Watson Supercomputer Opened To Developers

It’s not every day that a celebrity makes house calls. But IBM is making its famous Watson supercomputer available to software developers as a cloud-based platform. Since the Jeopardy! champ ¿rst made headlines for beating Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in 2011, Watson has tried its hand at health care and worked as a smartphone-sized virtual assistant. 

     Now it is giving back to the community. “By sharing IBM Watson’s cognitive abilities with the world, we aim to fuel a new ecosystem that accelerates innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit,” Michael Rhodin, senior vice president of the IBM Software Solutions Group, said in a statement. “With this move, IBM is taking a bold step to advance the new era of cognitive computing.”

           The launch of the IBM Watson Developers Cloud marketplace opens the doors to developers of all sizes and industries to tap into the supercomputer’s technological resources, including a developer toolkit, educational materials, and access to Watson’s API. Initially, IBM has partnered with three businesses to develop early versions of Watson-powered apps, expected to enter the market in 2014. Consumers who use the Fluid Expert Personal Shopper app will interact in a dialogue with Watson—your new “cognitive, expert personal shopper,” according to Fluid. The application incorporates user data and questions to help people make smart purchases “by putting a knowledgeable sales associate in the hands of consumers, on demand.”

                       Meanwhile, health care solution provider MD Buyline is developing an app to allow clinical and ¿nancial users to make real-time decisions about medical device purchases. Dubbed “Hippocrates powered by IBM Watson,” the service provides users with access to a research assistant that provides fast, evidencebased recommendations. A second health-and-wellness service is under development by Welltok, which aims to harness Watson’s ability to learn from interactions to create personalized health itineraries for customers. “CafeWell Concierge” will provide tailored activities and management programs, and reward users for engaging in healthy behaviors.

                         “The signi¿cance here is that IBM will enable other companies, large and small, to embed access to Watson into their products and services, or better yet, to build applications on top of it,” Welltok board member Mohamad Makhzoumi said in a statement. “This could bring about a paradigm shift not only in how people interact with computers, but in how we live our lives.” Powered by Big Data, IBM will give app developers the option to use their own data, or access the IBM Watson Content Store. “Together with our partners we’ll spark a new class of applications that will learn from experience, improve with each interaction and outcome, and assist in solving the most complex questions facing the industry and society,” Rhodin said.

Amazon's Drone Delivery System

                    

                Amazon is experimenting with drones that will provide half-hour, sameday delivery, though a formal introduction of the service, dubbed  PrimeAir, is years away. Amazon chief Jeff Bezos showed off an early version of Amazon PrimeAir during a recent broadcast of CBS’ 60 Minutes. “I know this looks like science fiction, but it’s not,” Bezos told Charlie Rose. In a video demo, an Amazon user is shown ordering an item online. That item is placed in a plastic container and locked into an awaiting drone, which buzzes away and drops the package at the customer’s doorstep.

                                                                      Amazon is not the only organization experimenting with drones. Last June, Dominos teased the “DomiCopter” for pizza delivery, though that was really more of a marketing gimmick. In October, PETA kicked off a project to use hobby-class drone planes to monitor hunters and capture any “illegal or cruel hunting practices.” And any company considering use of drones may have to look out: In December, hacker and security analyst Samy Kamkar published details about SkyJack, which he said “is a drone engineered to autonomously seek out, hack, and wirelessly take over other drones” within Wi-Fi distance, “creating an army of zombie drones under your control.” Whether Amazon will be successful, or whether the project will crash and burn, remains to be seen.

