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10 Most Significant Technology Trends to Look Forward to in 2015

1) The mounting popularity of Apple Pay will cause a wider reception of mobile payment systems – a technology segment that does away with the need for physical cash by allowing you to make payments with your Smartphone. Also called as digital wallets or e-Wallets, mobile payment systems allow you to make in-store and online payments as well as money transfers by downloading an app onto your phone and linking the service or app account to a bank account or credit/debit card. Popular mobile payment systems, other than Apple Pay include Google Wallet, PayPal, Level-Up and Square Wallet. 2) On-demand radio and TV apps are dime a dozen. But in 2014, we saw the rise of other on-demand apps that proved real life savers by giving you an urgent ride back home and meals delivered in no time. While this year saw a flood of radio cabs and food delivery apps catering to your needs, not to mention the rich and the lazy, you can expect on-demand services to expand into other segments, too, incl...

Wipro Plans Open Source Team of 10,000

The use of open technologies premeditates the days of Facebook and Cloud Computing. When the concept of internet was first discussed in the nerdy corridors of MIT, the objective was to create computing structure that could encourage the use of shared resources and knowledge without any limitations. Working on these lines, one of the biggest tech-giants of India, Wipro, is now investing heavily in open source technologies. Planning to scale up more than 10,000 people in this space, this move of Wipro is a strong evidence of the reduction in dependency on expensive proprietary software programs. Wipro believes that this call could create an opportunity to reduce IT deployment costs significantly. TK Kurien, CEO of Wipro believes that a complete data centre stack can be built with open source at a cost that is half of the cost utilized in traditional methods. He was quoted saying, “We believe this has the potential for really disintermediation the IT expenditure incurred in the past...

Petroleum Engineers: The pioneers of Modern Industry

About Petroleum Engineering Course Petroleum refers to crude oil and petroleum engineering is the set of activities related to the production and processing of various products such as gasoline, diesel, heating oil from crude oil. Petroleum engineers work with geologists to understand the geologic formation and properties of the rock containing the oil reservoir, determine the drilling methods to be used and monitor drilling and production operations. They design equipment and processes to achieve the maximum profitable recovery of oil and gas. Petroleum engineers rely heavily on computer models to simulate reservoir performance using different recovery techniques. Petroleum engineering requires a good knowledge of many other related disciplines, such as geophysics, petroleum geology, formation evaluation (well logging), drilling, economics, reservoir simulation, reservoir engineering, well engineering, artificial lift systems, completions and oil and gas facilities engineering. ...

10 Ways to Beat Exam Stress

As university students, having heaps of work is the norm - especially at this time of year with exams right around the corner. But there are ways to take control and prevent ourselves from getting stressed out. It’s normal to be nervous about exams, but if you let stress get the better of you, it can actually cloud your mind and stop you from doing your best. Becoming overly stressed or anxious can affect your memory, interfere with your sleeping patterns, mess with your appetite and negatively influence your health. Use these 10 tips and tricks to manage your stress so that it doesn’t get out of hand as exams draw near: Be positive If you’ve worked hard throughout the year and done your best to prepare, there’s no need to worry excessively. It’s not like stressing is going to help you to perform better in the exam. When you catch yourself thinking negative thoughts, actively interrupt yourself with positive ones, like “I’ve done this before and I can do it again,” or “life...

Eight Definitive Tips to Crack a Campus Interview

1. Dress Your Best Many organizations are dropping the formal code but it is still recommended that you dress up for an interview. A young man should wear a tie, and women should wear a skirt or matching suit with pants and a tailored blouse. If you really feel that the formal look is not for you, go for semi casuals at the very least. 2. Study the Organization Find out important facts and anecdotal details about the organization you are researching. It is expected that you know something about a company before you walk in their door. 3. Speak Articulately Practice with a friend when you are preparing for an interview. Answer questions briefly and keep the discussions to the point. Try not to talk too much or fly off on tangents that may get you into trouble, by revealing undesirable facts. 4. Plan for Typical Questions Many interviewers use standard interview texts to develop a list of questions. They include things like, where you see yourself in five years and what did you w...

Automobile Engineering a lucrative Engineering career option

India is the largest 2 wheeler manufacturer in the world About Course Automobile engineering is a specialized branch of mechanical engineering. Automobile engineering or automotive engineering is the branch of engineering which deals with the study as how to design, manufacture and operate automobiles like buses, trucks, cars etc. and also their respective engineering subsystems. An automobile engineer's main duty is to design, test and develop vehicles and components from concept stage through to production stage. A typical professional in this field spends a lot of time on researching and designing both systems and machines for automobiles. Today, India is well known as a potential emerging automobile market and jobs in the automobile industry are rising. Several foreign companies have their investments in Indian automobile industry. India is the major three-wheeler market and two-wheeler manufacturer in the world. It is also the second largest manufacturer of tractors.  ...

Life-time opportunity for students at University of California, Riverside

Chandigarh University Offers International Summer Program @ University Of California, Riverside Life-time opportunity for a limited number of students for the most cherishing learning with fun and memorable sightseeing like Los Angeles etc. in # USA for 2 Weeks. UCR offer Mini MBA Certificate Program for business professionals interested in refreshing their knowledge in the core functional areas of business and further expanding their expertise by exploring best practices in use in today’s dynamic business environment. This two week program also provides the opportunity to develop a sound understanding of the core functional areas in business, such as Finance, Marketing, and Operations Management. University of California, Riverside is one of 10 universities within the prestigious University of California system, and the only UC located in Inland Southern California. It is widely recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the nation, UCR's curre...

More Jobs in IT Industry than Public Sector

Sighting a rapid increase and the progressive emergence in the Indian IT industry, Infosys co-founderN.R. Narayana Murthy stated that the IT industry had overtaken the state-run public sector in job creation. Addressing the special session of the Commonwealth Science Conference in Bangalore, Murthy was quoted as saying,“The IT industry, especially its software sector, has over taken public sector undertakings (PSUs) as the biggest job creator in the country, with 3.2 million employees and adding 200,000 new jobs every year.” Comparing the Indian IT Industry with the thriving manufacturing industry of China, Murthy stated that leading IT giants such as Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Cognizant, and Wipro were hiring for quality positions along with lucrative salary packages for young professionals. Lately, the increased hiring by leading IT companies all across India had given students an opportunity to kick-start their careers with respectable technological organizations, provid...

Webinar Series by Microsoft Innovation Center

Be part of Microsoft Women in Tech, an initiative that aims to empower you with the knowledge that will help explore the cool and fun aspects of technology. To become a part of this initiative, and get access to great benefits.. With webinar series, we bring to you exciting topics that will help you understand the latest in technology. Starting with how you can derive the maximum from Microsoft Azure to discussion on Internet of Things, the webinar series covers a wide range of topic that will take your knowledge in technology to another level. So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and register for the webinar series . Webinar Topic Date Register Responsive Web Friday, December 5 , 2014 Webinar 3 Building Accessible Applications for Differently Abled people Friday, December 12, 2014 Webinar 4 Internet of ...