4G Technology: Features, Speed, and Mobile Innovation
In the field of telecommunications, the term 4G is the fourth generation of mobile communication standards; obviously the successor to 3G. In general, a 4G system provides mobile ultra-broadband Internet access to…
Google Corporate Social Responsibility and Technology Ethics
Google has the social responsibility of protecting user information, providing products to make people's lives more meaningful across the globe, and to do the right thing in business and personal matters. This includes acting with integrity, honorably, and obeying all law and regulations. It also includes helping people and business.
Non-Intrusive Monitoring: Types, Applications, and Benefits
Non-intrusive monitoring, developed by George Hart, Ed Kern and Fred Schweppe in the 1980s at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is commonly used in terms of non-intrusive load monitoring, a means of monitoring an electrical circuit which encompasses a particular number of appliances which are all able to turn on and off independent of one another. Instead of attaching a monitor to all of these appliances, non-intrusive monitoring uses electric meters to determine the different uses of power in a given home. Similarly, nonintrusive appliance load monitoring, engages via "a sophisticated analysis of the current and voltage waveforms of the total load, the NALM estimates the number and nature of the individual loads, their individual energy consumption, and other relevant statistics such as time-of-day variations" (Hart).
Google, Apple & Microsoft: Strategies After the Tech Crash
Both Google and Apple attempted to make profits from rising consumer demand after the crash. Google attempted to profit after the crash through utilizing free software and search services. These services were free for consumers which increased adoption rates. As more consumers used these services, the company could charge higher prices to advertisers who weren't as heavily affected by the crash. In many instances, the amount of time individuals spend on the internet is increasing. As such Google wanted to have a larger share of the individual's time through the acquisition of YouTube. Through Google Search and YouTube, the company could charge premium prices for advertising using these services. Apple, attempted to make profits through the extension of existing products.