This article titled " Wartet nicht auf Perfektion – lernt aus euren Fehlern! " appeared in German last week in the "Digitaliserung" column of Wirtschaftwoche . "Man errs as long as he doth strive."…
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Pakistan authorities have arrested a journalist under a new electronic crime law aimed at combating terrorism and preventing blasphemy but which critics say is used to suppress political dissent. The journalist, Zafarullah Acha…
More than one in three British teenagers are “extreme internet users” who spend at least six hours a day online, according to a report. The report, by the London-based Education Policy Institute (EPI) thinktank, said: “Over a th…
Instant messaging app Telegram has been updated to Telegram 4.1 and it comes with a host of new features. One of them is that maximum size of the supergroups has been increased to 10,000 from an earlier 5,000 members. Another …
L enovo-backed Motorola may be currently busy launching a slew of new smartphones, but that doesn’t stop it from silently launching the successor to the Motorola Verve Cam in the USA. Dubbed the Verve Cam+, the latest accessory …
L G is prepping to release a cheaper version of its flagship G6 in the US very soon. Recently, Technobuffalo reported that the Korean electronics maker is planning to launch a new smartphone in the form of the LG G6 Mini. Now, …
A s it turns out, Google’s ambitious project to offer stock software on a budget – Android One isn’t dead yet. Sharp has launched its third Android One smartphone – the X1 in Japan. The handset is powered by a bloat-free version…
China laid out rules on Friday for online content from television dramas to cartoons and “micromovies”, formalising, and tightening the steps censors should take when vetting material under a tough crackdown across media and ent…
NASA has successfully launched a sounding rocket that created colourful artificial clouds visible in the US skies. The NASA Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket was successfully launched yesterday, from the US space agency…
On the eve of the roll-out of the Goods and Services Tax on 1 July, 2017, the government said that all technical and administrative arrangements are in place for a smooth implementation of the new indirect tax regime. “There sh…
Uber Technologies Inc launched its speedboat service in Croatia on 30 June, 2017, connecting major tourist spots along the country’s Adriatic coast. UberBOAT, which offers speedboats for up to 12 people, has already been tested…
The German parliament approved a plan on 30 June, 2017 to fine social media networks up to 50 million euros ($57 million) if they fail to remove hateful postings promptly, despite concerns the law could limit free expression. Ge…
Huawei today launched the successor to the Holly 3 budget smartphone called the Honor Holly 3+. This newer model comes with more or less the same specifications as the Holly 3 except that it packs in more RAM with more interna…
On a near-daily basis, I get questions from infrastructure professionals about how best to rearchitect, optimize, and reorganize around infrastructure as code. No matter what stage they are on the journey, they quickly come to th…
In this interview Compare the Cloud Talks to Sumeet Singh, Product Leader for Juniper’s cloud operations offering, AppFormix. Acquired at the end of 2016 AppFormix combines machine learning and advanced analytics to streamline a…
T CL has now launched its first smartwatch in India. It’s called the TCL Movetime smartwatch. The watch is available for sale via Amazon at Rs 9,999. The TCL Movetime smartwatch precedes the Moveband fitness tracker which w…
Compare the Cloud’s guest host Priyanjalee Perera interviews Chris Hafner from Strategic Planning Society. Chris Hafner talks us through Artificial Intelligence, NLP and Automation as well as giving some background on his histor…
When starting to use sqlplus 12.2 I noticed that my SQL prompt was not changing to what login.sql told it to be. This did not happen in sqlplus 12.1 or lower versions. Maybe this is a bug, maybe a new feature I thought. Behaviou…
As of now, Tata Communications was the only provider of the undersea cable system for India. But not anymore. Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has now launched world’s longest 100 Gbps submarine, undersea cable system, which i…
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) announced the commencement of registrations for the ROG Masters global gaming event’s South Asia segment on 28 June, 2017 which will culminate in a final at The Lalit in Bengaluru on 19 August, 201…
T hroughout the span of last year, Amazon brought a large number of services into India. These include the Amazon Prime, Prime Video and its popular Fire TV dongle . That said, one of the major absentees from this list is Amazon…
A few months back, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India conducted a survey among consumers at LocalCircles, an online citizen engagement platform, regarding the quality of products sold online. Whooping 98% of 7000 p…
A day after we celebrate the tenth anniversary of Apple iPhone, we have a full 360-degree view of what could be the latest ‘anniversary edition’ iPhone 8. A series of images as well a hands-on video of the dummy unit shared by …
Suprema Inc., a leading global provider of biometrics and security solutions, today announced that the company will showcase the company’s latest range of biometric security solutions at Security Twenty 17 North at Harrogate, on …
To safeguard its platform from online bullying, Facebook-owned Instagram has introduced two new tools, a filter to block certain offensive comments and a spam filter in nine languages. The first filter is optional that can be t…
"Truly the best null I've ever had. Definitely would purchase again," wrote Andrew R. "Apparently, the Department of Redundancy Department got a hold of the internet," writes Ken F. Berend w…
Microsoft has said it will acquire Israel-based cloud management company Cloudyn. “Microsoft has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cloudyn, an innovative company that helps enterprises and managed service providers optim…
Global business process management company Genpact on Friday unveiled “Genpact Cora”, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform that would accelerate digital transformation for enterprises. “‘Genpact Cora’ brings leading d…
The US police have warned parents about their kid’s safety after popular social media app Snapchat introduced a new feature that maps users’ movements and gives details on their whereabouts, in an evident threat to their privacy …
The OnePlus 5 is courting controversy after controversy since the launch of its flagship smartphone on 22 June. As usual, the response from the company has been less than ideal. The latest issue involves the screen, which, by t…
After Govt. of India mandated that every PAN Card issued to any Indian citizen needs to be connected with their respective Aadhaar card before July 1st, there has been growing concern regarding this one question: What happen…
Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp will double its research spending on fifth-generation mobile network (5G) from this year, the company said, as China steps up the push to build the world’s largest 5G network. ZTE said…
