Posts From Helen Johnson

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Is it time to say bye-bye to e-reader devices?

Kobo, Nook, Kindle? Do you still use a e-reader device? In the majority of cases, the answer is “no”. But still, there are people who prefer e-reader devices instead of

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Mystery of NFC: when, how, and what for?

NFC is an acronym for Near Field Communication. It has much in common with WiFi and Bluetooth that are called to transmit information. NFC technology is based on RFID (Radio-frequency

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Inside QR Codes: what, how, and why

QR Codes are everywhere. Using smartphones, people are able to make payments, to get required information and easily to apply to a certain resources in the Internet without inputting a

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Machine Learning Use Cases: what to expect

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has already entered people’s life, and it is constantly transforming both business and personal sphere. As a subtype of AI, Machine Learning attracts special attention, and a number

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Cloud Computing: what to expect in 2018

According to Statista, a statistics portal, the public cloud market is expected to reach $159.28 billion by 2020. “2017 State of the Cloud Report” by RightScale, a SaaS (software as

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Body fat percentage, water balance, BMI: how smart scales work

All things around are becoming smarter and smarter. People already have smartphones, smartwatches, smart houses, and many other technologies that offer a wide range of “smart” and useful options. Healthcare

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VR history starts in prehistoric times, isn’t it?

Virtual Reality games and programs, 3-D and 2-D films, stereoscopic photos, panoramic paintings, and even drawings in caves dated million years ago – all of them are the forms of

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Will smartwatches repeat the fate of ebooks?

Apple Watch S3, Garmin Fenix 5S, Samsung Gear S3 and many others smartwatches are available at the market. They are rather popular now. But are they really handy devices? Do

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Forget about plastic surgery! Facial recognition is coming

Do you still enter a password to unlock your smartphone or input a PIN to confirm a transaction? Oh, these authentification ways are in the past. Maybe you use fingerprint

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Bitcoin, blockchain, mining? What is going on?

Bitcoin is a digital currency that does not correspond to any fiat one. Besides, it does not have any physical correspondence like paper bills and coins as we all get

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How spammers get your data from health and fitness apps?

Do you have a health and fitness application installed on your smartphone? Do you monitor your sleep cycles, count calories and track your activity using an application? Or do you

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