UK’s new contact-tracing app heads to Isle of Wight for fresh trials

The Government had previously developed another app with the same purpose that was ditched due to technical problems encountered when it was installed on iPhones. Development then switched to the new app that uses a Bluetooth-based system, developed collaboratively by Google and Apple. At the end of July, Northern Ireland launched its own contact-tracing app – … Read more

Routing app traffic data used for real-time emissions insights

Apps such as Google Maps or Nokia’s Here platform routinely capture detailed information as motorists use the GPS technology to plan and navigate routes. And according to new research, this data could be invaluable for researchers and planners who need to better understand traffic flows on busy roads. Current emissions data from road transport is collated from … Read more

Night-time cough recording app predicts asthma deterioration

The app is the first of its kind to measure patients’ coughing over a series of nights and shows that it is a sign of their asthma deteriorating. The team, led by Dr Frank Rassouli, from the Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, Switzerland, believe it could become a new way to help patients and their doctors … Read more

Virtual reality (VR)

Remember watching movies about virtual reality and thinking how cool it would be if it was actually like that in real life? Well, it’s about to be. Although VR has been around since the 1950s, until recently the technology wasn’t able to deliver the fully immersive digital experience users have been craving. That’s about to … Read more

Cognitive Technology

Cognitive technology is in the same vein as machine learning and virtual reality except that it’s a broader concept. For example, the cognitive technology umbrella includes things like natural language processing (NLP) and speech recognition. Combined, these different technologies are able to automate and optimize a lot of tasks that were previously done by people, … Read more

Top Technology Trends for 2020

Technology is now evolving at such a rapid pace that annual predictions of trends can seem out-of-date before they even go live as a published blog post or article. As technology evolves, it enables even faster change and progress, causing an acceleration of the rate of change, until eventually, it will become exponential. Technology-based careers … Read more

AMD-K6™ Processor Multimedia Technology

Introduction- Next generation PC performance requirements are being driven by emerging multimedia and communications software. 3D graphics, video, audio, and telephony capabilities are evolving across education, entertainment, and internet applications. As multimedia applications continue to proliferate in the marketplace, PC systems suppliers are being challenged to deliver multimedia-enabled PC solutions covering all mainstream price/performance points. … Read more

Trending Technologies To Master In 2020

Change is the only constant. This applies in your professional life as well. Up-scaling yourself is a need nowadays, the reason is pretty simple, technology is evolving very quickly. I have listed top 10 trending technologies, which is expected to acquire a huge market in 2020. So, let’s make a new year resolution to master any … Read more