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Flickr It’s not just families and regular businesses that need advancements in technology. The police are also in need of it! Sure, they’re probably in need of more training (not to mention a primer of, y’know, the legal rights of citizens), but some more advanced tech couldn’t hurt matters, right? Let’s take a look at the ways police departments are using new technologies. Familiar technologies Not all of the technological advances in law enforcement are the stuff of sci-fi. Some of them are simple but essential improvements...

Believe it or not, these days most of the focus on new tech isn’t around making the customer’s life better. It’s about making the planet greener. They want to limit the damage that tech developers are doing to the environment. You can see this in charging times. Tech developers push to increase the time a charge lasts with every new piece of tech they release. This isn’t because they want to make things better for the consumer. They are trying to help save the planet and that’s not the only way tech is changing things. Energy...

When you run a business, it’s always essential to be aware of what’s around the corner. You need to keep up with the latest trends to ensure that you’re ahead of the curve. A business that doesn’t try new things can end dying a slow death. Many products and entire businesses have gone the way of the dinosaurs due to new technology emerging. The products or services get replaced, and the companies that offer them often haven’t diversified in time to survive. Even in just the last decade or two, many things...

IT related problems are faced by every office and the IT guys always seem busy on something else. Problems can take forever to resolve and the frustration that it brings in terrible. You might be using the intercom, slack, some Instant messenger but all these have their limitations. Have you tried OpsGenie yet? Well, start off with their free trial to know what OpsGenie has to offer you. The simple suite can integrate easily with monitoring tools and services but more importantly lets you send the right information to the right person...

Image Source – Flickr Technology has seeped into every aspect of our lives. Arguably it started with transportation and connectivity. Now, it has spread to entertain, social communication and virtually every other part of society. Within a couple more years, it will be difficult to do anything without some form of tech being involved. What does this mean for healthcare? You might think that healthcare and medicine, in general, has remained untouched by tech. However, if you take a look behind the scenes at a hospital, you might...

Before you sign up with a cloud service provider, you need to ask some key questions to determine whether they can provide the level of service your business needs. In particular, you need to ask about the uptime, scalability and security that your chosen provider is able to offer. Let’s take a look at why each of these factors matters when choosing a cloud computing service and how you can assess potential providers. When Was Your Last Cloud Outage and How Long Did It Last? When you store your important data in the cloud and use...

Keeping on top of all the latest tech news is super important these days. Especially if you run your very own business. Following all the latest trends and news stories in IT can help you decide how to move forward in certain business decisions. It is also very useful when you need to invest in some new technology or equipment. So where is all that useful tech news hiding? Here are five of the best places to get your daily updates. Image Source: www.pexels.com Newspapers These days, many national newspapers have special tech supplements....

Starting a new business is always exciting but with the amount of work needed to make a go of it, you can quickly find yourself overwhelmed and spinning your wheels needlessly. What started out as a great idea, and one that could be quite profitable, is now looking like a nightmare because you just don’t seem to be getting anything done. This is the time to slow down, take a step backwards and take a deep breath. You are not being productive because you are trying to do too much at one time. Take a look at the following key ways to...

Photo by Unsplash, CC0 1.0 Smart TVs and streaming media devices have come a long way over the last few years. The ability to use the internet to stream media, play games and access apps that we typically could only do on our tablets or smartphones has made TV a much more enjoyable experience. We have different ways to stream media: smart TVs, game consoles, and streaming media devices. These are all great modes of getting the content we want. However, have you stopped to think about the differences between streaming media device and...

At this point, computer users who swear off antivirus systems might as well be asking to get hacked. Retailers that don’t invest in enterprise-grade transaction security are virtual sitting ducks. And banks that fail to secure their most sensitive online assets flirt with criminal negligence. But what about medical device manufacturers that make life-saving and improving products for implantation in the human body? Or diagnostic equipment makers that develop cutting-edge technologies capable of peering through our flesh and spotting...