Wearable Devices Now Able To Turn the Heartbeats into Loads of Cash

With gadgets taking over many activities in our lives, companies are coming up with newer methods of measuring each moment of our lives. Initially the biometric sensors who were able to measure the temperature of the skin, respiration rate, and heartbeat, the makers of different smart wearable devices have taken a new step and looking forward to turn this biometric information into innovative moneymaking service.

The company will release Apple watch this spring, and we have customers around the world waiting in anticipation as to what this device can and will be able to do. However, apart from the functions, that device can carry out; we are forgetting to focus on one of most vital issue. The issue is the amount of data that Apple and their other competitors will be able to whip out from the device.

According to the survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, about 1/3rd of the wearable device users end up abandoning their device after a year of use. The wearable devices that can carry out more than just whipping out data will no longer hold any value to the customers, if they do not wear this device anymore.

The main question that crops up is all about invasion of privacy. The hitch lies in the fact that the HIPAA (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), which aims at protecting the medical records and patient data still does not apply to the data generated from these wearable devices. Apple Watch strategy extends further than their Apple Watch, as it will cover all these roadblocks as they are relying on the HealthKit. HealthKit has the ability to deliver the entire snapshot of the user’s health to their doctors, ER teams, hospitals and even their personal trainers.

For your service: 

At the end of the day, the aim is to provide the data to people who can make sense out of it. The related services, which will generate from these existing data like fitness coaching, weight-loss training, and medical consultations, will further help in shaping up the wearable device market. According to IDC (Market researcher), they are expecting the wearable market to sell nearly 130 million units by 2018 and the value of the wearable market will be at $ 6 Billion.

As per Alex, the head of health care development for French wearable maker “Withings”, Service holds the most important place. Many wellness providers have contacted them to get associated with them. Apart from Withings, many market giants are looking forward to get into this association and provide health service to the customers.

What about the wearable devices without these plans: 

Apart from the companies who are ready to get associated with HealthKit, Jawbone and Fitbit are refusing to do the same. So how can they expect to compete in this scenario? They can either start their own data center or focus on their software and devices. On the other hand, Jawbone got associated with Apple HealthKit and looking forward to embrace innovations and contribute to the service community. At the end, business relies on service.

Yahoo Buys Video Ad Service BrightRoll for $640 Million

Yahoo’s senior vice president of ad technology, Scott Burke and Sacerdoti has confirmed the news about the deal between Yahoo and Bright Roll. According to Scott, this deal certainly raises curiosity and raises concerns about the bet that the company has taken over video.

According to Scott Burke, although there are speculations and possible resistance, this deal can be easily considered as one of the biggest acquisition that has been done by the company. The first biggest acquisition was the Tumblr deal wherein the company has paid a whopping $ 1 Billion. Scott also stated that this deal with be combining the data with Bright-Roll’s programmatic video ad marketplace and Yahoo’s premium ad inventory.

According to Sacerdoti, this deal doesn’t change the fact that Bright roll will still continue their work with the non-yahoo publishers according to the advertisers expectation. Scott wanted to ensure that the power of Bright-Roll’s technology gets illustrated and for this he highlighted the amount of ads that are currently being served at this platform.

So what will happen? 

Yahoo is expected to be joined by 400 plus Bright Roll team and this will be followed by the association of the management of the company as well. At present Scott Burke from Yahoo has denied to comment and give any information about the position that will be given to Sacerdoti; he stated that he will be joining them as the CEO of Bright-Roll.

About BrightRoll: 

Bright-Roll was founded by Tod Sacerdoti in the year 2006, who is also the present CEO of the company. The Company has been successfully able to raise $ 40 Million through funds from investors like Scale Venture Partners, Adams Street Partners, Comerica Bank, Trident Capital, True Ventures, Michael Tanne, KPG Ventures, Fabrice Grinda, Jeff Clavier and Auren Hoffman.

According to Marissa Mayer, who is the CEO of Yahoo, video is currently one of the main areas of growth for the company apart from advertising and mobile and social media. They are expecting their video ad platform to become the largest platform in the United States of America post this acquisition. According to Mayer, they are expecting Yahoo to receive beneficial effects on their performance as Bright-Roll received nearly 2 million ad request every day and the company hopes to generate nearly $ 100 Million in net revenue/year.

Yahoo confirmed on Tuesday that they have paid a whopping $ 640 Million for San Francisco startup. This will help the customers to sell and buy video ads on mobile devices, websites and TVs. The company is hoping to reinvent banner ads in the entire process. At present the digital video advertising has taken shape of a very serious business. By the end of the year 2014, the web video ads market is expected to touch $ 6 Billion. This is nearly expected to increase by 56 % in 2018 and will touch $ 18 Billion mark.

The company wants to use this new strategy to the maximum potential and to extract the best from the market.

Elon Musk Has New Mission: Provide Cheap Internet Access to the World

SpaceX has the unique ability of launching stuff’s into space very cheaply and now Elon Musk is ready to capitalize on the same ability. Musk has announced that at present he is working on deployment of a constellation, which will comprise of nearly 700 satellites with the aim of bringing cheap internet access to every person around the world. According to Musk, in terms of finance and ideology, he is more attracted to under connected part of the world like Asia, South America, and Africa but he also agrees to that, the same satellite based internet can be very useful to many rural areas of Europe and North America.

According to the reports released by the Wall Street Journal a few days ago, Musk was also working along with WorldVu on a satellite internet startup, which has slunk out of covertness over the couple of months. Greg Wyler is the person who founded WorldVu; he was also the same person who started O3b. The Company O3b (other 3 billion) is the internet company which was started with the aim of serving internet to people who do not have access to internet at all.

Elon has already confirmed that he is working with SpaceX in forming satellites and they are expecting to make official announcement in the next couple of months. However, there was no confirmation given that WorldVu is working with SpaceX. According to the WSJ reports, both WorldVu and SpaceX are working on the same concept of launching 700 satellites. Each of these satellites will be weighing around 113 kg (250 pounds) and fair into a low altitude orbit of about 800-965km (500-600 miles). Apart from the weight and size, there are no other technical details available about the satellites.

WorldVu: 

WorldVu has been able to acquire a license from SkyBridge called Ku-band, which is a completely failed internet enterprise. The satellites are being targeted to be placed in 20 orbits with the aim of providing consistent internet all around the world. At present no information has been given out on the speed and the cost of the availing the internet. According to Elon, the internet will be provided at very low cost but very much comparable to the current internet access provided by the expensive satellites.

