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Google Android services banned in Turkey

Last week Google Turkey stopped licensing new smartphones. This was following a fine imposed by the State’s Competition Authority. By threatening to deny services to end-users, Google hopes to force the local authorities to dance to its tune. This mode of operating with Google has become a trend of late. Google also imposes restrictions on manufacturers to eliminate competition. Such restrictive practices on the part of Google has not gone unnoticed. As a consequence, they have been attracting fines and penalties in different countries across the globe. The fine imposed by EU to the latest one by France are just…

More mileage for IT startups with IPv6 networks

IP address is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses Internet Protocol for communication. In layman terms, there are two versions of IP addresses i.e. IPv4 and IPv6. IP addresses are numerical values just like your cellphone numbers for example 192.168.0.1 in IPv4 and 2001:db8::8a2e:370:7334 in IPv6. These IPs can either be private or local and external or public in nature. Private or local IPs are for intranet and external or public IP are connected to Internet that help you reach other sites and vice-versa. IPv4 address space has a size of 32…

Social Media Marketing: Trends to Watch Out For in 2020

Predicting the future of social media is fun yet challenging. The dynamic sector is always changing, with new tools and utilities as well as ways to measure social media ROI being rolled out daily. Social media has also become entrenched in people’s lives, taking on more functional uses beyond communicating with friends and loved ones. Businesses are using social media platforms to advertise and sell their products, connecting their brands with consumers in authentic ways that often deliver immediate returns. If you’re planning on adding more ways tomaximiseyour online marketing efforts, here are the top social media trends that digital…

What Hospitals Can Do to Prevent Medical Errors

The hospital is one facility that anyone would hope is free from errors because mistakes that are made here often equate to loss of lives. Unfortunately, medical errors do occur and some are even due to negligence. To prevent people from committing mistakes in a healthcare facility, here are five things hospitals can do. Simplify the process One of the most common causes of medical errors is the complexity of processes. And they’re not even medical processes that doctors should be aware of. Some of them are administrative processes, such as directing a patient to the proper physician or handing…

Blurry and Unclear: Signs You are Having a Vision Problem

Your eyes are your window to the world. They help you appreciate the things around you and enable you to fulfil specific tasks. If you are born with healthy eyes, there is a great chance that you might be taking them for granted. If you are so used to having good eyes, you can easily determine if you are having problems. In general, most people have visual problems. There are minor strains that can go away without treatments, but keep in mind that there are some problems that may need the attention of an eye doctor. Regardless, there are solutions…