Category: Future Tech
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Ask a Techspert: What is quantum computing?
Google Blog – 3.6.19 (3.4.19) Quantum computing sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie. But it’s real, and scientists and engineers are working to make it a practical reality. Google engineers are creating chips the size of a quarter that could revolutionize the computers of tomorrow. But what is quantum computing, exactly? Read more: Ask a…
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Biggest Trends at Mobile World Congress 2019
NETGEAR Blog – 3.4.19 (3.1.19) With two of the biggest shifts in wireless technology taking place in 2019, 5G and Wi-Fi 6, the world’s largest mobile technology event, Mobile World Congress, was the place to be, and NETGEAR was there showcasing our latest product offerings in Barcelona! MWC 2019 housed all the biggest trends in mobile technology, starting…
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Ford partners with what3words to offer more accurate voice navigation
what3words YouTube Channel – 2.28.19 (2.26.19) Ford drivers can now enter precise destinations faster and more easily than ever before, by simply saying 3 words in their car. Source: Ford partners with what3words to offer more accurate voice navigation
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HoloLens 2 gives Microsoft the edge in next generation of computing
Microsoft Blogs – 2.27.19 (2.24.19) Chelsey Potts felt so much pressure to succeed when she first stepped from the manufacturing floor into the cab of a Kenworth truck. “When you get a job at Kenworth, most people are doubling what they made at their last job. And, you know, they’re nervous,” she said. “I have…
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How Will the Working World of 2030 Differ from that of Today?
Dell Blog – 2.27.19 (2.25.19) Steam engines revolutionized the working world back in the late 18th century – first in England, and then in the rest of the world. This development kicked off the Industrial Age: Commercial production took a great leap forward, the mechanical production of goods ousted previously conventional ways of working, and…
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5G at MWC, here’s how this will change the way you work and live
Microsoft Blogs – 2.27.19 Back in 1999, the first Wi-Fi-enabled laptop was introduced, and it wasn’t long before connectivity became a driving force in how the workplace evolved. Laptop sales began to overtake desktop PCs. As people realized the benefits of portability, open offices became a thing, as did laptops in conference rooms and coffee…
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Inside Look: Adobe Innovation at TechSummit 2019
Adobe YouTube Channel – 2.26.19 (2.19.19) More than 3,000 Adobe employees from around the world gathered together for the company’s bi-annual internal innovation conference, TechSummit, designed to promote a culture of collaboration and innovative thinking. This year’s theme, Escape Velocity, focused on empowering and inspiring our innovators to create incredible technological advances that push…
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What’s happening in conversational AI
IBM Blog – 2.25.19 (2.21.19) Only in the last few years have regular folks been able to “talk to robots” like we dreamed of in science fiction. This revolution in how people interact with computers has tremendous implications for businesses. Those who take the time to understand the technology and its potential will find success…
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Disruption Defined: Komatsu
Microsoft YouTube Channel – 2.22.19 (2.19.19) Welcome to the fourth industrial revolution. After steam, electricity, electronics and IT, the digital age is upon us. Source: Disruption Defined: Komatsu