Always Reachable, Always Under Stress

Thanks to modern communications technology, we are always reachable. Whilst good, over a long period of time, this inability to switch off will put our brain under stress, which will lead to health problems down the line

For a long time now, brain researchers have been observing a phenomenon that they’re calling ‘phantom vibration syndrome’. The people affected by this syndrome feel the vibration alarm of their mobile phones, even when it isn’t going off. The issue of how this false alarm is triggered has not been figured yet.

Transfer Data Without The Internet

A direct connection between smartphones often result in faster transfer speeds for faster data transfer speeds or gaming. But how secure is this method of connection?

App developers dream of a world in which mobile devices are aware of each other’s presence and are able to communicate directly with each other. At the moment, a WLAN router is necessary for data connections between smartphones or tablets. Although Bluetooth does facilitate point-to-point communication, the connection is slow, and the operation requires an active confirmation that encompasses the entry of a PIN code. This is an irritating hurdle for infotainment apps such as museum or shopping guides. Several companies – especially Apple with its iBeacons – want to fundamentally change the way mobile devices communicate. Futuristic new technologies such as Google’s Nearby or Wi-Fi Aware bank on a direct and, above all, permanent connection between end devices. The advantages of such a system? No more searches for hot spots, no troublesome login procedures and no load on the volume tariff.

Technilexicon – NVDIMM

NVDIMM will be an important component of the PC in the near future. This absurdly fast memory type combines the best of RAM and hard drives on a single board

A few years ago, the hard disk was the biggest bottleneck in PCs and notebooks. Their slow data access operations (in double-digit milliseconds) slowed the system – The CPU, RAM and graphics card took a break, and the user was left to wait for a heavy application like Photoshop or a game to be loaded.

Skype, And The Best Alternatives

We take a look at the best communication software around that can keep you in touch with friends and family

It may be a small world, as the saying goes, but keeping in touch isn’t always easy. If you’ve got friends or family abroad, or just far enough away that it can be hard to keep in touch without ramping up your phone bill or draining your monthly minutes. It can be difficult, or at the very least, expensive to chat for a while. If you’re running a business and have to watch that bottom line, it can also be costly.

10 Good Reasons To Stick With Windows 7

Mark Pickavance outlines some of the plausible motives you might have for passing on the free Windows 10 upgrade

As we’re almost six months into the free upgrade period, it seems an appropriate time to consider the choice that is facing millions of Windows users. By making the upgrade free, Microsoft cleverly removed some cost (but not all) from the equation. But with regards to Windows 10, the devil, as they say, is most certainly in the detail.

Next week, I’ll give ten good reasons to accept Microsoft’s offer, but this week we’ll look at a bunch of valid problems and concerns that might encourage you to stick with the OS you’re currently running.