Type: Guide
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How to solve engagement issues for utility suppliers
The utilities industry is not one without its complexities – especially in the UK. Power and gas suppliers like nPower‚ British Gas and e.on have more than just their customers to consider. Above them sit transmission network operators that differ by region. In gas‚ so do gas distribution networks‚ while electricity suppliers must consider distribution…
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How can app developers improve fleet management using smart cars?
According to a study by Berg Insight‚ which specialises in fleet management research‚ 4.4 million vehicles across Europe are already fitted with telematics in the last quarter of 2015. With that figure increasing at a compound annual growth rate of just over 15%‚ Berg Insight predicts it could hit 8.9 million by 2019. So what is…
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How can mobile app developers optimise notifications?
Notifications have become the pop up ads of the smartphone age. We as mobile app developers‚ brands and marketers want to push as much information to users as possible‚ encouraging them to launch and interact with our apps. But there’s a fine line between getting the user’s attention‚ and annoying them. So how should notifications be…
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Improving Communication in the Manufacturing Industry
Manufacturing has been the backbone on which most countries were built during the industrial revolution. These industries have been continuously evolving‚ along with the processes and systems they use. Even with the most innovative technologies‚ the manufacturing industry faces a lot of challenges. Keeping up to date with activities happening in different departments of the same…
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Insights into Educational Technology
Traditional classrooms are dominated by a one-way feed of static content from teacher to student. However‚ it’s long been recognised that this is unsuitable for the diverse aptitude‚ attitude and participation of the student community‚ with little room for customisation to the needs of individuals. These methods mainly comprise instruction-based ‘chalk and talk’ sessions‚ rather…
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Providing personalised learning experience to students
Education is an attractive sector for startups and investors. It makes sense – education equips future generations with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed. And as practically every young child in the world has some form of education‚ it’s also a sector with huge potential in terms of market size. Target this market…
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Understanding how wearables can influence Auto Manufacturing
Hundreds of wearables are being released into the market on a daily basis. With Apple Watch selling into the millions and established brands like Casio developing their own smartwatches‚ wearable products show no signs of slowing down. Smartphones have transformed the way we interact with everything in our daily life. Instead of standing in the…
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Making Connected Toys
Think back to your childhood‚ and almost all of us wished we could talk to our favourite toy. Imagine them eagerly asking questions and learning our names‚ and in return answering our questions and sharing nice stories with us. That’s the promise of connected toys today. Source: Flickr Hello Barbie can listen to your child and…
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How to convert window shoppers using iBeacons
iBeacon is basically a communication protocol developed by Apple‚ introduced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference back in 2013. iBeacon-compatible hardware transmitters – known as beacons – are a class of Bluetooth low energy devices‚ which broadcast their identifier to nearby portable electronic devices. The transmitters come in a variety of form factors‚ such as…
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How connected are you?
Social networking – Love them loathe them it’s your choice. As I write this post I am compelled to think of the different mediums of communication that existed in our lives. I still remember using a telegram to communicate something urgent to my friend or sending a greeting card or a bunch of flowers to…
