It’s not just sportspersons and people with disabilities who are being fitted with artificial limbs and computer-aided prosthesis. Human-machine interface will soon advance to the extent that half the world’s population would be classified as more cyborgs, than humans. The Terminator movie series is one of my all-time favourites in science-fiction. It’s when I first…
Science-fiction books and movies have done much to feed our dreams about the future of cities. Flashing neon lights, digital and interactive advertisements, touch-screens and city-wide connectivity of information and networks, sky-trains and underground tubes were the stuff of fantasy. Not anymore. Hits:1567
A growing number of Smartphone users spend copious amounts of time taking care of their digital pets – creatures that mimic the nature of domesticated animals coupled with a liberal dose of the ‘cute’ quotient. Who’s up for adoption? Would you trade in your soulful-eyed canine pet at home for these digitized creatures? They don’t…
Does Apple’s Siri Signal a Turning Point for Speech Recognition Services? The release of Apple’s iPhone 4S, which comes loaded with the Siri ‘Assistant’ iOS app, is a boost for voice and text-to-speech-based operations that was so far playing catch up with messaging and text inputs. Voice Service Communication is definitely on the comeback trail….
If I were to believe the messages bombarding my spam folder every day, I would have been a multi-trillionaire three times over in the last 10 years. But what to do, my parents brought me up to a wise girl and my computer programming and Internet instructors drilled it in me to avoid being abused…
Most of us have experienced censorship in the online ecosystem. Earlier, the government would block explicit content, be it pornography websites or content that promoted religious violence, anti-social and illegal activities, or incited misinformation about the country or other friendly / neighbouring governments. This censorship took unexpected forms following the Citizen Revolutions of the Middle…
Facebook home:My thoughts (Part II)
April 30, 2013
Facebook Home: My thoughts (Part I)
April 22, 2013
Yes, Uganda is now online
April 16, 2013
Think about this: Why are you still writing email sign-offs?
April 11, 2013
Google has still not learnt their lesson: Google glass to be manufactured in the USA
March 28, 2013
skaheru says:
I certainly remember UGO and Boaz and will continue throwing kudos...
godlike says:
It better support time travel.
William RAHI says:
I am one of the (rather silent) 28% as well
Mufutau Mcintyre says:
I have definitely picked up something new from right here.Looking forward...
Albert Mucunguzi says:
:) You know some settings are predefined in the system -...