Satellite Internet Access: 

It has been observed that the internet access from satellites is not only expensive but also very unreliable and slow. This can be attributed to the high cost of satellite building and launch the satellites. Historically launching a single satellite in space costs around $ 50 Million and WorldVu is planning to launch 700, but due to their association with Ku-band, the prices will be low.

If WorldVu and SpaceX are able to provide the cheapest internet access to people around the world, then it will become history. People residing in rural areas and countries can easily signup with these companies and get access to the largest internet service providers.

DriveMode App Comes to Lessen the Number of Car Accidents

It has become a known fact to everyone that most of the accident that are caused while driving are mainly due to the drivers’ inattentive as they remain busy in their mobile calls and texting messages. A survey, done by AT&T along with other associations, recently proved the fact.

Various Advantages of the App

To reduce the general inclination of every person to look away from the street this, AT&T DriveMode mobile app has been launched. This app will turn on automatically when it senses a speed of twenty-five km per hour and then it will react to the incoming SMS as well as MMS text messages in order that the sender would understand the message recipient is driving a car. For the young car drivers, if the application is turned off, it delivers a warning text to their parents. The application turns off while the mobile does not move and you can start messaging again.

When the car slows its speed to less than 25mph for five minutes, the application gets turn off and the driver or the user would see the calls. This app will drive all calls straight to voicemail in an automatic way. But, the user has also the option to form an allow list or it can may be turned off by hand.

This DriveMode app also provides additional features for security and convenience and these are as follows-

•  The Allow List in the app allows the lets users to choose maximum 5 contact numbers – for example roadside assistance numbers and family members’ number – to send calls and receive it when the app is in operation. 
•  911 is accessible all the time with only a touch of a single button, no matter if the app mode is on. 
•  The settings of Music and Navigation permit one song and one navigation app to operate while DriveMode action is enabled. 
•  After you download the application, you can also automatically take It Can Wait pledge of AT & T, to join various people who have made the promise to not text at the time of driving.

Download Information

You can download the app from Google Play, the App Center of AT&T and also from the Blackberry App World. You only need to enter the words- AT&T DriveMode within the search box. Presently, AT&T DriveMode is accessible only for Android as well as BlackBerry users. But the app makers are still trying to extend its availability to other non-Smartphone users.

A certain amount of charges is applicable in case of text auto replies. However, it is seen that most of the individuals, for example, 8 out of 10, enjoy unlimited texting packages. On the other hand, AT&T is presenting the app at no cost for the BlackBerry devices and Android wireless users though text-messaging charges would be applied for app usage.

It is a good fact that the app is has been optimized to reduce battery consumption. When the app is on, it occasionally uses GPS to find out the car speed and here you may see a little increased battery use but when it is off mode, battery use is negligible.

Finding The Right Manual For The Register In The Building

When people inherit a cash register, they need to make sure that they have a manual that will help them manage the machine. These cash register manuals are easy to read, and they help people to keep the register in good working order. The steps below show how someone can make their register work for them with the user manual.

The Sales

When the register is turned on, it must be set to handle purchases. The most simple cash register is always set to do a purchase, and it must be changed to a different setting to do a void or return. The most primitive registers are going to need a key, and the key settings are explained in the user manual.

The Return

The returns that are done on the machine must be handled according to the cash register manuals. These transactions must come through properly when they are done. The record for the machine needs to show a return, and the machine must be on the right setting if it is to work correctly.

The Voids

When people are voiding purchases, they must follow the instructions in the manual. Most manuals are going to show how to do a void so that it is stricken from the record on the machine. If the record on the machine is not handled properly, no one will be able to tell if the purchase actually occurred or not. Also, the key settings for a void are listed in the manual for the oldest of registers.

The Cash

The cash drawer in the register is used to handle all the cash. The machine knows how much money was dispensed during the day, and it can show that amount of money on the daily record. The machine needs to be used properly so that the cash drawer is always at the right level.

When people want to use old cash registers, they need to read the manuals to make sure they understand the machines. Each and every machine can be programmed to perform a certain task using the manual.

Nothing's Budged on Google Barge Since its Arrival

The Google Barge was build to be a showroom of its products with above standard features. The idea looked like an excellent one and was on the build near the Stockton dock point until the process came to an abrupt stoppage with situation looking extremely dormant in the current time. The Google Barge is nothing more than a piece of conversation in the current scenario and its development stopped due to constant warnings of danger by the coast guard, who came up with the fire safety concerns multiple times. The safety concerns were always there but the guards just did not want to get things to the point of extreme danger that could have led to a major burnout. As far as the current time stands, Google Barge is a dormant vessel.

Points to look at:- 

•  The containments creating the problem: - According for the construction plans, the vessels are supposed to have around 5000 gallons of fuel in the main deck. This is one of the aspects that kept the process always in doubt with respect to safety concerns. With such a substantial combustible material on the deck capable of causing a wide burnout was always going to be a risky factor and finally, the coast guards decided to go against its permit. The twin of the Google Barge in Maine did receive sufficient attention and that caused a generation of the idea to build another one at Stockton. 
•  The twin is also on the downside: - The barge at Maine was thought to be the major vessel and bring success of great levels. But, similar security concerns has also prevented the Maine’s dock to go further and that too at the moment is nothing more than just a piece of conversation . 
•  Continuous safety concerns: - A succession of safety concerns finally did break the project and stopped the development of Google Barge. In the beginning of March 2013, the first case of warning came from the Coast guards side. This was followed by another email in the month of September and this acted as a trigger to either go along or stop the process. A final report a couple of months later stating that the vessel did not match the standard safety concerns and people needed to jump overboard if a case of fire came up ever. 
•  The current situation: - Well, construction began in 2011 and a lot was expected from this project. A 1200 people a day would visit the San Francisco port until it was moved to Stockton but it failed to maintain the standards of security and the process fell out of the tank. With a lot of speculation, the vessel arrived in Stockton but nothing has happened. No signs of work, just a dormant vessel.

With the twin vessel being dismantled in August, it is sure that this one too will have the similar fate unless security features are enhanced and they come to a meet with the coast guards.

Microsoft fixes '19-year-old' bug with emergency patch

The 19-year-old software bug that was discovered by IBM has not been fixed by Microsoft. IBM came to know about this flaw long back (May) but wanted to get the issue fixed as it was affecting office and windows products before making any statement to the general public.

According to IBM, this software bug was present in every single version of Windows since 1995. Windows users are being requested to download the update for the respective windows version, as hackers and attackers will be easily able to exploit their personal computer, which is already affected with the bug. Microsoft has already addressed this issue in their monthly security update and has added more patches to fix the other security issues of the users. They are currently working on few more updates and patches, which will be rolled out soon.

