Knowledge Update | Horizon University UAE – Essential Insights

​Abu Dhabi, April 24 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates national flag carrier, Etihad Airways has launched a mobile app for the iPhone that enables guests to organise and manage their journey with ease.

​New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) After conducting a test comparing leading web browsers, tech giant Microsoft revealed on Tuesday that its browser Microsoft Edge is the most power-efficient browser on Windows 10.

It has been observed that hiring talented people may not give long term benefits to the organizations. Strategic HRD with special focus on training and development can give productive results for long term orientations. For example, investing in young intellectuals and average employees through focused training and development processes can get any organization into proper direction

New York, June 21 (IANS) Researchers from US-based Rice University have developed a technology that not only allows several devices to see what their owners see but also keep track of what they need to remember.

Dr Abdul Salam, Mohammed
Assistant professor, Horizon University College

E-governance, is the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in all the business processes, with an objective of making government services available to address the needs of the general public. The basic purpose of e-governance is to simplify transactions between government, citizens and businesses with ease and effectiveness.

​New York, June 19 (IANS) A study, involving an Indian-origin researcher, has found that if people construct their robot themselves, they tend to get a more positive perception of their creation.

​Washington, June 22 (IANS) The US space agency has released its popular NASA app for a new platform - the fourth-generation Apple TV - that will provide you access to NASA TV on your TV as well live views from the International Space Station (ISS).

​New York, June 19 (IANS) A team of scientists from the US has created the world's first microchip that has 1,000 processors and is thought to be the fastest chip designed in a university lab.

​Bengaluru, June 21 (IANS) Celebrating World Music Day on Tuesday, e-commerce marketplace Flipkart released a survey showing consumer shift towards premium audio brands and massive spike for the hi-tech audio devices. "Music accessories category on Flipkart has witnessed phenomenal growth in the recent months. Most of our customers are either investing or upgrading to new-age smart audio products," Adarsh K Menon, Vice President, Electronics and Auto, Flipkart, said in a statement. The findings showed that Indian youth tune into wireless music gadgets and Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Hyderabad topped the charts in terms of demand for on-the-go music devices. "Music accessories category has witnessed a 40 per cent growth in the last six months. Close to 50 per cent of shoppers of audio devices are young professionals and students," the report noted. Brands like Philips, Zoook, JBL, Konerk are the frontrunners among students while shoppers are increasingly shifting towards quality and premium headphones from brands like Audio Technica, Bose and Harman Kardon. "In the last six months, bluetooth speakers, sound bars and home theatres have emerged as the most popular segments. We expect the music accessories category to grow by three folds this year. We have seen a huge shift in customer preference towards premium brand," Menon added. With 60 per cent growth in demand for wireless devices like Bluetooth speakers and headphones etc., the majority of Indians enjoy music on-the-go and are preferring products with additional features like dust proof and water resistant speakers, the survey noted. ​

New York, June 19 (IANS) US tech giant IBM has patented an eye wear like Google Glass that will have red-eyed night vision capabilities, a media report said. Although not promising a true night vision, the device is described in the patent to improve sight under low light by tricking the brain to focus on high contrast imagery. "IBM's Google Glass modifications include a sensor and 'a comparator device' designed to detect and contrast light intensity. When the light intensity drops below a set level, a pair of projectors -- one for each eye -- bathe the user's eyes in red light," a report in International Business Times (UK) said. The patent claims the effect is similar to that of dark rooms used in photography or the red-tinted glasses worn by some airline pilots. Dark environment with a red tinge cause the rod cells, which are the photoreceptors in our eye, to send high contrast images to the brain. When the user enters a low-light environment, the projector automatically projects a low-level red light in to each eye of the user. Shining red light directly into the eyes creates the same response rods as casting red light onto an environment. Which means it tricks the rod cells into sending higher contrast images to the brain. However, the company also issued a health warning. The patent read: "The wearer of current glasses such as Google Glass is subject to the risk of a phenomena referred to as binocular rivalry and phoria -- a latent deviation or misalignment of the eyes that appears when both eyes are no longer looking at the same object."​