Technology makes new advances every day. The UK has now developed a digital driving license. With the popularity of usage of wallet, this up-gradation is a logical one as most people use a smartphone and they are all comfortable in keeping their information in it too. It has also been announced that paperless passport is on its way to being used. By 2018 the driver’s license in digital form will be available. Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36302214

Is Technology using you or are you using technology? This can be answered by the amount of time you spend with your smartphone. Over usage of technologies does have an impact on the users? There are different withdrawal symptoms for different individuals. Find out ways to overcome this and enjoy life instead of facing a lot of stress due to technology. Read more at: http://www.wellandgood.com/good-advice/technology-wrecking-mental-health/

 The New Hanover Regional Medical Center Orthopedic Hospital offers a new experience for the MRI users. The new technology will now let the patients have a more customized approach and will make the experience of taking the MRI a soothing experience. The MRI scan is not a very nice experience for many people as they feel claustrophobic. Find out the ways in which technology is getting advanced in the link below......      

http://www.wect.com/story/31993717/new-mri-technology-offers-more-soothing-experience

Smart home technology is available and it will definitely be of great help to the people because the refrigerator will communicate when the milk and eggs are running low. This i a great boon to all the working families who have no time. But the smart homes will be of no use unless the consumers use it. But there is still a gap between a smart home and a consumer. The bridge has to be made. Find out how, by clicking on to this link below -:

http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/14/smart-home-technology-must-work-harder-to-create-smarter-consumers/

Social media puts on a lot of pressure to the people who use it. Using Social media comes with a price, the users have to be on their toes and come up with innovative pictures and statuses. The famous vlogers, bloggers on social media advises everybody to be out in the open and to live their lives rather than contemplating about their next social media update.  Updates in social media can be a headache at times as the users have to live up to societal pressures and their reputation. Check out the whole blog by clicking on the link :  http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/05/07/social-media-superstar-moms-say-get-offline-and-live-your-life/83891810/

The church leaders are noticing how social media helps in engaging and building relationships with its members. When the Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury joined twitter they immediately had a huge number of followers. Among the many advantages of the social media, the church seems to have found the social media of great help. It is said that faith towards Christianity is a 24*7 job and social media is a part of the everyday lives of many. So it is logical that both will overlap at some point. Find out what else the church is saying about social media at: http://scroll.in/article/807663/how-social-media-is-changing-the-church

As a result of increased e-commerce in B2B and the general availability of data on the Internet, B2B pricing and product information is easier to find. Buyers have more information than before to have relevant and convenient product and pricing. To meet these assumptions, B2B companies are leveraging advanced analytics. Analytics can help companies to customize buying experiences through commerce channels. It also provides sales reps about what customers are likely to purchase and what prices make sense to quote in the context of the deal. Read more at : http://data-informed.com/how-advanced-analytics-is-changing-b2b-buyer-expectations/

There are more than seven billion people in the world and imagine the number of people who use social media. Now imagine what will happen to the social media accounts of people who die every year. Your social media account is your identity to the world in today's time. So what happens to all the data which are carefully password protected? What do you do with it? Check out the link below to know what happens to the social media account when a user dies at: http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/social-media-accounts-after-death/

While social media is a boon to us, it also is making teens lose their sleep. One in three teens, according to a study says that teens lose sleep over gadgets, social media. Sleeplessness can cause a person to be irritable, depressed and reduce concentration. Read more at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/health-and-fitness/one-in-three-teens-lose-sleep-over-gadgets-social-media-study/story-FzNGol7SmMnTJaOx0Lv6ZO.html

Precision analytics is enabling e-commerce dealers to deliver goods fast after getting an order. They study buying patterns and prompt the buyer even before they decide to click. India's largest mobile wallet, Paytm is also trying to strengthen its presence in e-commerce. E-commerce company Amazon also use predictive analysis to study customer buying trends. Read more at: http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/precision-tool-to-get-speed-on-e-commerce-profit-road-116051600057_1.html#

Big data & analytics bring together open source technologies. That works together to accelerate the data pipeline. They are : Spark - for large-scale data processing

Mesos -  for cluster resource management

Akka - for data-heavy applications

Cassandra - for storage engine and 

Kafka - for event processing

To gain the full value of data, there is a need to analyze it in real time. Read more at:  http://www.cio.com/article/3068672/analytics/igniting-faster-analytics-with-the-smack-stack.html

We have all heard about helicopter parents, but did you know that you can actually be a helicopter pet owner? Yes, you can actually keep a track of your pets and monitor them from work. When you miss your pet and you are worried about him, there are gadgets to make this possible and easier for you to talk with your pet. Pet lovers will totally love this bit of news as they cannot just play remotely with their pets but also monitor their health. Check out the whole article below: http://www.wsj.com/articles/gadgets-for-playing-with-your-pet-remotely-1455223286

We all love social media and know how it’s helping companies leveraging their markets share by advertisement everyday but the truth is something else.

