01 October 2018
On-demand jobs offer companies all the benefits of employees without any of the costs of paying benefits for them, are just the best work that desperate people can find.
A gig economy is an environment in which temporary positions are common and organizations contract with independent workers for short-term engagements. The trend toward a gig economy has begun. A study by Intuit predicted that by 2020, 40 percent of American workers would be independent contractors.
17 July 2018
According to Gartner's annual top-10 list of strategic predictions, robots, robotic systems and automation will have an expanding role.
Robotics, automation play a big role in Gartner's top 10 futuristic predictions.
Chances are robots aren't mowing your yard, teaching your children, or may become your boss. According to Gartner's annual top-10 list of strategic predictions, robots, robotic systems and automation will have an expanding role in our lives.
05 April 2015
Analyst research from Gartner has uncovered 10 strong mobile trends that will extend into 2015.
We review the top 10 mobile trends predicted for 2015. (1) Location Based Services, (2) Social Networking, (3) Object Recognition, (4) Mobile Search, (5) Mobile eCommerce and Shopping, (6) Mobile Payment, (7) Context-Aware Services, (8) Mobile Instant Messages, (9) Mobile E-Mail, and (10) Mobile Video.
15 March 2013
m-Health has recently exploded because patients, nurses, and doctors are actively using mobile apps in their daily lives to simplify and accomplish tasks while they are on-the-go.
m-Health has recently exploded because patients, nurses, and doctors are actively using mobile apps in their daily lives to simplify and accomplish tasks while they are on-the-go. Expectations have changed and there is an app for just about every health care clinical and administrative function (Larkin, 2011).
04 February 2013
While desktops and laptops no longer match the growth of tablets and smartphones in the last three years, desktop and laptop sales have remained strong.
More than 80 per cent of the data going across the Internet in 2013 will continue to originate from laptop and desktop personal computers (Deloitte Canada 2013 trends report).
05 November 2012
Worldwide tablet shipments reached 27.8 million units during the third quarter of 2013.
Tablets Continue To Erode Laptop and Desktop Sales
Worldwide tablet shipments reached 27.8 million units during the third quarter of 2012, growing 49.5 percent year-over-year and 6.7 percent compared to second-quarter shipments, according to new data from research firm IDC.
03 May 2011
The 10-inch tablet space is the new battlefield in consumer electronics and the lines have been clearly drawn. On one hand we have the new and improved iPad 2, the thinnest and lightest of the bunch.
The Honeycomb clique is composed of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, the Motorola Xoom, the Toshiba Tablet which are all powerful next-generation10-inch tablets aiming for the iPad's market share. We also have HP's webOS powered TouchPad which is a dark horse but is the most similar to the iPad 2 since HP makes the hardware and the software for this tablet.
What's the verdict? and the Pros and Cons of each popular device?
20 March 2011
Apple's mobile phone operating system, iOS, is by far and away the most heavily adopted in Europe, even though it only appears on Apple devices. Its staggering 44.95 per cent market share is almost three times as much as Android's, which comes in at 16.37
Apple's mobile phone operating system, iOS, is by far and away the most heavily adopted in Europe, even though it only appears on Apple devices. Its staggering 44.95 per cent market share is almost three times as much as Android's, which comes in at 16.37 per cent.
19 March 2011
Around 200 mobile applications development companies based in and around Toronto.
Polar Mobile Group's office feels like a typical Silicon Valley start-up. Employees wear the requisite jeans and t-shirts. A Mr. Potato Head doll rests on the ledge of one open-concept office. White boards abound, as groups of 20-somethings huddle around computers tweaking software that delivers CNN Money, Time and other tier-one news feeds to the BlackBerry and iPhone.
15 March 2011
2011, within hours the shipping time was changed from 3-5 business days to 2-3 weeks. After 5PM, when Apple Retail Stores began selling the iPad 2.
When the iPad 2 officially went on sale online at 1AM PST on March 11, 2011, within hours the shipping time was changed from 3-5 business days to 2-3 weeks. After 5PM, when Apple Retail Stores began selling the iPad 2, and early in the morning of March 12th, the shipping times were again pushed back to 3-4 weeks for some models.
