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Digital divide. A digital divide is an economic inequality between groups, broadly construed, in terms of access to, use of, or knowledge of information and communication technologies (ICT).[1][2] The divide within countries, such as the digital divide in the United States) may refer to inequalities between individuals, households, businesses, and geographic areas at different socioeconomic and other demographic levels, while the divide between countries is referred to as the global digital divide,[3][4][5] which designates nations as the units of analysis and examines the gap between developing and developed countries on an international scale.[2] Definition and usage[edit] The term Digital divide is used to describe a gap between those who have ready access to information and communication technology and the skills to make use of those technology and those who do not have the access or skills to use those same technologies within a geographic area, society or community.

Digital divide

Internet Shopping To Hit High Street Hard. One in five of Britain's high street shops could close by 2018 as more customers turn to the internet for their shopping, new research has found.

Internet Shopping To Hit High Street Hard

A study carried out by the Centre for Retail Research warned that 62,000 shops could fold in the next five years. The independent retail analysis group estimates that around 316,000 workers would lose their jobs as a result, and large areas of Britain's high streets would be turned into housing. Online shopping is expected to surge over the next few years, accounting for 22% of retail spending by 2018 compared to 12.7% currently, the study suggests.

What is Web 2.0. What is a QR Code? Benefits-of-socialbookmarking. What is Web 2.0. Clive Sinclair. Sir Clive Marles Sinclair (born 30 July 1940) is an English entrepreneur and inventor, most commonly known for his work in consumer electronics in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Clive Sinclair

After spending several years as assistant editor of Practical Wireless[1] and Instrument Practice, Sinclair founded Sinclair Radionics in 1961, where he produced the first slim-line electronic pocket calculator in 1972 (the Sinclair Executive). Sinclair later moved into the production of home computers and produced the Sinclair ZX80, the UK's first mass-market home computer for less than GB£100, and later, with Sinclair Research, the ZX81 and ZX Spectrum; the latter is widely recognised for its importance in the early days of the British home computer industry. Top 15 Most Popular Social Bookmarking Websites. Here are the top 15 Most Popular Social Bookmarking Sites as derived from our eBizMBA Rank which is a continually updated average of each website's Alexa Global Traffic Rank, and U.S.

Top 15 Most Popular Social Bookmarking Websites

Traffic Rank from both Compete and Quantcast. "*#*" Denotes an estimate for sites with limited data. 1 | Facebook3 - eBizMBA Rank | 900,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 3 - Compete Rank | 3 - Quantcast Rank | 2 - Alexa Rank | Last Updated: July 1, 2017. The Most Popular Social Bookmarking Websites | eBizMBA 2 | Twitter12 - eBizMBA Rank | 310,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 19 - Compete Rank | 8 - Quantcast Rank | 8 - Alexa Rank | Last Updated: July 1, 2017. The Most Popular Social Bookmarking Websites | eBizMBA. Social-Bookmarking-Tactics. Social bookmarking. Common features[edit]

Social bookmarking

Social-Bookmarking-450x291. Xbox One release date, news and features. The Xbox One is Microsoft's third games console and certainly its most ambitious to date.

Xbox One release date, news and features

Not just a powerful games machine, it's designed to sit at the centre of your digital home, offering a slick, unified interface for your choice of live TV service alongside music and movie streaming options, Skype chats, catch-up TV and more. It's also received a £30 price cut in February 2014, and now costs £399.99. If you're quick you can get it with a free copy of Titanfall as well. Coming with the new version of Kinect by default, voice and gesture controls sit at the heart of everything and offer a step up in reliability and performance from the previous generation. If you're not going to play a game, you no longer need to use the gamepad to turn the console on or navigate to your entertainment of choice. Rift (video game) Rift (previously known as Rift: Planes of Telara) is a fantasy free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Trion Worlds.

Rift (video game)

Rift takes place within the fantasy world Telara. The game was released in March 2011.[1] Ict. List of massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Business models[edit] MMORPGs today use a wide range of business models, from completely free of charge (no strings attached) or advertise funded to various kinds of payment plans.

List of massively multiplayer online role-playing games

This list uses the following terms. Free-to-play (F2P) means that there might be a cost to purchase the software but there is no subscription charge or added payments needed to access game content.Pay-to-play means that players must pay, usually by monthly subscription, in order to play the game.Freemium means that the majority of game content is available for free but players can pay for extra content or added perks. World of Warcraft. Massively multiplayer online role-playing video game by Blizzard Entertainment World of Warcraft was the world's most popular MMORPG by player count of nearly 10 million in 2009.[5][6] The game had a total of over a hundred million registered accounts by 2014.[7] By 2017, the game had grossed over $9.23 billion in revenue, making it one of the highest-grossing video game franchises of all time.

World of Warcraft

At BlizzCon 2017, a vanilla version of the game titled World of Warcraft Classic was announced, which planned to provide a way to experience the base game before any of its expansions launched. It released in August 2019.[8][9] Gameplay Starting a character or play session. Digital literacy. Digital literacy is the ability to effectively and critically navigate, evaluate and create information using a range of digital technologies.

Digital literacy

What is a QR Code? Digital literacy. Latest mobile phones 2013: hottest handsets reviewed. In the ever-changing mobile market, it can be hard to keep pace with the latest mobile phones. That's why we've put together this hub for our latest mobile phone reviews and hands on: to give you the ideal jumping-on point for choosing the best handset for you out of the most current models around. We cover a plethora of brands, including Apple, HTC, Nokia, Samsung and Blackberry, and operating systems, such as Android, iOS and Windows Phone 8, so you should find something that piques your interest here. In short, if you're seeking a new mobile phone, this is a great place to start. Hands on. Computational Thinking Definition. Computational thinking. Computational Thinking (CT) is a problem solving method that uses computer science techniques. The term computational thinking was first used by Seymour Papert in 1996.[1] Computational thinking can be used to algorithmically solve complicated problems of scale, and is often used to realize large improvements in efficiency.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Overview[edit] The phrase computational thinking was brought to the forefront of the computer science community as a result of an ACM Communications article on the subject by Jeannette Wing.

The article suggested that thinking computationally was a fundamental skill for everyone, not just computer scientists, and argued for the importance of integrating computational ideas into other disciplines.[11] Characteristics of Computational Thinking[edit] Computational Thinking is a problem-solving process that includes the following characteristics:[12]

Computational Thinking Image. Computational Thinking. Computational Thinking The impact of computers on intellectual life goes beyond email, web surfing and word processing. Computational ideas are beginning to influence research thinking in many branches of both the sciences and the humanities. Wireless Controller.

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Wikipedia-logo. Retrogaming. Retrogaming on a "Night of computer games" in Leipzig 2012 Retrogaming also known as old-school gaming is the playing or collecting of older personal computer, console, and arcade video games. Usually based upon systems that are obsolete or discontinued, these games are played either on the original hardware, on modern hardware via emulation, or on modern hardware via ports or compilations.

Participants in the hobby are sometimes known as retrogamers in the United Kingdom, while the terms "classic gamers" or "old school gamers" are more prevalent in the United States.