 According to 2015 Social Media Marketing Industry Report, the truth has been revealed:

• Only 45% of Facebook marketers feel their efforts are effective

• Only 42% of marketers believe they can accurately measure their social media results

But advertisers can choose an alternative route to promote their product which are as follows 

1. Retail Checkout Lines

2.  Mobile

3. Email advertisement 

To know more, please read the article written by Liesha Petrovich at The Huffington Post -: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/3-places-to-put-your-mark_b_9821980.html?section=india

Visual content is more effective and interesting than text article. In a research, it was found that colored and eye-catching visuals increase people's willingness to read a piece of content by 80% and 40% of people respond better to visual information than plain text. Infographics and videos are also powerful, and interesting platform to represent a message. Research shows that infographics are liked and shared 3 times more than other any other content on social media. Read more at: http://www.business2community.com/content-marketing/20-infographic-video-facts-feel-power-visual-content-01544708#Cr0SLgpyZOmoqY49.97

Game of thrones have fan worldwide and social media is leveraging the madness among fans. With the Sunday premier show, GoT shows how social media can help a tv soap to trend worldwide. Here are some figures which are worth mentioning -:

• Social media buzz 

# 829,000 Twitter mentions of HBO, Game of Thrones (#GOT), HBO Go and HBO Now

# Fans used #GOT 602,000 times

# HBO earned 248,000 mentions

• Attracting advertisers 

During the hour of the show, nearly 200,000 interactions happened on social, generating the highest demand for TV-Ads to feature in that hour.

To know more, please read the article written by Justin Lafferty ( Adweek contributor)-: http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/6-stats-show-how-game-thrones-slayed-social-media-us-and-beyond-171043

In 60’s, Star trek was a very popular movie and has shown futuristic gadgets which can perform magical task like teleportation, molecular level destruction and what not. Though lots of technology like Kirk’s communicator as mobile, data transferring using Bluetooth is already among us, but the cool techs are still out of our reach. Well scientist are going to make it happen in real life. Military researchers are developing gadgets using the laws of quantum physics by which teleportation can actually be done.

To know more, please read the article by DYLAN KICKHAM (Writer at Entertainment Weekly) -: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/25/william-shatner-star-trek-technology

With regards to big data analytics in the healthcare industry, there's a noteworthy contrast between beginning an activity and succeeding with it.  We have to collect data systematically. Organizations should also conduct regular reviews of their data integrity and health information management programs to help clinicians to collect important data in a standardized, and accurate manner. Big data analytics is costly and hiring an outsider with more experience might be interesting for suppliers who are feeling lost. Outsourcing can also be risky when it comes to data security. Read more at: http://healthitanalytics.com/news/how-to-build-a-successful-big-data-analytics-program-in-healthcare

In this digital age, people are extensively buying gadgets like laptops, computers, mobile phones etc., and Manufacturers provide a one year warranty though limited to manufacturing defects. But what about a gadget being stolen or damaged. Insurance companies are introducing insurance cover for gadgets and they cover the following aspects-:

# Theft and Burglary

# Physical and Liquid Damage- 

# Accidents 

To know more, please read the article written by Kapil Mehta (Executive Director, SecureNow Insurance Broker) at The Economic times ( Technology ) -: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/security-tech/technology/can-your-electronic-gadgets-be-effectively-insured/articleshow/50133249.cms

With the increasing rate of mining and filtering fossil fuel, the day is near when all the fuel present in earth will be gone. Well some scientist have figured out a technology which can be the next perpetual source of energy after sun.

In a recent study, scientists have found a catalyst that splits water into oxygen and hydrogen like plants do with the help of photosynthesis. Scientists are also believe that cars in the future will run on liquid hydrogen, with a single filling lasting 2,000-3,000 kilometers with the help of this catalyst. Though this discovery is far away from actual implementation and require more research.

To know more, please read the article written by ARAM TER-GHAZARYAN (Writer at Russia beyond the Headlines) -: http://rbth.com/science_and_tech/2016/04/13/new-technology-might-end-the-worlds-dependence-on-oil_584357

A recent study revealed that about 30% of Indian adults who are corporates suffer insomnia and 25% sleep apnea. This is a clear indication towards unhealthy condition among the corporates. But there are gadgets which helps you to monitor your sleep and they are becoming quite popular among all age groups. These gadgets are way better and has no side effects like memory loss caused by sleeping pill. 

To know more, please read the article written by Shobita Dhar (Writer at The Times of India tech)-: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/computing/Why-this-tech-could-put-you-to-sleep/articleshow/51181484.cms