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Why Ivan 4 is called Ivan the Terrible ?

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Some figures in history are lucky enough to have a nickname for what they’ve achieved in their life, Alexander 3 as alexander the great, Sachin Tendulkar as Master blaster, Mahatma Gandhi as Bapu, William 1 as William the conquerer but one of the famous or rather infamous nickname is Ivan the Terrible. Ivan Vasilyvich 4, was born on 3rd September 1530. He was considered as the True Tsar of Russia (pronounciation : zar) . Before him the head of Russia were know as Muscovy (Grand Prince). Ivan was crowned as the Tsar of all russians with Monomakh’s cap at the age of 16, yet Ivan is not noted as Ivan the 4th or Ivan the First Tsar through the history. He is rather known as Ivan the Terrible. So what did Ivan do in his lifetime to earn the name Ivan the Terrible ? Like the name suggests, he did a lot of terrible things. His terribleness began in his tough childhood. His father died quiet early leaving him to become Moscovy at the age of 3. His mother was insecure and power hungry. ...

Bluetooth 5, More Than Simple Speed

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Bluetooth is an innovation from mid 1990's. Months back Bluetooth released details on its latest product, Bluetooth 5. And with Samsung Galaxy S8, this thing did go  under the radar, because it wasn't even official if it will have Bluetooth 5 or latest iteration of Bluetooth 4. Latest iterations of Bluetooth 4, were basically some  improvements in it. Like syncing time, pairing time and detection time etc. Doesn't really change the way you use your smartphone. Bluetooth 4 comes in 2 categories, Bluetooth Classic  and Bluetooth Low energy. Bluetooth classic is used in your mouse, speakers, keyboards, and even PS4 remote controler as well. While Bluetooth Low energy is used in health and fitness products  and beacons. We will get to beacons, a little later. Now The name Bluetooth 5 signifies, a big change within itself. With Bluetooth 5, the Bluetooth classic remains exactly the same. and is also completely backwards compatible. So keyboards, mouse and...

Future Mobile Technologies That Will Change Your Life.

Most of us take it for granted that we can check e-mail with our mobile phones. But not long ago, this was a truly disruptive technology that changed how we did business and stayed in touch when we were away from home and the office. Which begs the question: What new mobile technologies will emerge in the next few years that will change our lives? That question was posed to a group of industry analysts, futurists and executives for key vendors, a group grounded in reality, not fantasy. Yet, they still suggested 13 technologies that will provide dramatically better mobile access, better devices and better applications. Some of these life-changing technologies are just around the corner while others years away. These aren't isolated technologies. Rather, for the most part, they build on each other so that one won't be possible until another is widely available. But they all, in their own way, will significantly improve how individuals and business users are mobile. Let...