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Amazon Drones: Automated Convenience That’s Energy Efficient?

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When Amazon.com announced recently that it was planning to make deliveries by drones by 2015, it created quite a stir. How will it work? How will the drone find my apartment? Will my e-reader get left out in the rain? How much power would it take to carry large packages?

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The details on how drone automated delivery would work are somewhat sketchy right now. The proposed vehicles have a range of 10 miles and can carry weights up to 5 pounds, which includes 86% of Amazon’s packages. But the 10-mile range would no doubt limit deliveries to big cities. And even then, an MIT professor pointed out that the drones don’t have enough battery life to go 10 miles with a 5-pound package. While the idea suggests energy efficiency, the current numbers suggests otherwise. [Read more…] about Amazon Drones: Automated Convenience That’s Energy Efficient?

5 Fashion Apps That Will Keep You Stepping Out in Style

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Anyone who’s seen the cult-classic “Clueless” probably remembers – and envies – Cher’s computer program that helped her organize her wardrobe and decide on an outfit. And as so often happens, the film industry predicted the future. Now there are many apps to help you organize your clothes. Here are a handful of favorites [Read more…] about 5 Fashion Apps That Will Keep You Stepping Out in Style

Advantages Of Business Mobile Phone Contracts

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There are many small business owners who have yet to benefit from having a business mobile phone contract. The reason being is that they don’t see the point of having separate personal and business contracts. However, as we will discuss below, there are many good reasons why a business owner should consider a business mobile contract.

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Higher Level Of Customer Service

A large number of the mobile phone networks provide their business mobile customers with additional levels of customer service. The fact is that most will actually have a call centre that is dedicated to handling their business customer’s problems and queries, which means they will always deal with those customers quickly and effectively. [Read more…] about Advantages Of Business Mobile Phone Contracts

Which Industries Keep The Most Records And Why?

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These days, business is all about data. It’s what drives success and designs our future but just who is using the most? And why?

Industries such as healthcare and medicine, IT, and other customer-facing industries store the most information and here we look at why they need to.

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Thanks to the Data Protection Act and other legal rulings, businesses and industries must keep certain records for specific lengths of time. These must be stored securely and any industry or company which fails in their duty can face harsh penalties as a result. [Read more…] about Which Industries Keep The Most Records And Why?

Art on Instagram: Images Comparable to Traditional Art

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Many Instagram images are art forms themselves. They provide aesthetic value while uplifting the spirit, very much like traditional art. Of course, traditional art will always occupy its own level but fun photo challenges of Instagram users have certainly produced remarkable results.

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Flowers have always been a favorite subject in art. Images like this are nothing short of art especially with its realism and effects. The image is alive and appeals to the senses. [Read more…] about Art on Instagram: Images Comparable to Traditional Art

3 Ways to Improve Technical Writing Skills

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Technical Writing is  a more specialized way of writing done by professionals usually in technical and occupational fields such as computer hardware, engineering, chemistry, finance, or consumer electronics, among others. Not every writer can do this type of writing as it requires knowledge in a specific field he or she is writing about. Technical writing skills however can also refer to the knowledge in the technicalities of the use of a language. Both types of writing would have minimal requirements  from practitioners and here are 3 ways to improve technical writing skills.

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