Introduction For centuries, word games have been enjoyed in many forms by players all around the world. Crossword puzzles paved the way for modern word games, like Mad Libs, Scrabble, and hangman. While these classic word games are still beloved today, mobile word games can be played in the palm …
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Read More »Amazon’s Alexa – Smart Voice Assistant Living In Your House
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Read More »Google Assistant – Your Smart and Helpful Partner
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In this article we cover the 15 best virtual reality apps out there. Virtual reality has exploded in popularity and is becoming more and more accessible to consumers. What is a virtual reality app? A virtual reality app is an applications that allow users to engage with virtual 3-D worlds. …
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What is Siri? Apple’s Siri is a voice-controlled personal assistant. She resides in all modern iPhones and iPads, Apple TVs, Apple Watches and MAC computers. What Can Siri do? She can send emails and messages, place calls, search the internet, provide directions, set reminders and more. On top of that, …
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Virtual reality The term virtual reality (VR) is used to describe a 3D computer generated environment (world) that an individual can explore and interact with. Virtual environments are immersive because they can fully control what you see, hear, feel and eventually what you will smell. VR was once regulated to …
Read More »What is Microsoft Cortana? Plus 5 ways she can boost your productivity
What is Cortana? Microsoft Cortana is a personal, voice-activated digital assistant. What can Cortana do? She can help you with all sorts of things – from reminding you to make a phone call to informing that you need more time to get to the airport due to traffic. See 25 …
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