Ordinary computers are so fast, but they have their limitations. The complexity of some problems is so great that even the world’s most powerful supercomputers could not solve them within millions of years. Quantum computing is an entirely new form of computing that could address some of those issues within seconds. This one is more …
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Whenever you go online, swipe using a credit card, or even post on social media, you are creating information. Keep multiplying it by billions of individuals performing the same things every second of every day, and you end up having what experts refer to as big data. This massive flood of information has become one …
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The Global Positioning System, also known as GPS, is a technology that has become such an inseparable part of contemporary life that people no longer pay much attention to it. Whenever you open a map application to find your place, and whenever a delivery driver knows where to find your house, or a plane lands …
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Virtual and augmented reality are modern technologies that are similar yet very different. They both use digital technology to alter how you perceive the world, but with a difference: one replaces the world, and the other adds to it. Virtual Reality: Stepping Inside.VR is a fully digital world that substitutes the real world in terms …
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You are likely to have heard of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but not much about the technology that powers them. That technology is referred to as blockchain and is one of the most intriguing and possibly disruptive concepts in contemporary computing. How a Blockchain WorksA blockchain is a digital ledger, or rather a register, that …
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The most advanced generation of wireless technology, 5G, has probably appeared in advertisements or the news. But what is 5G, and what is the current problem? In easy terms, 5G is the fifth generation of mobile network technology, which is supposed to be more reliable, faster, and serve many more devices compared to the previous …
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When you mention the word robot, you may imagine a humanoid machine as the one you have seen in a movie. However, in the real world, robots can be of all sizes and shapes and are already at work assembling cars all the way to performing surgery. One of the most rapidly expanding aspects of …
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Video games have evolved quite differently from the 1970s and 1980s pixelated games. They are a multi-billion-dollar business today, with highly advanced graphics, worlds, and compelling stories. Gaming technology has not just transformed the ways we have fun, but also impacted areas such as education, medicine, the military, and artificial intelligence. The Software and Hardware …
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To wake up in the morning and find your coffee maker brewing because of your alarm clock. Before you get out of bed, your thermostat temperature changes. Your refrigerator reminds you that you are low on. This is not science fiction. It is known as the Internet of Things, and it is already occurring in …
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When most people think of a watch, they think of a time-telling device. Smartwatches can do that, but there is so much more that they can do. These are tiny computers worn on your wrist. They can manage your health, send you messages, provide directions, and even call you without ever picking up your phone.The …