INNOVATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY

Technology is a purposeful human activity involving designing and productions like, foods, machines, electronic devices and computer systems. It involves knowledge ranging from visual imagination, technical skills and sciences with application in agriculture, medicine, engineering, environmental, information, chemical production, and military technology. Success is judged in terms of efficiency of performance, reliability, durability, cost, ecological impact and disposeability.

The earliest achievements like stone axes, scrapers and control of fire were no more than products of chance.



Innovations in technology came in with technical skills to improve quality and efficiency like electrical energy, diesel and petrol combustion engines replacing the steam engine. Technological advances have extended into realm of living, example, genetically engineered strains of "improved" plants and animals, nuclear power, energy source, enchanbed computing, communication and information technology processing, control in management including security and anti-fraud technology. Engineering technologies like information technology (IT) challenges the process of teching and learning. Rapid communication, plus increased access to IT in home, at work, and in education make learning lifelong activity. Multimedia computers, satellite technologies, integrated learning systems and libraries have all contributed to keeping schools up to date with technological innovations. It is now possible to deliver training to widely dispersed audience by means of on-demand two-way video over terrestrial broadband networks.

Plain useless technology like invasions of computer for spying or sabotage exists and computer "hackers" penetrate protected databanks often with no object in mind other than accomplishing technological feat. Of growing concern is criminal hacking of computer to gain access to personal information like credit card and bank account, deliberate implantation in computer programs of "viruses", example "Bugbear" virus. In many cases, infected programs are posted in electronic bulletin boards available to computer users.

Various web browsers have been developed, the most interesting of them being the Opera's cross-platform web browser technology deputed in 1996 with a substantial share of fast growing mobile phone web browser market. It's also available in other embedded systems like Nintendo's, Wii video game console and in in-dash computers in vehicles like Ford F150 super duty, E-series and transit connect trucks.



A very important Opera's innovation in technology is the Opera Mini with up to 90% data compression and as such the best choice with over 23.4 million user in April 2009. Thanks to Opera's innovations.