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Remember watching sci-fi movies as a child and thinking we would have jetpacks in the future? Or teleporters? We don’t have these technologies yet but we do have many incredible technologies that seem straight out of a science fiction movie. Our cars can direct us around a city, via GPS. We can carry tablet computers around with us that hold all of our data. And we can contact associates worldwide at the push of a button. So, why don’t we have teleporters and hovercrafts? What is keeping us from taking these leaps in technology? Building ...
Adobe Photoshop is a fantastic photo manipulation tool. With it, businesses can produce professional looking marketing materials fairly easily. The largest problem with Photoshop is the price. A person looking to buy it can spend more then $600 for newer versions. This is not feasible for many small business owners, and they probably don’t require all of the features that a $600 photo-editing program comes with. Luckily, there are many alternatives to Photoshop that are affordable or free. These programs may not contain all the components that Photoshop boasts, but they have more than enough photo-editing features ...
Your smartphone is remarkable. It can steer you to that trendy new fusion restaurant if you are lost. It can play your favorite sitcom as you go to work on the train. It can play your favorite song at the touch of a button. However it can't do any of this if its battery is dead. A Better Battery on the Way? Luckily, a better battery might soon be on the way, due to the efforts of a team of engineers at Chicago's Northwestern University. A recent story reports that researchers at this Big 10 university are ...
Google is the household name with regards to searching the Web. However, it might not be the best search engine out there. Microsoft introduced Bing, a competitor, in 2009 and it shouldn't be dismissed. While most Internet users still use Google as their primary search engine, Bing has numerous features that make for a robust searching experience. Taking Another Look at Bing When searching on Bing you may get more information about your search results then you do from Google. There is a navigation panel on the left that features related searches; this can help you ...