Robert Freeman, IBM researcher has explained the susceptibility in depth in his blog post. He has written that this bug can be easily used by any attacker for creating drive-by attacks and easily run codes remotely on anyone’s computer and they can practically take over the entire machine or system. A drive-by attack in a computer security means that the system attacker will be able to make the user of the system download vulnerable and malicious software.

According to the reports given by IBM, this bug was practically hiding in the plain sight. On the CVSS (the Common Vulnerability Scoring System), the vulnerability - dubbed WinShock has been rated 9.3 out of a possible 10. This means a severity in terms of computer security.

Potential disaster: 

Another bug that has been identified affects the Windows Server platforms of Microsoft. This potentially puts the security of websites at risk, which mainly handle the encrypted data. This bug has been specifically linked with Schannel, which is the company’s software for applying the secure transfer of data. Schannel is also known as Microsoft’s secure channel. Some of the major problems discovered in secure standards include GNUTLS, Apple SecureTransport, NSS, OpenSSL, and Schannel now.

This security flaws has also been compared with Heartbleed bug by the security experts. However, they have also added that the impact of the bug might be on the similar scale as that of Heartbleed bug but the level of exploitation will be difficult for the attackers. When it came to Heartbleed bug, the technological vulnerability was associated with the exploitation of the secure data transfer also known as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

Now, the bug has been identified by IBM and a patch has already been released by Microsoft to tackle the issue, there is been no evidence of any complaints being received about potential attacks. However, security experts believe that there are chances of security attacks in the system, which are out of date.

According to the Market researchers, if the bug had been sold out to hackers and attackers, the worth of the same would have easily been in six figures. According to Gavin from Tenable Network Security, just because there is no evidence of any attacks, we should not leave out the security concerns.

Owing your Personal Data – the Key to Activity Tracking!

In the past few months, the market has been on the brink of saturation as far as fitness trackers and smartwatches are concerned. Every week sees a new announcement from one of the OEMs about a smartwatch, a smartband or a fitness tracker.

All these devices are aimed at doing one thing – gather raw data and churn them into useful information for the user. Yet if you even have to migrate from one of these devices to another, the process of reclaiming your data collected can be a tough journey.

Exporting from Activity Trackers

In case you own a fitness/activity tracker like Fitbit, Jawbone Nike+, Withings, etc. you would want to own all the precious data that these devices have collected over a period of time and when you make the switch, the old data should still be available.

Among them, the best exporting services is provided by Jawbone – just login to your account and export the data in CSV format by year for free. The next in line comes Fitbit – exporting is available in either of CSV or XLS formats but only if you happen to have a premium account for $ 49.99 a year. For others, you may need IFFFT recipes from the IFFFT websites, which let you export your data.

Exporting from Smartwatch

Smartwatch on the other hand collect less data and provide more “phone”-like facility like notifications, playing music, checking emails, etc. The data collected is usually synced with a smartphone. Since this means that there is a dedicated app on your smartwatch running for this, the data in theory can be extracted and archived if wished. Note that smartwatch are more power hungry devices and will not last as long as activity trackers often requiring daily recharge.

Smartphone and Health Services

The biometric data tracking does not end with wearable devices. Modern smartphones are very capable of collecting such data and then churning out the information. The three big competitors – Apple, Google and Microsoft are already in the game with integrated health services where all the data are stored in huge databases and can be exported i.e. Apple Health makes it possible to export all the data.

Microsoft on the other hand seems to be platform agnostic i.e. their recently launched smartband supports IOS, Android and Windows Phone whereas Google and Apple are more keen on supporting their platforms without compatibility across others.

The Recommendation

Going by all the choices, the Jawbone activity tracker seems the most promising – free export of all the data in CSV without any hassle. Next in line would be Fitbit with a premium account that provides the same with XLS and CSV support. As for the others, the long route of IFFFT recipe is the way out. For smartwatches, the scenario is different.

These devices do not provide stellar battery life and data tracking is limited in nature – they are more an all-rounder. However the Microsoft smartband seems a good proposition with cross platform support and data export in some form should be arriving in future.

Inbox App From Google Makes Email Simpler

Inbox, in its present state, is basically an option to your usual Gmail account. While the entire look of Gmail has just changed a little in recent few months, Inbox includes Google's latest Material Design idea, which presents an admiring user interface with consistent colors all through the app. Such a design pattern expands to all versions of this Inbox, comprising iOS or the devices of Android etc.

Gmail's new features of Categories try to place incoming email messages under the generic tabs. The sending emails are put into a wider variety of more particular headings, named as, Bundles.

Description of Bundles

Bundles are mainly accordion folders for definite categories within the inbox. It sets all emails in one label under a single line within your inbox, and then you may click to enlarge the label by not leaving the inbox. Theoretically, it is very parallel to the action of the Priority Inbox, excluding the notifications that are not seen in the tabs and they are a line item in the inbox.

For most of the parts, the app works very well, and it forms a simple header through a color-coded pattern to indicate emails of a particular type by date, week, as well as by month. This Inbox will also throw a few pictures or in other words, highlights, from those emails found on the header and as a result it becomes very simple for you to get any attachment that you are searching.

Function of the Feature- Reminders

Gmail always included a choice to form a to-do list by means of Tasks; however now Reminders can take it to the next advanced level, they will be shown just within the inbox. Just as the other aspects, you can use Reminders whenever you like in its folder through a left-hand menu. This Reminders feature functions really well, mostly when it gets combined with another function known as- Snooze.
Snooze- Another Next Addition to the App

Not all the reminders or any email that you form within Inbox will require your instant attention and it is the point where Snooze feature comes to help. Just as an alarm clock, you need to fix the reminder to aware you about them afterward. After that fixed particular time, Google offers you some options like:

• Snooze to an exact time 
•  Snoozing up to someday- Here, if you think you may wish to open an email afterward, but not certain when, you may prefer to snooze the email. Mostly, the email will stay in the Snooze folder if you do not remove it. 
•  You can snooze until you reach somewhere. But it can be done in the mobile only and it allows you to track location.

Besides these, there are also some other features added. However, Inbox does not allow you to see more than one email account at the same time. You may swipe among the accounts from the very top menu; however this seems very awkward if it is compared to the Mail app, found in iOS that allows you to see all of the message threads of different accounts in a long inbox.

Cockroach Cyborgs Use Microphones to Detect Sounds

Search dogs or rescue dogs are really wonderful but they have some limitations because they are not able to adjust into small spaces. A group of researchers has now come forward with a solution by creating cyborg cockroaches that are equipped with ultra-modern backpacks.

