Since the time technology has come to inhabit our daily lives in a major way, there is no point in remaining blissfully ignorant about its constant evolution. Every day one comes across stray news regarding the launch of some revolutionary iPhone or the improvement of an existing line of laptops. However, often such news becomes difficult to track down to a credible source thereby making it impossible for interested customers to make further queries. Technology blogs are a great source of organized information. No wonder they have garnered so much popularity in the present times!
There are several advantages attached to such blogs. They are web pages that offer readers a free site where news about the latest innovations in technology are made available. Since the internet has already invaded almost every home and is at the disposal of people of every age and profession, it will not be right to state that such technology blogs would only be noticed by tech geeks.
Technology News
Google has been popularizing up its transportation search features for desktop and mobile, but now it is shifting into full on travel mode with its Hotel Finder experiment.
The Next Web reports that the utility is "designed to help users find the desired hotel." Easier said than done, of course, but maybe something that Google creates is just crazy enough to work.
Google's Hotel Finder (not to be confused with can find the ideal accommodation for a particular user based on a few different priorities, such as location and budget. For example, when searching for where to stay, the user can draw shapes around neighborhoods using a mouse rather than searching by individual addresses.
Other helpful tools include being able to compare hotels easily within the same browser tab featuring photos and reviews of different hotels, along with the option to keep a "shortlist" for ones that might catch a traveler's eye.
Again, Google's application the hotel Finder is still under experimental phase (and it might have that similar name to worry about), thus don't expect it to work so perfectly just yet. Additionally, it's only available for finding hotels in the United States at this time.
In related Google travel/transit news, Google has officially added the London Underground to its repertoire of information for public transit agencies. Info on transport for London includes over 18,000 bus stops and over 250 Underground stations. Note that the provided data refers to planning trips, getting directions, and general location information--not real-time alerts and schedules.
Nevertheless, it's a good start--especially if you're planning to attend the Summer Olympics in London next summer, which starts one year from yesterday.
Google today also announced the the Page Speed Service project for improving load times by up to 60 percent.
Technology News in India
Mobile phones
PDA-enabled Mobile phones, more commonly known as smart phones do have a Digital Organiser, Excel, Word and Internet capabilities- all in one phone. Such devices even have integrated camera and a MP3 player. These smartphones does have large displays and allow you to write into it (after you learn the easy technique). The voice recognition capabilities are quite imminent in such devices. All of these and more features does make the phone bulkier and costlier but then these gizmos sure do separate the men from the boys.
Using your cell phone as a modem:
A user can connect to the Internet using your cell phone as a modem. For this your cell phone should support HSCSD(High Speed Circuit Switched Data). If the device supports HSCSD, you can connect to a laptop, desktop or a PDA, using infrared, data cable or Bluetooth and then dial your ISP connection. This method is useful if you want to check some urgent mails or access a site when on the go. The connectivity is slow and also is expensive as compared to a normal Internet connection using a modem.The consumer pays the ISP for the Internet hours and the cell phone service provider for the airtime charges. With active Internet connection, you can download a variety of groovy ringtones, logos, and graphics to jazz up your phone. If you are tired of the monophonic tones, polyphonic ringtones is the latest craze. All phones do not support poplyphonic ringtones, especially the old models. If your phone does, you can download a range of polyphonic ringtones from the Internet. What 's more, you can even acquire inform tion about current news, movies, stock markets, weather, forecasts, jokes etc. All this is just a click away from your phone and all for a nominal fee. Checking email, acquiring information about current news, movies, stock markets, weather etc. is just a click away from your mobile phone.
Digital cameras
Digital cameras are getting much compact and fully loaded with an array of features suitable for the common man as well as for the professionals. Since last year it has been noticed that a big change in the way different cameras have pushed to provide larger mega pixels. For a layman, it simply means that if a camera has larger mega pixels, it can be able to provide a larger size in print outputs.
With emerging technologies, there are cameras which are being developed where the image stills and videos can be directly uploaded via FTP with the built-in modem in the camera. There are even cameras which can be connected to a network through a LAN card in the camera. These days there are even wireless cards in a camera giving more connectivity power.
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