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March Markdowns – shop till you drop at Gearbest this March

Our sponsor Gearbest has organised a sale this March named March Markdowns. From smartphones to smartwatches and from quadcopters to audio equipment, everything is on stock with huge discounts ranging anywhere from 25% to 70%. Also, Gearbest is organising a giveaway for its customers. Anyone with a Gearbest account can spin the lucky draw wheel once. […]

Internet

The Revolutionary Potential of Big Data

It is a bit hard to define Big Data when the revolutionary potential lies in its own definition. No technology has had such an impact since the 15th century, with the invention of printing by Gutenberg – the incredible amount of digital data being produced by the Internet is about to cause a revolution in […]

Apps

Glass Planner, Your New Stylish Time-Management App

Let’s face it: current calendar and to-do apps are not as appealing as they should be. Either they are hard to use, or too confusing, or not visually attractive, among other negative aspects. There are some good options available, but either they require a third-party service to work (like Google Calendar) or they are expensive. […]

Mobile devices

Are feature phones becoming extinct?

The advent of technology is amazing to observe. From AMPS (1G) to GSM (2G), then to UMTS (3G), HSPA (3.5G), and LTE (4G), mobile communication has gone from basic calling to texting to multimedia to internet and finally to always-on data. If you look at mobile handsets, you will notice that they have evolved a long […]

Apps Security

Take Messaging to a New Level With QUICKIE

In case you are an avid reader of TechnoFAQ, you might think that this is a mistake and we are reviewing the same app twice – but, in fact, we are not. Quickie has previously been reviewed here, but today we are bringing QUICKIE, an entirely different app. Despite being different apps, they are very […]

Editorial

The Importance of Employee Happiness

A healthy and harmonious working environment is very important to the success of a company. That is because happy workers tend to be more productive, and leaders need to be aware of this factor when managing their companies. Della Bradshaw, from Financial Times, recently highlighted some studies about the search for happiness in the workplace […]

Apps Coding Mobile devices

Designing Mobile Application Interface In Innovative Way

Designing mobile application interface is new different way is very intuitive idea. So first of all to design something new, you should know about creativity and creativity can’t be taught. It should be learnt by doing different things. You can explore your own idea by your creativity and I believe that a well designed app is […]

Audio and Video Internet

Should You Buy YouTube Subscribers for Your Channel?

YouTube is a powerful marketing medium. That being said, you need subscribers. They’re the people who are more likely to watch your content as soon as you post it, and then share it with their own subscribers. The more people you have following your channel, the bigger the reach you have. You also look more […]

Mobile devices

Apple Watch to Take Apple Pay to Older iPhones

With today’s presentation of the Apple Watch, some rumors have been clarified and confirmed. One of the biggest doubts was to understand how this gadget would relate with Apple Pay, but now we know that the Watch will ensure access to Apple Pay on older iPhone models, like the 5, 5C e 5S. Since its […]

Miscellaneous

The impact of technological improvements in the International Rescue Committee

Technology for humanity We live in a highly technologically advanced world where almost everyone has access to the internet and a smart phone. We use this technology for almost everything, from educational purposes to simple everyday shopping purposes. We see that the latest technology has transformed the methods of our communication with each other, the […]

Miscellaneous

Using ICT to battle climate change

Climate change – a serious problem Climate change and global warming are serious issues that are threatening the earth today. With increasing carbon and greenhouse gas emissions and increasing energy requirements, there is need to adopt a more environment-friendly approach in every sector, including the field of information and communication technology. ICT sector – current […]

Apps Security

Meet Quickie, the Messaging App That Respects Your Privacy

Privacy has been a concern for a long time, but since the NSA/Snowden scandal, it went over the roof and (rightfully so) took a whole new and huge dimension. Along the way, other news started to surface, reporting that other services like Facebook or Gmail were also snooping through users’ personal and private information. With […]

Apps

Be More Aware of Your Contacts’ Location with Connect

Social networks are, for many reasons, one of the greatest inventions of our time. Despite having some downsides, they allow us to keep in touch with our friends, family and even for getting to know new people. Still, among hundreds (and, sometimes, thousands) of friends, it can be quite hard to track (in a non-spooky […]

Miscellaneous

IT Acronyms are the worst and we don’t know how to use them

A survey conducted by Six Degrees Group has found that people perceive IT professionals as using more jargon than bankers, lawyers and politicians combined. Many of the people surveyed do not understand the jargon: 22% believed Platform as a Service (PaaS) was a new philosophy in railway management, and 16% thought Infrastructure as a Service […]