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Here's how you can build a career in the Internet of Things industry When everything from washing machines to doorknobs is getting connected, is a career around the Internet of Things the next gold rush in the job market? Almost every piece of electronic circuitry is on the lookout to get connected right now. This is leading to the widespread emergence of Internet of Things, the connected network of objects that use sensors, actuators and transmitters to send and receive data related to the object itself. And to say that Internet of Things is still just a buzzword would be nothing short of idiocy. IoT has jumped way beyond smartwatches and has entered almost every industry that you can think of – from manufacturing to health. According to US Technology firm Gartner, the world will have more than 25 billion objects with computer chips within the next five years. There are real companies out there who are completely changing the way they function by incorporating IoT i...

Origins and history of Search After Gods and Encyclopedias, Search engines have taken up the role of answering all questions and searches. Let us see how they got there. When was the last time you wanted some information and it wasn’t within your reach? Well, barring nuclear codes and Death Star plans, search engines have brought information literally at your fingertips. We’ve come a long way from primitive filing and indexing systems to the modern day million-results-under-a-second nature of search systems and it wasn’t always this easy. The Memex Idea While a simple Google search would tell you the origin of web search was around the 1980’s, the actual concept of an indexed search goes quite further in the past beyond that. In his article ‘As we may think’ published in the Atlantic Monthly in July 1945, Vannevar Bush proposed the idea of a virtually limitless, fast, reliable, extensible, associative memory storage and retrieval system. He named this device a memex. Al...

Use Any Phone on Any Wireless Network The reason most cell phones are so cheap is that wireless carriers subsidize them so you'll sign a long-term contract. Open access could change the economics of the mobile phone (and mobile data) business dramatically as the walls preventing certain devices from working on certain networks come down. We could also see a rapid proliferation of cell phone models, with smaller companies becoming better able to make headway into formerly closed phone markets. What is it?  Two years is an eternity in the cellular world. The original iPhone was announced, introduced, and discontinued in less than that time, yet carriers routinely ask you to sign up for two-year contracts if you want access to their discounted phones. (It could be worse--in other countries, three years is normal.) Verizon launched the first volley late last year when it promised that "any device, any application" would soon be allowed on its famously closed network...

You can now spend money on the first iPhone 7 headphone jack case 'It’s time to rock out with your aux out' When Apple  removed the headphone jack  on the iPhone 7, it was not a question of if, but rather when, an onrush of cases with built-in 3.5mm headphone jacks would be flooding crowdfunding sites and stores.              And so, a mere 22 days after the iPhone 7’s announcement, we already have the first such case, the  Fuze . As the  extremely enthusiastic announcement video  explains, the Fuze case is a battery pack case that brings back the "rock and roll" choice of a 3.5mm headphone jack to your device. The case itself contains either a 2,400 mAh (iPhone 7), or 3,600 mAh (iPhone 7 Plus) battery for extra power, and conveniently charges via Lightning cable instead of Micro USB. While others have beaten Fuze to the punch at the concept of a headphone jack case, Fuze appears to be the first to a...

Dalai Lama rightly said “Sleep is the best meditation.” Adequate sleep is a necessity not just for the body but also for the mind. There is enough research and evidence available to prove the far-reaching benefits of sleep. It helps repair the blood cells and gives enough time to the mind to calm down and relax after an entire day’s hustle and bustle. Health experts recommend an average of 6-8 hours of continuous sleep for a healthy human being. Image :  shutterstock However, young working professionals often tend to give in to their workload and compromise on their time and quality of sleep. This is the worst mistake to commit because if you don’t take care of your body, the body won’t take care of you. This would turn into a vicious cycle that affects the mind and hampers productivity at work. The following benefits of sleeping well will make you realise how it affects your efficiency at work. Memory improvement When the body gets time to relax, the mind rew...

At the Reliance Annual General Meeting this morning, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance, officially announced the launch of Reliance Jio. It is meant to be a premium data service available to people at low costs. While all the flamboyant and customer-delighting offers are breaking the internet, let us take a look at the lesser known things about Reliance Jio: They look to partner with digital entrepreneurs Reliance Jio is going to clear the way for young companies and entrepreneurs to take advantage of the platform they are building. This will not only accelerate their growth, but will also give them opportunities to form strategic partnerships. We also have plans to partner with thousands of Indian entrepreneurs, whose digital ventures can bloom in the ground that Jio is preparing — Reliance Jio (@reliancejio)  September 1, 2016 Reliance Jio was called IBSL Soon after the broadband wireless auction (BWA), in June 2010,...

Android apps can now easily access Google's harmful website database. Google's  Safe Browsing  feature has been around since 2007, and has protected millions of people from harmful threats on the internet. It's a blacklist of harmful websites, such as those distributing malware and phishing scams, that Google actively updates every day. The database is used by Chrome, Firefox, and even Safari to ensure users can be as safe as possible online. Back at Google I/O, Google announced they would make an official API for applications to check a given website in the Safe Browsing database. Starting with Google Play Services 9.4, developers can finally use the API in their apps. The Safe Browsing API uses the latest version of the Safe Browsing Network Protocol, meaning it's designed to be as quick (and use up as little cellular data) as possible. Apps that use this API can specify what threats it wants to avoid, either malware or phishing sites. The API is ...