My Journey with IEEE

My Journey with IEEE

09:31  /  Akshay Dixit  /  0 Comments

It was in one of the technical session on Augmented Reality, that one of my junior asked- “What has IEEE given you ?” I replied back with a smile - “God brought me to the world, IEEE gave me the rest. The confidence, zeal, opportunity, exposure, network and the success.” True indeed, for a person lacking the confidence...

How to turn ON/OFF the Microsoft Two-Step Verification?

How to turn ON/OFF the Microsoft Two-Step Verification?

08:59  /  Akshay Dixit  /  0 Comments

In the last post “What is Two-Factor Authentication?” we discussed about various factors of authentication system including different examples. We also learnt about Knowledge Factor, Inherence Factor and Possession Factor. Microsoft recently added a second step authentication mechanism in all their accounts as an extra security layer. This post will guide you to turn ON/OFF this security layer....

K-15 all set to join Arihant

K-15 all set to join Arihant

08:02  /  Akshay Dixit  /  0 Comments

The underwater missile successfully tested off Visakhapatnam coast The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) ends 2012 on an upbeat note, successfully launching the underwater missile K-15 off the Visakhapatnam coast on Wednesday. The missile darted 20 km into the air, after a gas generator ejected it from the pontoon that lay submerged a few scores of metres...

Windows Phone 7.8 SDK update

Windows Phone 7.8 SDK update

03:42  /  Akshay Dixit  /  0 Comments

Above expectation, Microsoft released the WP7.8 SDK update for the Windows Phone 7 developers who wants to upgrade their apps to target the new WP7.8 OS rolling out after 31st January 2013. This update brings some prominent features like the new start screen. In this post, I am going to share the downloadable links of the new SDK...

The H.265 : ITU Approved, The Codec Promises Higher Quality Videos At Half The Bandwidth !

The H.265 : ITU Approved, The Codec Promises Higher Quality Videos At Half The Bandwidth !

03:37  /  Akshay Dixit  /  0 Comments

Videos at 720p video at 30 frames per second and less than half a megabit a second: that’s the promise of the H.265 vid compression tech. Video quality keeps getting better, and nowhere is that more apparent than at CES where major consumer electronics manufacturers are showing off 4K TVs and OLED screens – with some even showing off 8K. That’s...

Dell XPS 8500

Dell XPS 8500

13:45  /  Akshay Dixit  /  0 Comments

This $1,999 XPS 8500 embodies a familiar problem for Dell. It wants to perpetuate its high-end desktop range, but its mainstream configurations keep it from offering good performance value. Dell does make effective use of a fast storage access technology from Intel in this PC. A fat 3TB hard drive may also hold appeal. Those features are welcome,...