What is Augmented Reality? Augmented reality is the technology that expands our physical world, adding layers of digital information onto it. Unlike Virtual Reality (VR), AR does not create the whole artificial environments to replace real with virtual one. AR appears in direct view of an existing environment and adds sounds, videos, graphics to it. A […]
While cryptocurrencies remain vulnerable to a number of cyber security attacks, the underlying blockchain technology is being used to protect user data from being modified. We believe that blockchain technology will be transformative in the tech and IT sector in the coming years, similar to what the internet did for the world back in the 90s and […]
E-commerce is now a truly cross-device experience. For many retailers, mobile traffic equals or exceeds desktop traffic. Now, according to Criteo’s latest commerce report (Q4 2017), mobile sales represent the majority of total e-commerce for retailers with successful shopping apps. Retailers that have both mobile sites and apps are seeing, on average, two-thirds of their online sales coming […]
As organisations move their workloads to the cloud, a new approach to cyber security is required. Employee mobility, cloudification, and the Internet of Things (IoT), are all driving digital transformation, with companies becoming increasingly aware that they need to embrace new digital technology to remain competitive. This drive to go digital, along with the quickly […]
At the Smart to Future Cities Summit in London this past April, keynote speaker Theo Veltman, innovation manager for the City of Amsterdam, noted that “if technology can’t help its people achieve happiness, then there is no reason for technology to exist.” Meanwhile, in a continuing effort to track some of the realities of the […]
Artificial Intelligence Cities have been constructed sprawling over the miles, heaven-piercing skyscrapers have been built, mountains have been cut across to make way for tunnels, and rivers have been redirected to erect massive dams – in less than 250 years, we propelled from primitive horse-drawn carts to autonomous cars run on highly integrated GPS […]
EFFICIENT INTERNET SECURITY TECHNIQUES Tip #1 – You are a target to hackers Don’t ever say “It won’t happen to me”. We are all at risk and the stakes are high – to your personal and financial well-being, and to the University’s standing and reputation. Keeping campus computing resources secure is everyone’s responsibility. By […]
Cyber Security Threats : Still Stronger than before.. It’s no secret that expecting security controls to block every infection vector is unrealistic. For most organizations, the chances are very high that threats have already penetrated their defenses and are lurking in their network. Pinpointing such threats quickly is essential, but traditional approaches to finding these needles […]
Virtual reality has been making waves since 2010 when the first prototype of the pioneering Oculus Rift was introduced. Since then, technology giants like Google, Samsung and Microsoft have recognised the potential of simulated environments and have jumped onto the VR bandwagon. In fact, virtual reality has become so accessible that it’s on track to […]
Labour Fund “Tamkeen” and the Bahrain Technology Society “BTECH” has announced five winners in the first edition of the Bahrain Tech Award, in a ceremony held at the sidelines of the Bahrain National Conference at GITEX 2017 in Dubai. The launch of this award is aimed at promoting the ICT Sector in Bahrain, and drive sustainability through […]