Eye Test Accessory for SmartPhones

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 […]

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Super sensitive kit detects cancer, HIV early

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 […]

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5 Amazing Ways to Keep Your Phone Charged in a Power Outage

    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 […]

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5 Things You Can Do to Keep Your Phone Charged During A Power Outage!

    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 […]

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Have You Ever Lost Your Phone Inside of a Cow?

Cellphones are easy to get and even easier to lose and millions of people a year either lose or break their phones in weird places. But I am most certain not a lot of people lose their cell phones inside of a cow. Website mobileinsurance has listed some of the most far-fetched claims it has received […]

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Male Beluga Whale to Mimic Human Speech

  Beluga whales can vocalize in a way remarkably close to human speech, or at least one could, scientists say. An acoustic analysis of whale recordings revealed the human-like sounds were several octaves lower than typical whale calls. Scientists think the whale’s close proximity to people allowed it to listen to and mimic human conversation. […]

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3G Data Eating iPhone Bug

Users continue to complain that their phone bills have rocketed since upgrading to the latest version of Apple’s iOS operating system.   Owners of iPhones new and old that have moved over to iOS6 are now experiencing increased phone bills despite not changing their usage patterns. The problem seems to stem from the fact that handsets appear […]

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Dancing Bugs and Curing Diseases

  Greg Gage of Backyard Brains shows how he is trying to inspire the next generation of neuroscientists. And were’re hoping that this doesn’t inspire children to torture insects and small animals.  

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Mysterious Giant Eyeball That Washed Up on Florida Shore Belonged to a Swordfish, State Says

  Last week a very large eyeball washed up on a Tamps, Florida shoreline, which has been the topic of discussion for many Florida, and national scientists. The mystery, however, seems to have been solved.    A Swordfish It looks like the big blue eyeball found on a Florida beach last week was cut out of a […]

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According to SophosLabs, Bing is the Most Poisonous Search Engine

If you’re using Bing to search for the latest celebrity gossip or embarrassing paparazzi images, beware. According to new research from SophosLabs, Microsoft’s search engine is the most poisonous. Also known as Blackhat Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in anti-virus and security circles, SEO poisoning occurs when a website is created that contains a number of […]

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