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Smartphone use increases the likelihood of being solicited for sex on the internet, and having sex with an internet-met partner among teens, according to new research from the University of Southern California. The research found that young people with smartphones are 1.5 times as likely to report being sexually active, almost two times as likely to […]
Your days of repeatedly asking for Wi-Fi passwords at various coffee-shops or restaurants to access Facebook may soon be over. The social network is testing a new Wi-Fi hot spot service for local businesses that grants users free Internet access if they do a Facebook Check-In. Businesses would provide the access via a Facebook router that […]
Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) sees Over 100 UFOs in 2 months The Army troops deployed along the China border from Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh in northeast have reported more than 100 sightings of “Unidentified Flying Objects” (UFOs) in the last three months. Agencies including the Army, DRDO, NTRO and the […]
Apple Inc said its sales of Wi-Fi only iPads had doubled from its last launch as it sold 3 million in the three days since the introduction of the two newest versions of its popular tablet computer. Apple started selling the Mini on Friday, starting at $329. It’s a third smaller than the full-size iPad. […]
Social networking giant Facebook is testing out a new, slimmer Timeline layout featuring a single column of posts, instead of the current double column. The test layout keeps the boxes that highlight friends and activities on the right side. According to Inside Facebook,the firm is currently rolling out the test to a small number of […]
The wait is over iPhone5G preview is here There were a lot of speculations over iPhone5 about how it was going to be so different from any iPhone we have ever seen and how it would change the world of communication but after waiting so long we just witnessed that there was only a small difference between […]
In the first inventory of minerals on another planet, NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity found soil that bears a striking resemblance to weathered, volcanic sand in Hawaii, scientists said on Tuesday. The rover uses an X-ray imager to reveal the atomic structures of crystals in the Martian soil, the first time the technology, known as […]
Soon, your phone will have one more function – telling you whether you need glasses or not. A team headed by Indian-born researcher Ramesh Raskar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a software and a smartphone accessory that can perform eye tests and save you a trip to the optometrist. “We have conducted […]
Scientists in Britain say they have developed a super-sensitive test using nano-particles to spot markers for cancer or the AIDS virus in human blood serum using the naked eye. As it does not need sophisticated equipment, the test-tube technique should be cheap and simple, making it a boon for disease detection in poor countries, the team […]
A big storm coming? Expecting to be without power for an extended period on time and need your phone to stay charged? Here is a list of 5 ways to keep your battery powered up longer! Increasing Dependence on Cell Phones In our increasingly digital world, a mobile phone or other portable device is […]