Neuroscientists such as Greg Gage as well as Tim Marzullo believe that hacking insects might inspire children to research and develop electronic interfaces related to the human nervous system. So, they developed Robo Roach kit that comprises all the techs needed for insect neurosurgery.

The Main Structure of the Cyborg Cockroach

These cyborg cockroaches, which are also known as biobots, are discovered by the researchers of North Carolina State University. A pack of quarter-size is put onto the back of the insect and along with it; a microphone is attached to detect high-resolution sound. A version of this pack has the microphone to sense sound, coming from any direction and this sound would be wirelessly transmitted. The second version has the structure of the three directional microphones to make out the direction or source of a sound.

Reason of Such Invention

These biobots are intended to be installed in disaster regions as helpers for the primary responders looking for victims, who, for example are buried under debris. According to Dr. Alper Bozkurt who is an assistant professor of NC State, the use of high-resolution microphone is mainly to differentiate two sounds- the emergency sound like victims’ calling for help and the unimportant sound like sound of pipe leakage.

If the intended sounds can be detected, then the biobot will be used to know the source of the sound. These small creatures may also be remotely managed with small circuit boards that are joined to their nervous systems.

The scientists have also invented a system of invisible fence that keeps the electrical the electrical cockroaches within a definite area. Keeping these insects within a particular disaster zone and to its nearby area lets them to work as the wireless network of mobile. This machinery can also be employed to take the cockroaches under sunlight so that their backpacks would be recharged.

The Process of Creating these Cockroaches

The cockroaches are put in ice water as a type of simple anesthetic. It is then advised to sand down a bit of shell on top of the cockroach's head and adhesive electrodes to the smooth part. Then, a ground wire is attached into the thorax of cockroach, that is, the area between its neck and its stomach.

Then, it is the antennae are trimmed with care and the small silver electrodes are struck in them and as a result, it will get the indication from the circuit, which is connected to the back part of cockroach.

The neuroscientists can move the cockroach left side and right after its surgery. The movements are regulated by electrodes within their antennae, and the cockroach will react to directions from any of wireless indicator sent from Smartphone.

The small backpack that the cockroach puts on communicates straight with its neurons by delivering small electrical pulses. After some minutes, the cockroach can adjust itself to cyborg fixture.

2015 Ford Mustang RTR- Hottest Car in SEMA Award

Mustang RTR is the idea of World Champion drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. While manufacturing RTR, his aim was to launch something interesting to the Mustang world, which appeals to all younger generations, and traditional muscle car fans and the entire automotive admirers.

The Mustang RTR uses the best of several automotive cultures and elegantly engages them together into an ultimate product, which anyone can surely appreciate. Vaughn has effectively transformed his dream into a reality by means of the Mustang RTR. His new generation model of Mustang that appears in the form of a dealer-installed package is at present obtainable in some Ford dealerships all over the world.

Release of a New Car Model for 2015

Recently, a few days before, Pro drifter Vaughn Gittin, Jr. has disclosed his racy new model Mustang RTR at 2014 SEMA Award ceremony in Las Vegas. The car has already won the hearts of the automotive market to a certain extent. This car also won the Hottest Car award by beating the rival one, Chevrolet Camaro.

The 2015 Ford Mustang RTR is accessible with one of the 2015 Mustang’s V8 engines, along with a Spec 1 package, which directs simply on the alterations of appearance and a Spec 2 package comprising appearance and functional upgrades.

Over a dozen of customized Mustang cars were brought on show while distributing the SEMA Awards. As per the experts opined, Ford has used this moment absolutely to introduce the 2015 Ford Mustang RTR.

This car is said to have cleared almost a quarter mile distance in only 11.14 seconds at the speed rate of 121.5 mph. In this context, the engineers had stated that the car has something more to offer. The release of the 2015 Ford Mustang RTR among a number of impressive mustangs make one feel that the company was bringing in the next amazing car into the market.

The Design of 2015 Ford Mustang RTR

The latest Ford Mustang that has now been announced possesses a revolutionary measure in terms of technology as well as design. Being equipped with an advanced four cylinder 2.3-liter Ecoboost engine, this Mustang has raised from a simple muscle car to somewhat that is a combination of power with economy. Buyers will even have the option of more than 300 horsepower In case of 2.3-liter or the 435 horsepower in case of 5.0-liter V8 base engine.

Since its origin in the year 2009, the RTR has turn out to be one of the most accepted automotive brands in the whole world. The 2015 Ford Mustang RTR would be obtainable in two forms. The exterior upgrades accessible to the Spec 1 as well as Spec 2 packages comprise a chin spoiler, a back spoiler, a back diffuser along with side splitters and also a new upper grille and lower grille package.

Besides this, there are the flexible dampers, sway bars and also lower springs in order to develop overall posture. The RTR moreover has a new tuning system that comprises a supercharger, a traditional ECU, and also a modified Magnaflow exhaust.

In the award giving ceremony, Vaughn Gittin Jr stated Ford has indeed made a wonderful contribution with the latest 2015 Ford Mustang.

Now Fight Zombies without a Season Pass - Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Taking three years in development with the franchise, Sledgehammer Games have brought about a newer level of experience to the multiple players platform in "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Day Zero Edition" as Activision Blizzard mentioned of a new release of entry in the popular Call of Duty series.

In spite of the fact that this is a newer level of experience for the multiple players, this does not go without controversy as the gamers were more concerned not about what the game offered in the general but more about what the game lacks in like the zombie mode which they enjoy and benefit from. Most of the gamers were more so annoyed as the players had access to game content which was worth US$50 before the decision to package the Zombies mode with a Season Pass was taken which eventually effected the gamers. However this mistaken email sent from GameStop was a spark that rose anger or fear which apparently caused a confusion as per Activision spokesperson Kyle Walker.

As confirmed to the source that all players jut like yesteryears will still be able access the Zombie content via DLC he says that the season pass is not the only way to get to zombies but its just another pass to get all DLC at discounted rates. As mentioned by Walker " Sledgehammer team created a surprise for their fans with the zombies in the AW being an Easter egg, just shows their own new take and new style of creation on zombies to be presented to their fans"

As quoted by CEO Eric Hirshberg to Activision Publishing that three years ago the decisions they have taken to actually invest into a three year development cycle and as well as to make bout.Sledgehammer Games the first new lead studio for Call of Duty in a decade was not a bad decisions as it paid off which resulted in a fantastic game which involves a good story, performance, graphics and mechanics that makes it better than an adrenaline rush than Call of Duty which exists and that is what results are all about.

In the new Call of Duty the gamers start with the World War II-Era involving American and the Soviet Soldiers where the players now can gear up in exoskeletons and go through a world where terrorists are defeated by technology.

