English is such a hodgepodge of different languages – it’s essentially Germanic but a lot of its vocabulary comes from French, and technical words stem from Latin and Greek. This feature makes English fairly adaptable – which is a good thing for a world language – but it causes irregulari...
Is very similar to an onsite, in-house managed database—except for infrastructure provisioning. In this case, an organization purchases virtual machine space from a cloud services provider, and the database is deployed to the cloud. The organization’s developers use a DevOps model or traditiona...
Today there is practically no limit to the different applications for telematics. The world is becoming more connected every day as more devices are networked into the internet of things (IoT) and new ways to use location-based information are being developed constantly. Yet still there is an o...
However, wherever in the world you live, it's not always clear on web sites whether or not local tax is already included in the quoted prices. Sometimes you only find out when attempting to make an on-line purchase, when you suddenly find that your carefully chosen and competitively priced...
Smart The PLDT Group's wireless business is best known under the brand of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart). Our wireless network covers 94% of the Philippine archipelago. Recognized by international third-party internet rating firms, the business unit provides mobile...
Learn about Kwanzaa, the world's fastest growing holiday, with these activities and Internet links. Habari Gani?Those Swahili words, meaningWhat's the News?, may soon become as familiar a holiday message as Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or Happy New Year. ForHabari Gani?is the ritual gree...
However, the COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused an unprecedented global health crisis, but has also triggered a worldwide economic downturn—“2020 is on track to witness the deepest global recession on a scale not seen since World War II” [2]. One of the major reasons for the ...