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Understanding Learnability for Web Design: Tips and Best Practices

With an environment that is filled with “instant stuff”, most of the people are being very dependent on the Internet. The existence of websites created another avenue for Internet users to get what they want and need in the fastest and most convenient way possible. Despite this

Ecosystem in place for a software hub: Ravi Shankar Prasad

NEW DELHI: India can become a big hub for software products, especially since the entire ecosystem of payments, favourable policies and the technology is already in place, said Union minister for electronics, IT and communications, Ravi Shankar Prasad. The country can also develop as a centre for deep technology, Prasad

Lecture on use of Mendeley software

A special lecture on the use of Mendeley software for referencing management by Dr Neha Gulati from the University Business School of Panjab University was organised by the department of inter-disciplinary studies-IIHS, Himachal Pradesh University, for the senior batches of MBA (rural development) and MSc (environment sciences).

Paul Berton: People have lots to say on social media but less so when it really counts

While the last Canadian election in 2015 saw the highest turnout since 1993 at 68.5 per cent, the one before it in 2011 saw the third lowest in history at only 61.4 per cent. – The Canadian Press file photo When a caller recently ranted to me

Microsoft admits Android is the best operating system for mobile devices

At an event at Microsoft’s flagship store in London, Panos Panay, the chief product officer for the Microsoft Devices group, admitted that the company is using Android in its upcoming Surface Duo phone because, quite simply, the “best OS for this product is Android”. It’s a noteworthy admission, as

Collapse OS is an open-source operating system for a post-apocalyptic future

Wondering what kind of operating system you would use in a post-apocalyptic world after the collapse of society might sound like kind of a low priority. But that’s because you’re not actually in the situation and don’t have to worry about how humankind can make a go

HP Software Vulnerability Put Millions Of Users At Risk

Security vulnerabilities have become a major bottleneck in the hardware and software industry. In fact, software vulnerabilities happen daily, in too many places at once to keep count. Speaking of which, SafeBreach, a popular security research firm, discovered a critical vulnerability that exploits a bug in Open Hardware Monitor.

HP Patches Software Vulnerability that Potentially Put Millions of Users at Risk

A critical vulnerability was recently discovered by security research firm SafeBreach, which uses unmonitored privilege escalation in Open Hardware Monitor tool to infect Windows PCs that run software based on it. Among others, one of the most commonly found bundled software that uses the Open Hardware Monitor

Surge at mental health website after royal ad

A mental health website struggled to cope with demand after a promotional video voiced by the dukes and duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex aired on TV. The film screened on Sky, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and MTV on Monday evening. The Every Mind Matters website for a time

4 Simple Web-Design Tips to Boost Conversions

Wooing online shoppers can be tricky. While your website may look professional and include social proof and trust badges, you could be overlooking less obvious design elements that can affect conversions. But don’t worry; you don’t have to be a web designer yourself to understand and implement these four simple fixes. 1. Pick