An epic performance of Kevin Spacey makes him a James Bond style super villain wo dons a power suit of another tools who is bent to dominate the world with the corporate type of new weapons The notable fact of Spacey's role is the advanced versions of the storytelling elements used in the 1960's but with full motion videos.

As said by Billy Pidgeon (independent video game industry analyst) to the source that animation is getting so goo that and more famous that its hard to differentiate between animated sequences from the actual filmed video. They added to say that with the computer animation technology growing so advanced it is getting really hard to differentiate where computer is generated.

NASA Releases Crazy Video Shot From a Camera, Inside a Ball of Water in the Space

The International Space Station is expected to keep on offering what we know the best entry we can have to what life off-Earth is overall like, and this will keep on happening as long as we consider Interstellar as part of science fiction.

Chris Hadfield's famous Bowie rendition has clearly demonstrated as to how the crews of international astronauts who have lived in the space station has always tried their best to convey the overall experience of living in space to the people of Earth and that too making sure that they don’t need rocket power to get the feel of the experience. A person doesn’t need to literally leave their bond with the gravity to understand the life of the astronauts in space.

So what is the clip all about?

NASA astronaut Don Pettit shot footage of the International space station in the year 2012 using a 3D camera.
The footage can be accessed at This video gives the viewers a floating tour of the of the confined interiors of the International Space Station but if see the footage closely one of the most exciting part to see is when Don Pettit has directed the camera to capture the views of the Russian Soyuz capsule docked just above the International Space Station.

But in the recent times, what can be considered as one of the most insane video clips that has been posted online is the clip posted from the astronauts' adventures in the microgravity 3D cinematography.
This video highlights the behavior of water aboard the International Space Station. The video shows how the team was able to create a softball-size sphere of water due to the surface tension in space. The team took the advantage of this tension which basically makes the water form a ball rather than bead up, as it is bound to do on a non-permeable surface on Earth.

After forming the ball, the team has inserted as the GoPro camera inside and taken the outside view from inside the ball. Although the released clip requires a person to wear red-blue stereoscopic 3D vision glasses, but a 2D version is easily available in YouTube as part of pair of clips released by NASA.
Who is part of the clip?
The video clearly highlights the fun astronauts at NASA had while shooting, and adds an extra dimension in the lives of the people living in the space. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Steve Swanson and Alexander Gerst (European Space Agency astronaut) feature in this video clip.

Event-Triggered Automation Scripts Set By Python-Powered Stackstorm

The first public version of the eponymous open source operations automation solution was launched by StackStorm, which is currently staffed by the ex- members of Puppet Labs, Github, SwiftStack, Apache Libcloud team and the Rack space team. StackStorm which is written in Python and made available under license the Apache 2.0 will provide the Information Technology departments of the companies a definite method through which they can automatically activate and drive the behaviors from one part of their infrastructure to another part through the means of events.

About the software

According to the Co-founder and CEO of StackStorm, Evan Powell, the perfect description of the software was sent out in the email. The description highlights that StackStorm has the ability to soak up events from any given source and then later on it can make sense out of these collected events through the assistance from the rule engine. Once these events have been analyzed and absorbed, the software will make a final decision. The software can later on implement an immediate task or execute a long-running series of tasks. For example, a new post on a given website will be able to trigger a cross post on another website like Tumblr or even generate an automated tweet.

In Comparison with others

From the description given by Evan, StackStorm seems to resemble the website “IFTT”. This is a website, which basically allows the users to input from different sources like an incoming email or a news piece in an RSS feed and then generates an output. Depending on this we can clearly say that StackStorm has the capability of covering more behaviors and operations and that too at a great range. There were comparisons drawn with Salt, Puppet, Ansible and Chef, which are the staples of automation solutions in the Information technology now. The company does not intend to replace these solutions individually, but they are looking for augmenting or replace the roadblocks of the ad-hoc scripting which often grows around and between IT systems.

According to Evan Powell, StackStorm software is all about the management of the operational patterns which includes the end-to-end implementation of event through assessment to action. On the other hand, configuration management solutions are basically about carrying out action meant to change and meet configurations. Currently even the blog post available on the website of the company emphasizes on the fact that the software is a solution to the slump of hand-rolled or homegrown tools that generate "silos of automation" and also the work that can be performed by this software on some of products and the tools.

At the moment, this software is being expected to replace many tools like Jenkins but the Evan also highlights the fact that the software can work in coordination with other tools as well. Currently as the software has been written in Python, it looks to be an outcome of Openstack. But this will allow the IT users to make use of another platform from the Python library.

In what way is Comindware Software Beneficial to the Company?

No wonder in the recent years Comindware has really grown to be a leading developer of a great business management solution and more and more are seeking help from them. A recent review about the site has revealed that according to the feedback that has been given by thousands of people after using this service, about 95% of them are positive responses and 4%is neutral. This means that negative response is literally hard to trace. But only business management has not brought this popularity to this solutions and people need to know about the other benefits that they give and why they are so popular, the reasons for popularity and the benefits of them are being listed below in detail.

Privacy- Every client has his or her privacy maintained when you join your hands with Comindware. Comindware is the one who knows how to keep your privacy sealed. Every transaction is kept confidential. . Rest assured that you will not be facing any problems with unwanted calls or messages.
Fast paced mode of working- Comindware is such a business management software that it works very fast and can detect problematic things and solve it right away so that you do not have to face trouble regarding it afterwards. The experts in this field always take care to solve it in the best possible manner.

Every field has the correct person for handling- In this organization; no person does the work of the other. Every department here has people who are expert in specific fields so that a specific problem is taken up with perfect care and can be solved easily.

Cloud document management is a service to die for- This is a management service that is used to connect the same kinds of brands and inculcate them in your companies so that your brand can introduce the good competing qualities and can be more popular than the other. Also cloud management ensures that you can be in constant touch with the clients no matter where you are. You can also give instructions to your staff with the help of this cloud management process.

Project collaboration software is another one that is used to imbricate more than one project and do it in a successful manner. Project collaboration is all about multitasking and it that is a thing that is done perfectly by the Comindware in general. So no matter what the condition is, you will always be able to handle the continuous pressure that will be going on and as more and more number of projects and your company will gain more and more popularity too.

This organization is no doubt one of the most successful and among the leading group of the business management companies going all around the world. All you have to do is to register and pay the service charges and you are already with this group. The moment you register, you will get to know the benefits of the group and enjoy it.