 Bezos said PrimeAir containers can carry objects up to 5 pounds in weight, which covers as much as 86 percent of the objects Amazon delivers. “We’re not going to deliver kayaks or table saws” with PrimeAir, Bezos quipped. The devices use electric motors, so they will be more environmentally friendly, Bezos continued, as fewer trucks would be on the road. PrimeAir would have an approximately ten-mile radius, so in urban areas, its coverage range could be “very signi¿cant.” No word on how deliveries to apartment or of¿ce buildings might be handled, but Bezos said they would be autonomous and follow GPS coordinates. The “hard part,” Bezos admitted during the interview, would be reliability. A PrimeAir drone, he said, “can’t land on somebody’s head.” One major impediment to Amazon—or any other company—using drones is the Federal Aviation Administration, which currently bans the use of drones for commercial use. In 2012, however, President Obama signed the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, which includes a mandate to loosen up the restrictions and integrate commercial drones into the National Airspace System. In November, the Transportation Department revealed its long-term plan for making that a reality, but it won’t happen until at least 2015.

              We may not know for sure for a while yet, however. Bezos told Rose that he is an “optimist” and hopes that PrimeAir could get off the ground in four to five years.

The best Windows phone under rs 10,000

The Amazing Nokia Lumia 520 

I really love this phone . The screen responsiveness is really amazing . This is the main reason to choose windows phone over android. Windows phone screen responsiveness is much higher than that of android phones. This super-budget Windows Phone 8 from nokia is really a stunner device.



                                              The Lumia 520 is a fourinch slab of colour,  with bright removable backs that can be swapped depending on your mood. It’s a chunky little beast, but doesn’t feel too heavy in the hand. he back pops off easily, giving you access to the battery and SIM/ memory card slots, and allowing you to swap to a whole new colour. 

Why to choose Lumia 520 over android phones of it's range.

THE SUPERFAST 1 GHZ DUAL-CORE PROCESSOR.

Nokia brings you a more fun and affordable fully loaded Smartphone, powered by Windows Phone 8.The superfast 1 GHz dual-core processor allows you to switch from gaming to music, from chatting to booking movie tickets, all in superfast time. So now you can multitask to the max.

EXCLUSIVE DIGITAL  LENSES.ENHANCE YOUR PHOTOS.

The Nokia Lumia 520 comes with digital lenses built in – exclusive to Nokia, adding magic to your pictures. Capture the perfect shot with SmartShoot and take multiple photos in a single click. Or add motion to still images with Cinemagraph.

NOKIA MIXRADIO. YOUR OWN PERSONAL RADIO STATION

Nokia MixRadio for Windows Phone 8 is a free streaming music app that personalizes mixes to suit your tastes. It’s ad-free and comes with unlimited downloads wherein you can download as much as you want till your subscription expires.

ACCESSORIZE YOUR LUMIA.

Personalise your phone with colourful shells. Play your music with the wireless Bluetooth stereo clip-on device or keep your mobile secure with the CR-123 Universal Car Holder. This is not just a Smartphone. This is Lumia 520.

WINDOWS PHONE 8. SEE YOUR WORLD AT A GLANCE.

Stay on top of things with Live Tiles which update in real time on your start screen. Get 7GB of storage on Microsoft SkyDrive, so you can sync your phone and computer. And pre-installed Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint mean you can work on the go, hassle-free.

Full Specifications

• Main camera sensor: 5 MP
• Display size: 10.16cm
• Processor name: Qualcomm Snapdragon™ S4
• Maximum talk time (3G): 9.7h
• Maximum standby time (3G): 390h
• Maximum music playback time: 52h
• Photo sharing: Share over Bluetooth;Facebook;Picasa;Flickr;Send as email attachment;Share on TV with Play to DLNA app;SkyDrive;PhotoBeamer

• Dimensions

  • Height: 119.9 mm
  • Width: 64 mm
  • Thickness: 9.9 mm
  • Weight: 124 g

• Display

  • Display size: 10.16 cm
  • Display technology: IPS LCD 
  • Touch screen technology: Super sensitive touch 

• Photography

  • Main camera sensor: 5 MP 
  • Camera digital zoom: 4 x
  • Camera minimum focus range: 10 cm

• Power management

  • Maximum talk time (2G): 17.4 h
  • Maximum talk time (3G): 9.7 h
  • Maximum standby time (3G): 390 h
  • Maximum music playback time: 52 h