Emerging Technology News

The noise from a plane as it rushes overhead is a deafening cry that can shake the roofs of homes in certain instances! For overflown communities who cannot handle the constant noise of the planes roaring overhead, a new response from the Civil Aviation Authority will see a possible reduction in air traffic in the near future as traffic routes become less congested with ingenious new methods. Narrower air routes can be managed with advanced air traffic control technology – in layman’s terms this would mean that all aircrafts will soon be able to fly over a single, concentrated strip of property. More than one route could also be allocated to a various amount of areas if the chosen route was in fact, too congested for current traffic needs.

There are an endless amount of mobile phone operators to choose from in Malta, yet which one has the most attractive internet package? Namely, who has the fastest mobile internet? Vodafone in Malta are the winning providers, and thanks to an independent study by a German communications company, Vodafone can hold their heads up proudly amongst the reams of competition. In another landmark victory, Vodafone have also been named as the service provider who has the best call quality. The benchmarks were carried out by the P3 Communications group who are Europe’s premier service providers for independent testing and radio wave benchmarking.

Saudi Arabia is more than a prosperous country that is the beating heart of all economy in the Middle East; it is also the home of a startling number of high speed internet connections as the digital statistics are quick to point out. Saudi Arabia is the home of close to five million hard working individuals and they require a lightning-fast internet connection in order to fully maximize the potential of their working environment. Thankfully, a slew of well-developed ISP’s has setup shop in the balmy Middle East and worked hard to create speeds of up to 100mbps. With 75.9% of all citizens in Saudi Arabia making use of the internet, it comes as no surprise to know that developing nations are keen to integrate the same digital business model that Saudi Arabia incorporates. A further explanation of the digital statistics Saudi Arabia follows below:

The severe UK weather this winter has led to an outbreak of swine flu, which has been spreading more rapidly as Britons return to their workplaces and schools. Compounding the problem is a shortage of the swine flu vaccine in certain areas of the UK, and those with regulatory affairs jobs are finding a growing number of families need to be placed on a vaccination waiting list, leaving many vulnerable to infection.

While prevention is always preferable to treatment, a newly developed flu test has now enabled several hospitals to diagnose patients faster than ever before – in a mere 60 minutes.

Despite having a fairly low percentage of the population who actually have access to the internet, digital statistics reveal that the Philippines have the highest percentage of online gamers in the world.

According to digital statistics Philippines that can be found on TNS’ awesome world digital statistics tool, the Philippines has an internet penetration rate of just 29%, meaning that only 29% of the population have access to the internet via PC’s or mobile phones. Of this 29% of the population, a massive 25% of people stated that online gaming was their primary reason for accessing the internet – this is the highest percentage of online gamers IN THE WORLD!

The London Stock Market has certainly never shied away from modern technology and it is their aim to further incorporate new gadgets in order to ensure smoother financial processes for all individuals and companies involved in the business of the stock exchange. Changing the face of the stock exchange by adding further depth and fewer complications to contract creation is the name of the game and the iPad is the secret weapon that is fueling a new push towards the paperless office. An application called the RI3K is being tested on a series of iPad’s in order to ascertain its usefulness in the local trade offices.

Ancient lore (from 2004) says that Americans may have invented the internet, but it took a country such as Japan to harness its true potential. Japan has the fastest internet in the world; this has been proven time and time again thanks to detailed internet statistics that displays connectivity rates and user adoption at rates that other countries would be hard pressed to ever reach. For some, the possibility of watching high-definition video at the largest possible resolution over the internet is fiction, true impossibility. For the connected citizens of Japan – all 72.6% of them, speeds of 50Mb to 1Gb per second are not unheard of. There are endless miles of fiber-optic cabling snaking under the cities, digitally connecting all users to a broadband backbone of unlimited possibilities.

For good or bad, the modern technologies that are over-reliant on a wireless internet connection are here to stay. The days of plugging in a network cable are all but over as wireless routers, tethered mobile phones and OTA (over the air) data transference – all known as the ‘Cloud Computing’ begins the de facto standard of connectivity. For the modern office, this new standard in broadband convenience translates to productivity and significantly lower levels of stress. Using the internet cloud for computing takes forward-thinking in order to harness it for the needs of your business though. Some of the better ideas include:

The People’s Republic of China is notorious for stringent online censorship laws, implemented by the PRC Government and state-owned ISPs. While this might lead you to expect that social media usage in China is low, nothing could be further than the truth. China’s 420 000 000-strong Internet population is highly engaged in social media activities, such as blogging, micro-blogging and sharing online videos.

What is it about morning people? They really irritate me – waking up at the crack of dawn and rocking you slowly in bed, “Pssst. Hey. Are you awake yet?” If they ask that question then clearly you are awake! That’s why I sleep with my eye mask and ear plugs in to prevent my partner from rudely awakening me. For those of us who still wake up in the morning on the wrong side of the bed, a new eye mask embedded with LED lights may hold the answer to a sounder sleep.