AT&T and Others Launch the OpenDaylight SDN Alternative

Although there is an increasing level of excitement and a momentum is getting built up, everyone is still not on the same page regarding the Open source SDN project by OpenDaylight. ON.Lab orthe Open Networking Lab is a non-profit organization which was founded by the SDN pioneers from the Stanford University and the UC Berkeley. They have successfully launched their own open source SDN operating system which is an alternative to the amount of work that is being received from the vendor-driven OpenDaylight.

So what is ON.Lab’s Open Network Operating System (ONOS)? 

This network operating system has been designed to enable the agile service deployment and creation at scale on any kind of hardware which includes the one with the white boxes. OpenDaylight, which is basically a vendor driven effort are aimed for preserving the incumbency of the brand name hardware. This was confirmed by the ON.Lab officials.

According to ON.Lab executive director, Guru Parulkar, all these noises regarding the SDN have been received from the Vendors, he also adds that OpenDaylight is targeted and focused on the command line interface automation, which is utilized for configuring legacy hardware.

It doesn’t aim to bring out the SDN values to the service providers; these values include revenue, service delivery, lower operating costs and offering the white box hardware alternatives. According to IDC analyst Brad Casemore, carriers are excited to learn how the major hyperscale player design and also controls their infrastructure.

OpenDaylight and ONOS

OpenDaylight has been able to gain the confidence of many companies due to momentum from their recent code releases. While on one side HP and Dell have raised their interest in the participation, Brocade will also be shipping out an OpenDaylight-based SDN controller.

ONOS also delivers an SDN control plane just like OpenDaylight, and this feature southbound and northbound APIs, a range for management, a range for the control as well as a range of service applications. Although this operating system has been currently targeted at service providers, the extended goals of the company are to extend this platform to cloud service providers, mainstream and enterprise deployments.

ONOS is expected to be released in December and will be available for downloading. The companies who funded as well as developed ONOS includes Ciena, NTT Communications, AT&T, Huawei, Fujitsu, NEC and INTEL with additional contributions from the companies like Internet2, SRI, CNIT, Infoblox and Create-Net.

The Open Networking Foundation, which is a proponent of OpenFlow-based SDNs, also supported ONOS. Right from the beginning there were unseen tensions between ONF and ONOS.

According to OpenDaylight executive director, Neela Jacques, the ODL developer community is very excited for the new codes and they are hoping for more collaboration between all the developers so they can learn new things and add further research in the ODL.

They are hoping to see how ONOS will be building mechanism to allow people to participate, use and contribute to the current code database.

Ultimately the ODL intends to encourage the adoption of the SDN by defeating the fragmentation in the industry.

Microsoft to Integrate MS Office with the Dropbox for Increasing the Cloud Productivity

In the recent times, we have seen many market giants and rival companies collaborating for increasing the quality of their product or even their service. One of the latest additions in this is the approach from Microsoft.

Microsoft is coming together with one of their major competitor and has struck a deal with the DropBox Company; this will allow enhanced interoperability between the Dropbox’s cloud storage and Microsoft Office and further improve the file sharing services offered to the businesses as well as consumers.

This partnership was announced on Tuesday and took the entire industry by surprise as it was being terms as a “coopetition” relationship which indicated co-operation as well as competition. This was due to the fact that Dropbox’s name sake consumer service as well as Dropbox for Business was competing against the Microsoft’s OneDrive and OneDrive for Business.

What is the motivation behind this deal? 

The main motivation behind this step is to make the life much easier for the company’s vast number of customers who are currently storing 35 billion Office files in the Dropbox. Although in Microsoft, almost all the Office users completely rely on the OneDrive for Business and OneDrive, Dropbox has managed to amaze people with 300 million people using their service and on the other hand Microsoft Office has about 1.2 billion users.

The driving force behind this deal is one the same line with the other motivations which has encouraged Microsoft to get into partnerships in the recent times. The Company has made a deal with IBM about cloud computing and tie with Salesforce.com.

According to Satya Nadella, CEO, they will keep on looking for possible partnership deals as long as it will yield a considerable amount of benefit for their existing customers by ensuring they are developing products that work together more efficiently and being offered by the teaming up of Microsoft and the other companies.

What in-stored in the future? 

According to Nadella, they will keep on looking for all possible partnerships in the coming months. They understand that at the moment we have “heterogeneous mobile-first cloud-first world” environment and partnerships are becoming the best way to provide excellent services and products to the customers.

With this new partnership of Office and Dropbox, the users will be able to access Dropbox from their office interface and this is being achieved by focusing on the Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Users will be able to make changes to their office files in Dropbox interface and the updated file can be synched between many devices.

In the coming weeks, this updated is expected to be rolled out on Office apps for Android and iOS. The company is hoping to release the web version of the same during the first quarter of 2015. According to this deal, Dropbox will be required to develop a mobile app for the windows platform in the coming few months. This most recent feature will be available to office users having access to Dropbox account as well.

Different Means of Taking Screenshots on Any Smartphone or Tablet

If you are the person who is looking to show off your new wallpaper, your amazing desktop screensaver in front of their friends or even if you want to show off of your new games and Android widgets that you have experimented with, then what to do you do? No need to think of high end ways to achieve this, you simply need to take a screenshot of the things and be ready to show off. The following steps will help you achieve your aim depending on the type of device you are using:
The users of laptops and desktops:

If you are among the people who still rely on and use any one of the versions of the Microsoft windows, then the easiest option they have is to take the complete screenshot share it with your friends. The user just needs to follow the following steps:

1.  The user just needs to click on the print screen tab on your keyboard of on your laptop 
2.  Open the Microsoft paint and just press the Ctrl+V option. 
3.  You will have the entire screenshot of the desktop and you should be able to save the file at your desired location.

If you are looking for more control over the screenshots then you might want to download IrfanView. This will allow the users to capture take the screenshots by following the below mentioned steps:

1. On a regular desktop the user needs to press the C tab and then you will get the option to select the type of screenshot that you are looking for. The users will get a lot of details and options for better experience. The users will be able to move their mouse over the area they want to be captured as the screenshots, click on start and save your screenshot.

2. Mac users will have to follow 2 commands to take screenshots. They can capture the screenshot by pressing the command as cmd + shift + 3 and if you are looking for, capturing only a part of your screen then just press the “cmd + shift + 4 and it will direct you to, drag and select the area that you might want to capture and save the on the desktop.

The users of tablets and Smart phones

Irrespective of what device you are using, Windows Phone, Android phone or even any apple series, the user just has to press the power button and ensuring that the home button is also pressed at the same to time to get a screenshot of the entire screen. But if you have an older version of Android (less than 4.0) then you can follow the below steps:

 Holding the power button for a long time might give option to take a screen shot apart from reboot and shut off.

