Sharon Christine
Updated on 24-Jan-2020 283 Views

Conversations are a part of our lives. But can computers converse too? Well, over the last few decades computers and humans have begun to interact with each other through speech recognition and speech synthesis technology. Known as ‘Conversational Interfaces (CIs)’, we’ll take a look at how these evolved, the types and the latest ones doing the rounds today.BackgroundHumans and computers first interacted with each other via the ‘terminal interface.’ They used the command line or DOS prompt. But due to lack of knowledge of the syntax, it did not develop as the mainstream language. Next came the ‘Graphical User Interface’ ...

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What is the foreseeable future of WEARABLE DEVICES?

karthikeya Boyini
karthikeya Boyini
Updated on 23-Jan-2020 218 Views

One of the most electrifying fields in consumer technology is ‘wearable devices.’ Indeed 2014 was dubbed as the ‘Year of Wearable Technology;’ and by 2018, the technology is expected to peg at $27 billion.Their existence began way back in the 17th century with Abacus Ring, 1780 Pedometer to Exoskeleton in 1965, moving towards digital watch in 1972, bluetooth headset in 2000, GoPro in 2004, Pebble in 2012, Google Glass and fitness bands in 2013, Google Cardboard in 2014, and Spectacles in 2016.What is a wearable device?A technology worn on the human body is known as a wearable device or wearable ...

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Top New Skills Needed in the World of Digitization

karthikeya Boyini
karthikeya Boyini
Updated on 23-Jan-2020 231 Views

In the quick changing digital world, where we are carrying digital money, shopping online, calling through VOIP and constantly being online all the time, it is difficult to work without digitization. To become an outstanding IT professional in this digital world, we may require more skills than before. Here we have identified few skills which are in high demand in the market.AI/Machine Learning ResearcherThe machine language was always there but never in demand. Research improvements to machine learning algorithms will be one of the hot skills of the future. The knowledge of machine language and Artificial Intelligence has become a ...

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Water on Mars. Is Life next?

Sharon Christine
Sharon Christine
Updated on 16-Jan-2020 329 Views

In the past several decades, scientists have come up with various theories regarding possibility of life on Mars, and like most other mysteries this one is also yet to be solved. But for unfolding a possible discovery, NASA scientists having putting in lot of money, technology and effort into missions to Mars.Mars is the 4th planet from the Sun and currently second closest to Earth. With this proximity to Earth it has a few similar physical properties that drives scientific curiosity to find life on the red planet. And scientists consistently attempt to find whether the Martian Physical Environment was ...

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Why did Intel Abandon a Promising Project like Atom?

Samual Sam
Samual Sam
Updated on 10-Jan-2020 268 Views

As of now, Intel is taking few of the last breaths left in the colossally competitive smartphone and tablet market. Intel drained out millions and billions of dollars in developing and marketing its mobile processor department. The PC chip manufacturer couldn’t stand a chance when it had to face the likes of Qualcomm and Mediatek as per my opinion.Inside IntelAccording to an Intel spokesperson, the company had to cancel two of its Atom-based chips immediately. These chips were code-named, Sofia and Broxton. These are perhaps the first few products that Intel has terminated for bringing in a revamp in its ...

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What are some hidden features of Google Drive?

Anuradha Nanda
Anuradha Nanda
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 266 Views

To enjoy the facilities of Google Drive all you need is to have an email account with Google or have a Gmail account. Google Drive can also be accessed online through your Google account or simply set up a new account by using the Create Account link on the sign-in page. Given below are the best features offered by Google Drive that are too hard to miss.These are as followsBackup anything: The cloud storage service lets you store all your irreplaceable photos, files, and documents. In fact attachments from Gmail can be directly saved to the drive. One can backup up ...

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Why is a smartphone called smart?

Anuradha Nanda
Anuradha Nanda
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 899 Views

Why is a smartphone called smart? A very common question strikes our head every now and then when we hear- Smartphone? Well, why not? From internet browsing to road navigations and doing every possible thing online, it has really made our life easier. I don’t think the present smart phone addicted mankind can survive even a single day without its smartphones.What A Smartphone Can DoThese phones are no different than a mini computer. Very much similar to computers, these smartphones also runs on operating systems as well as there are different applications for performing specific tasks in it. Each app is ...

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