As the most popular instant-messaging app in the world, WhatsApp has a user base of around 1.2 billion people. Last year in September, the Facebook-owned app came up with a new application called Whatsapp … Continue reading Geekonic – WhatsApp Business
Meltdown and Spectre
The dawn of 2018, unveiled to the world two new forms of security vulnerabilities which exploit the fundamental features of the modern microprocessors that power almost all of our gadgets. ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’ do not … Continue reading Meltdown and Spectre
Self-Driving Cars
Imagine yourself driving down the road, when all of a sudden a big SUV cuts you off without a warning, putting you at risk to a major accident. You, however, are busy reading your news-feed to … Continue reading Self-Driving Cars
The Future of Space Exploration
Seemingly impossible achievements of yesterday have become realities of today and the revered space agency NASA has always been a step forward in supporting and encouraging the technology of tomorrow. Earlier this year, NASA … Continue reading The Future of Space Exploration
Geekonic – Quantum Computing
Imagine you only have five minutes to find an “X” written on a page of a book in the Library of Congress (which has 50 million books). It would be impossible. But if you were … Continue reading Geekonic – Quantum Computing
Geekonic: Music Unravelled (Part 2)
If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, we highly recommend doing so. Before we see how compression works, there are two terms you should know, Codec and Container. 1) CODEC Say you recorded sound as … Continue reading Geekonic: Music Unravelled (Part 2)
Geekonic: Music Unravelled (Part 1)
Who hasn’t heard of MP3s? Chances are, you might’ve also heard of formats like WAV, OGG, AAC, and FLAC. Also when downloading music online, you may have seen terms like 128kbps and 320kbps. What do … Continue reading Geekonic: Music Unravelled (Part 1)
Geekonic : The Dawn of 5G
With network speeds that are blazingly fast, the next generation of mobile networks, 5G, will not only connect people to each other but also machines, automobiles, city infrastructure and more. Read on to learn about 5G and India’s efforts to adopt it.
Geekonic – Flow Machines
If you’re living in the 21st century, you’ve probably heard of AI – Artificial Intelligence. Mentored by the world’s finest – Google, IBM, Apple and Amazon, AI is a child who is slowly learning to … Continue reading Geekonic – Flow Machines
Geekonic – Internet Beaming Drones
You’re probably reading this article via the good old internet, however at this very moment 4.3 billion people don’t have any sort of access to the World Wide Web. While Europe has a connection rate … Continue reading Geekonic – Internet Beaming Drones