Technology

Blind people can use cell phones. There is special Braille technology and accessories for blind people to use cell phones. It uses special pins that go up and down so the user can touch and read the info.

Google searches hit the billions every month.

Google searches hit the billions every month. There are over 35 billion Google searches each month. In  May  2019, the top three most Googled words were “Facebook” at 233 million searches, “youtube” with 194 million searches, and “amazon” with 103 million searches

Everyone uses Google as a spellchecker.

Everyone uses Google as a spellchecker. Most everyone, anyway! 97% of people type in words to Google just to see if they spelled it right. I know I’m definitely among that 97%!

Steve Jobs used sleight of hand at the first iPhone presentation.

Steve Jobs used sleight of hand at the first iPhone presentation. The first iPhone presentation happened six months before the iPhone was set to hit the market. At that time, the phone was too buggy to use, so Steve Jobs often had to switch phones behind his desk. Otherwise, it would run out of RAM and crash.

The first Apple logo isn’t what you would think

The first Apple logo isn’t what you would think. Originally, it featured  Sir Isaac Newton  sitting beneath a tree, with an apple about to fall on his head. It was designed back in 1976 and featured a phrase around the border that read “Newton…A mind forever voyaging through strange seas of thought…alone”. Seems kind of dark!

Information Technology examples

Information Technology examples you find yourself in a conventional workplace or not, you are bound to encounter and use Information Technology in varying aspects of your life. Some that you may encounter include: Telephone and radio equipment Performance management software  for managing goal setting and performance review Software for word processing an…

Uses of Information Technology in society

Uses of Information Technology in society As a society, we have taken the steps to embrace IT more than ever before. We see it almost everywhere, but especially with online education,  social networks , smartphones, job creation, agriculture, and entertainment. One of the many segments that have changed within our society is the introduction of schools wi…

Uses of Information Technology in business

Uses of Information Technology in business Whether you work in a large or small business, Information Technology is going to play a large role in your day-to-day tasks. Businesses tend to use IT in three main ways: to support basic information processing tasks, to help with decision-making, and to support innovation. For instance, when it comes to informa…

What Is Information Technology?

What is Information Technology? You would be hard-pressed to find a company that doesn’t at least partially rely on computers,  IT software , and the networks that connect them during their day-to-day tasks. Simply put, most businesses and organizations would crumble without functioning IT systems. So, what exactly is information technology? I nformation …

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intellige Artificial intelligence (AI) is an advancement that is being adopted by many IT professionals. But it also brings up a lot of questions and even fears in some people. If we teach machines to think, will they be smarter than us? What are the repercussions of this innovation? But the truth is that there are many kinds of AI, and we can re…

You Can Code Programs Using Just Whitespaces

You can code programs using just whitespaces Screenshot after executing the code in tio.run Do you know that you can code using just whitespaces? The programming language that makes it possible is called ‘ Whitespace ’. All it takes to write a program in this language is to use the spaces, tabs, and linefeeds. The interpreter ignores any non-whitespace ch…

Smoking Can Void Your Apple Product Warranties

Smoking can void your Apple product warranties Created using kapwing.com Do you know your Apple product can lose its warranty if you smoke near them? Apple has the policy to safeguard their technicians from any toxic work environment. Tobacco tars settled on the systems are considered harmful. Hence, Apple can deny servicing your product even if they are…

Amazon.com Is Not The Original Name Of The Website

Amazon.com is not the original name of the website Photo by  Bryan Angelo  on  Unsplash Jeff Bezos tried several different names for his business before he finalized on Amazon. The very first name he registered was Cadabra Inc. After some feedback about the name being too obscure; the entrepreneur decided to change the name to something different. Bezos…

Google Was Up For Sale In 1999

Google was up for sale in 1999 Image by  Firmbee  from  Pixabay Larry Page wanted to sell Google to Excite in 1999. The deal was stuck around $750,000 and 1% of Excite. But then the deal fell apart. Today Google’s Market cap is over $700 billion. There are two versions of the story around why Excite did not buy Google at that time. As per the then Excite C…

Apple once forayed into the apparel business

Apple once forayed into the apparel business Image credit  imgur.com Today Apple has made its own distinguished name in everything they do. Take it the Mac OS, Macbook , iPod , or   Apple once forayed into the apparel business . The company always wants to create an isolated echo system for its own and has successfully maintained it that way. However, d…

The First Computer Mouse As called ‘X-Y Position Indicator For Display systems’

The first computer mouse was called ‘X-Y Position Indicator for Display Systems’ First computer mouse prototype The world’s first computer mouse was invented at Stanford Research Institute (SRI) in the 1960s . The equipment was called “X-Y position indicator for displays”. Douglas Engelbart and Bill English are credited with the invention of the mouse. …

QWERTY Keyboard Was Designed To Slow Down The Typing Speed

QWERTY keyboard was designed to slow down the typing speed Christopher Latham Sholes’s 1878 QWERTY keyboard layout People boast about their writing speed on a typewriter or keyboard. It is even a competitive advantage for some jobs to have faster and accurate typing skills. But do you know the current layout of the QWERTY keyboards is the outcome of a solut…

Technology For Exam

Is Technology Really Helping in Reading or Exam Preparation? Today technology is an integral part of our life and there is no doubt that technology has made our life easier. Today we will throw light on the good and bad effects of technology in this article, some of which you will know and many things you will not know. And after that we will reach some res…

Water Integrator — a computer that ran on water

Water Integrator — a computer that ran on water V ladimir Sergeevich Lukyanov  water integrator  in  Moscow Polytechnic Museum Vladimir Sergeevich Lukyanov built the world’s first computer in 1936 that solved differential equations in partial derivatives. The amazing fact is that the machine was driven by water. The construction company that Lukyanov w…

Big Data Analytics

Big Data Analytics Big Data Analytics has been there in the market for quite some time now. More and more businesses are adopting it to go beyond the traditional ways of data storage and processing.    New trends such as  X-Analytics  are being used to find solutions to challenges, including climate change, disease prevention and wildlife protection.   Bi…

5G Technology

5G Technology   5G Technology 5G Technology   i s the next generation of cellular networks and services. It is expected to provide at least  20GBPS  downlink  and  10GBPS  uplink , which will make the 5G network to be at least 40 times faster than current 4G LTE. This will open doors for new services, network operations and customer experience for teleco…