A useful application and ‘hello world’ example of visual recognition is recognizing handwritten digits. Recognizing handwritten digits is seemingly easy for a human. Thanks to the processing ...

I occasionally need to convert the background color of a particular image to be transparent so that the image looks better on medium with backgrounds of colors other than the image’s original ...

If gentler RAD-style Java tools arrive and, as Sun's VP of Product Marketing Joe Keller says, the tools "give CIOs the ability to apply people with other programming skills to generate things using ...

Fast fashion has radically transformed the textile industry. These days, 56 million tons of clothing are sold every year. The clothing industry is currently deluging the planet with garments. With 100 ...

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Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. In this episode, Thomas Betts chats with ...

Wreckage and bodies from the missing AirAsia flight have been found. Relatives reacted with dismay and disbelief following the announcement that bodies had been recovered in Java Sea waters, about 10 ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is laying claim to 1.2 million square kilometers in the Arctic. His main objectives appear to be the colonization of the Arctic and of the North Pole. It’s a project ...

The big picture: Java stands as one of the enduring pillars of the software world. The programming language was released by Sun Microsystems on May 23, 1995, and so far has weathered the shifting ...

Independent Java solutions provider Azul has released the findings from its first annual Oracle Alternatives Survey, which asserts that 86% of enterprises are migrating from Oracle Java. According to ...