If not, then when pressing the power button, press the volume button and you might get the option to take screenshot. This feature has been enables in Samsung Galaxy and Sony Ericsson Xperia phones.

Ultrasound-On-A-Chip Can Make Medical Imaging So Cheap?

Medical Imaging Device 

Entrepreneur Jonathan Rothberg has begun the creation of what seems to be like a scanner, the size of an iPhone that can be held up to a person’s chest to see a moving 3D image of what is inside. Rothberg has raised a $100 billion for the development of the medical imaging device which is as easy as a stethoscope and will help doctors in the most amazing way.

 The technology according to patent documents is dependent on a new type of ultrasound chip which would eventually lead to ways in destroying cancer cell with heat or deliver information to the brain cells.

Marrying semiconductor technology to problems in biology is a knack which Rothberg has and he had created and sold two DNA sequencing companies, a `454 and Ion Torrent Systems’ and `A Semiconductor DNA Sequencer’, for over $500 million.

The imaging system is being developed by Butterfly Network which is a three year old company that is far advanced on several ventures which according to Rothberg would be coming out of 4Combinator, an incubator which he has created to begin and finance companies that combine medical sensor together with a branch of artificial intelligence science known as deep learning.

Versatile New Ultrasound Scanners 

Rothberg has not commented on how exactly the Butterfly’s device would work or what it would like, but states that the details would only come up when on stage selling it which would probably be in the next 18 months.

However, he guarantees it to be small, which would cost a few hundred dollars and would be connected to a phone as well as be capable to do things like diagnose breast cancer or even visualize a foetus.

Butterfly describes its aim in the patent application as a means of building compact, versatile new ultrasound scanners which could create 3D images in real time.

This could be held up to a person’s chest and one could view through `what seems to be a window’ in the body, as per the documents. Butterfly seems to be betting on the largest bet ever, that any company could have placed on an emerging technology in which ultrasound emitters are etched directly on a semiconductor wafer, together with circuits and processors and the devices are known as `capacitive micro-machined ultrasound transducers or CMUTs

Ultrasound – Type of Imaging Test 

Ultrasound is often used by doctors than other type of imaging test which includes viewing a baby at the time of pregnancy, to locate tumours in soft tissues like the liver as well as a recent development in treating prostate cancer by heating up cells with the help of sound waves.

Several of the ultrasound machines tend to use small piezoelectric crystals or ceramic in order to generate and receive sound waves though they have to be carefully wired together and attached through cables to a separate box in processing the signals.

Those who are capable of integrating ultrasound elements directly on a computer chip can manufacture them in a cheap manner in large batches and also create a kind of arrays which can produce 3D images.

This vision of the product was around for several years and it is perhaps a matter of time to wait and watch to see if the product will make its ways into a market validated reality.

Malware Might Use a Voice Synthesizer to Bypass Security Controllers

Development in Voice Control Features

According to researchers, malware could use a voice synthesizer to sidestep some security controllers. Voice control features have been developed in order to provide PCs as well as smartphones with the ease of use especially for users with disabilities which could also provide hackers to bypass security issues and access data stored on devices.

Features which can be accessed could be good to a certain extent and can make it easy to control what could happen on the graphical user interface without the need of editing though if they are not designed properly, these features could also be misused.

At Georgia Tech, researchers have identified that they could sidestep security protocols with the use of voice controls in order to enter text or click buttons. The researchers have described in a paper on the work, on twelve ways in which to attack phones with Android, Ubuntu Linux and iOS operating systems which includes some that would need physical access to the device. This paper would probably be presented next week at the conference of the CCS’14 in Scottsdale, in Arizona.

Malware Attack on Smartphones


One such attack portrays how a type of malware could use Windows Speech Recognition in order to talk its way in running commands which would normally need a higher level of privilege. A demonstration portrayed indicate how malware can attack a smartphone and exploits the fact that Google Now, which is a voice controlled assistant which comes with an Android operating system could use a voice print instead of a typed pass code.

With Google Now you could do a lot of things like performing web searches, obtain translation, call and text messages, plan events and reminders, locate addresses and obtain directions, get sports updates, check out the weather forecast and much more. For voice control users, this is one of the greatest features of Android.

The researchers have also portrayed how an attacker would record the authentication phrase on a Moto X phone and also use a generic text to speech program for other commands as though it were the user.

Hackers Remotely Invade on Vulnerabilities 

According to the director of the National Security Institute, Radu Sion, at Stony Brook, University, he states that `this is an important wake up call for major OS vendors, Microsoft, Linux and Apple community while the Georgia Tech computer scientist, Wenke Lee, who led the work states that the issue appears to be the result of incorporating speech recognition along with other features in the phone being late in the development cycle.

According to him, the fundamental issues here are difficult to fix and these features were added only after the OS was implemented. Hence these features do not have the same kinds of security checks’.

According to Lee, hackers could invade on the vulnerabilities in a remote manner to initiate an attack on any device and though the phone which speaks to itself could be obvious to the user, a malicious app could keep track of motion data as well as wait till the phone does not move for some period of time indicating that the user was probably not nearby.

Echo, a Stunning Piece of Technology Brought about by Amazon

Amazon’s Echo is like your personal Siri stuffed into this amazing portable speaker, except it is so much more. This insanely clever little item is the solution to all your technological problems. It is almost like your personal genie which can grant (most) of your wishes.

Whether you need information or are just in the mood for some relaxing fun and music, it is capable of adapting itself to the best of all worlds. And the best part? The device does not compromise on any front. Priced at $199, this device is well worth the extra bucks.

As a limited period offer, Amazon offers a whopping discount for its premium members who can save $100. It is available only by invitation.

How does Echo work?

Echo works by voice recognition technology. It stays on continually and processes all the information you need as soon as you say the word that makes it work, “Alexi”. The uppermost part of the cylinder has a set of seven microphones which uses a beam forming technology and noise cancellation that adapt to you voice and gives you any information you desire.

The microphones are so powerful that it can even catch your words over any song that it plays. It can process a variety of queries, like setting alarm, playing songs, and answering any question from Google or Wikipedia.

The cylindrical box has a volume panel to alter the volume levels with two buttons, one for switching it on or off and the other for turning the microphones off.

How is the sound system? 

The interior of the cylindrical base has a long reflex port that deepens the bass of the woofer without distorting the sound output quality. The2.5 inch woofer is insanely powerful and produces deep sounds.

Often woofers forget the higher notes, which distorts the music on a whole, however, the Echo solves all those problems effectively using the 2 inch tweeter which hits all those high notes with superb precision.

