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Recognize the Restrictions  of Frictionless Shopping & Self-Checkout

Recognize the Restrictions of Frictionless Shopping & Self-Checkout

Frictionless shopping and self-checkout reshape how customers shop. These technologies are designed to allow customers to exit stores faster and reduce contact with employees. However, continued friction for customers and theft of goods are major drawbacks of these technologies. Businesses should proceed with caution and should not rush to implement frictionless shopping or self-checkout.
Model Quantization in Action: How SMEs Can Benefit From On-Device AI

Model Quantization in Action: How SMEs Can Benefit From On-Device AI

AI mobile applications are becoming commonplace on smartphones but some mobile applications require models to reside on cloud servers for high accuracy and intensive inference. This is impractical for SMEs due to high model hosting and inference costs. Instead, an SME’s IT team should reduce costs by implementing edge AI using their mobile applications and model quantization.
The Wi-Fi Revolution: A New Era of Campus Connectivity

The Wi-Fi Revolution: A New Era of Campus Connectivity

Educational institutions have seen a surge in the use of technology to supplement online learning. This increases the burden on the wireless networks within these institutions resulting in unstable networks and slow speeds. Recent Wi-Fi standards such as Wi-Fi 6E and 7 can improve networks drastically and lead to improved learning environments and acceptance of new practices.
Passkeys: The Key to a Password-Free Future

Passkeys: The Key to a Password-Free Future

Passkey authentication has been gaining popularity in the user authentication realm. This new method is seen as a viable option to replace traditional passwords as a more secure and user-friendly alternative. Security leaders are encouraged to adopt passkey authentication, integrating it into their strategies to enhance security posture. This article provides the information needed to navigate this new authentication landscape.
Enhance Online Customer Experience with Virtual Try-on Tech

Enhance Online Customer Experience with Virtual Try-on Tech

The traditional online shopping experience has expanded the reach of businesses in the fashion industry. However, online shopping can be dissatisfying for customers due to long hours spent searching and high returns of clothing due to the lack of physical try-ons. An enhanced online experience using virtual try-on technology can lead to increased savings by reducing clothing returns and increasing repeat customers.
Improving Digital Accessibility of Applications

Improving Digital Accessibility of Applications

Creating accessible applications is essential. It extends beyond legal compliance to a moral commitment to inclusivity for all users. Software engineers and developers should use this article to understand the significance of proactively designing with accessibility in mind to ensure applications serve a diverse and inclusive user base.
Simplify and Secure Your Endpoint Strategy: Embrace AI-Powered Unified Management

Simplify and Secure Your Endpoint Strategy: Embrace AI-Powered Unified Management

System engineers have found it difficult to manage endpoints in heterogeneous environments. There is the risk of missing endpoints or incorrect configurations when using multiple management tools. Unified endpoint management software when combined with AI will make it easier for system engineers to manage and protect any endpoint.
Discovering Deno: Should You Transition from Node.js?

Discovering Deno: Should You Transition from Node.js?

Node.js has been the leading open-source JavaScript runtime environment for more than a decade and provides simple execution environments for both front-end and back-end JavaScript applications. The new kid on the block, Deno, has been gaining popularity because it claims to remedy some of Node.js’ problems. Is Deno the right move for your web development needs? Read this article to gain clear insights into the advantages and potential drawbacks of this new runtime environment.
Designing Safer Applications: Protecting People from People

Designing Safer Applications: Protecting People from People

Software and security engineers usually focus heavily on ensuring their software and web applications are safe from cyber criminals. While this is of utmost importance, it is also crucial to ensure the users of your applications are adequately protected from the potential harms of other users. This article provides an overview of how to design user safety into solutions to protect them from other users with malicious intent.
A Cost-Effective System Hardware Strategy for Building a Future-Proof Esports Program

A Cost-Effective System Hardware Strategy for Building a Future-Proof Esports Program

Although esports programs are a valuable addition to the school curriculum, program costs rapidly rise when the best hardware is used to future-proof the computers. Understanding the minimum hardware requirements for these computers will allow IT to complete the technical aspect for these innovative programs at a quicker pace while saving money.