The result? Crystal clear sound capable of matching any of its contenders in the same size. Listening to your favourite songs will be a treat owing to this small 9.5-inch baby. The cylindrical shape also allows for 360 degrees surround sound, which immerses you in the experience totally.

How is the voice recognition feature? 

Since Echo operates on Amazon’s web services, it continually improves its dictionary and becomes more suited to your accent and the searches you regularly perform to give you results based on your needs.

Additional features

Echo has an app compatible with android, iOS and desktops so that you can manage your searches and alarms even when you are not at home. Echo works with an active Wi-Fi connection or on your home network if you are using the app. Echo can also play any song via Bluetooth and use services like Google Music and Spotify.

Echo promises a lot but it is only time that will prove the performance of the gadget. It sports a sleek black colour and can be a good gift for a loved one. So request that invitation today and enjoy this smart piece of technology.

MixRadio Discloses Natively Built Personalized Recommendation Engine

MixRadio has been successfully providing genuine digital music service from past 5 years and they have been able to reach out to as many as 20 million users across India. According to a recent research conducted by the company, the mobile music streaming in India is expected to grow heaps and bounds and as much as 110% in the coming 4 years.

This indicated that 1 out of 15 mobile streaming all around the world will be taking place in India. Based on the outcome of this research, the company has indicated that the personal radio will keep on dominating the market and the millions of users will have increasing access to existing data as well as preferences. MixRadio’s newly disclosed personalized engine will be able to give a completely new level of experience to the millions of users in India.

On the 4th November, MixRadio opted for the MixRadio Music Connects event held in Mumbai for making the global announcement pertaining to their newly and natively built recommendation engine. This new personalized recommendation engine will be providing “Play me” one touch option for the music lovers and audiences globally.

What is special about this new engine? 

This new engine is expected to be delivering a greater breadth of music and in a more personalized way when compared to the earlier days. The engine has been created to deliver a completely unique and relevant listening experience due to the fact that it will be using billions of data points from millions of customers globally. The music listeners will be able to see a complete catalogue of the artist and listen to the selected song, they will also come across tracks which either has gone unnoticed or forgotten at times. The aim is that the music listeners will be able to discover more and more about the music they like. The Play me option has been evolved in this new engine which adds to the experiences of the listeners.

According to Head of MixRadio, Jyrki Rosenberg, the main roadblock that was faced by the development team was the organization of the large catalogue of music which includes 32 million tracks for just a single listener making it entirely relevant and personal. What we have promised the listeners is the fact that they will be getting their own personalized radio station and that too by touching a single button. The company has been able to develop an engine which is delivering what they have promised.

According to Rosenberg, this new engine was in development and evolution stages since 2010. Although not known to many, but MixRadio was moving their existing listeners towards this new engine and today they have completed the final shifting. According to the preliminary reports, the new recommendation engine has been able to have a positive impact in the retention as well as the engagement level of the customers in the new service. This is expected to be a new experience for the Indian music listeners in terms of how and what they enjoy. According to the Company development of this new engine has been the most effective business model they have adopted in recent times.

Microsoft's Unveils RemoteIE To Test Web Pages In Internet Explorer On Any OS

The ultimate aim of this move by the company is to attract as many developers as possible so that they can develop websites which is compatible with their browser’s latest version. So, the latest version or so called developer tool that was unveiled by the company has been named as “Remote IE”, which basically will allow the latest version of the IE to work on any operating system like OS X devices as well as iOS and Android. At the moment this launch has been limited at the testing level.

The company is hoping that the developers will be able to run the browser preview build without the need for them to be actually on the latest version of the OS or Windows. Currently the Remote Internet Explorer, the company’s had made sure that it runs on the company’s cloud computing platform called Azure and they can’t expect all the developers to use their windows platform. According to Microsoft, at present the service has been reserved and restricted to safeguard their server resources and that is the reason the remote IE has been kept at the testing level.

The company has made sure that no single session last more than 60 minutes and any session kept idle for even 10 minutes will log out the user. Moreover, there are some tradeoffs considering the fact that at the moment Remote IE has been made free for everyone and also the company’s focus was completely on getting the attention of more developers to modify their websites to make it compatible with the new Internet Explorer.

At the end, you are among the developers, irrespective of software or system environment you work in and use, Microsoft has come up with a blessing in which you will be easily able to test your website’s compatibility with that of Microsoft's browser. On the other side, Remote Internet Explorer has been given access to the latest builds of the IE that are currently in the testing process for use on Windows 10 technical preview.

How the developers can use the service: 

In order to use this service, the developers will be required to register themselves on the Remote IE website. They will be directed for downloading a client application for selected operating systems. The developer can either press F12, or use the IE menu to get access to the developer tools. The previous version of IE is not available for testing as the current Remote IE is based on the Windows Server 2012 R2. According to Microsoft they are working towards getting the previous version to be available for testing.

At the moment testing time limits have been set and the company is working on increasing the same depending on the demand and the resource availability. One this user’s will have to remember is the fact that they can’t make any changes in the settings in the application, but certainly the web developers will be able to test their unique creations.

Utilising ICT to Get the Most from Design

Since the inception of the modern computer, the design world has sought to find a balance between digital and analogue processes. While there's no perfect formula to striking a balance between the two, it's fair to say that the prominence of digital design continues to grow with the releases of more powerful software.

Simply put, it's no longer possible to get the most from design in today's world without utilising ICT to some extent. Here, we take a look at a handful of things you can do to ensure you're getting the most from your design when it comes to digital practices.

Create and use shareable files

One of the most significant benefits to using ICT for design is the ease with which projects can be shared. With this in mind, it becomes clear why it's essential to be creating and using shareable files.

In the design world, CAD software is commonplace, and this most often demands working with DWG files. Making use of Draftsight software can allow you to create and manage these files, allowing you to stay in professional contact with just about everyone else in your industry.

Openness is key to ICT and this begins with the software you choose to use on a daily basis in your design room.

Use high resolution

Computing power is now advanced and affordable enough to allow designers to work in very high resolution for most of the time. While this will require investment in computing power and high resolution monitors, it is something to which there is no alternative.

Aesthetics are a key part of design and you need your hardware to allow you to get as close as possible to reality.

Businesses must train

ICT should be empowering, not enfeebling. The only thing which stands in the way of empowerment is proper training. Businesses who employ people as designers should take responsibility for keeping their workers up to date with the latest technologies and practices.

Sub-par training is too often responsible for companies not getting the most from their design software.

Recognise and exercise the benefits

ICT is taking an increasing role in the design world for good reason. Designers need to recognise what the benefits are and find a way to incorporate them into the work they do. The ability to experiment, for example, without using resources can transform the way a design process evolves.