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Worst Blind Date Ever: Man and Woman Learn They’re Siblings

Sarah Kemp, 42, and George Bentley, 47, registered with a dating website in a bid to find true love. As it usually happens in these cases, after speaking on the phone, via messages and emails, the two decided to meet face to face: and found, to their surprise, that they’re siblings. They’re not sad, t...

30 March 2011
13:41 GMT

New Laser Diode Might Revolutionize Hardware and the Internet

It seems that the field of cooling research is not the only one that reached a milestone, as a certain team of scientists claims to have created a new laser diode with the potential to enable high-speed data transmissions applicable in many areas.Laser diodes are used in many pieces of hardware nowadays, like periph...

17 March 2011
07:06 GMT

Jennifer Aniston Goes Viral with Smart Water Ad

Take Jennifer Aniston, add a huge dose of cuteness overload with puppies, the Double Rainbow guy and CG children dirty dancing – and you have the latest viral video for Smart Water. Check it out at the end of the article.As fans must already know, Aniston is the face of Smart Water, a brand that claims to be pu...

8 March 2011
08:05 GMT

Anonymous Hacks Westboro Baptist Church Website During Live Interview

Anonymous has had enough with the Westboro Baptist Church and their desperate and too obvious attempts at getting media attention by claiming they were threatened with hacking. An attack on a WBC website was conducted while an Anonymous rep was doing a live interview with Shirley Phelps-Roper. It all went down du...

25 February 2011
08:21 GMT

Anonymous Goes After Westboro Baptist Church

The Westboro Baptist Church, or the WBC for short, is the group best known for its message of hate. Anonymous’ activity includes, among other things, a very sustained and public boycott of the Church of Scientology. The two have come “face to face” over the weekend. It all began when a press release...

21 February 2011
07:06 GMT

FireRocker - Hundreds of Radio Stations Just a Click Away

Internet radio streaming is gaining more and more popularity because nowadays audio quality is greatly improved, compared to traditional radio waves. Listening to a radio stream means that your favorite station will also be available from virtually anywhere. To access such online streams you will have to use an effic...

8 February 2011
12:51 GMT

Tellabs Enhances Mobile Internet, Doubles SmartCore Processing Capacity

There have been some issue regarding the rapid increase of Internet users and the growing need for a stronger infrastructure and faster connections, and Tellabs seems to have taken things one step at a time, or so its recent announcement seems to suggest, more or less.It appears that the existing infrastructure is h...

3 February 2011
06:55 GMT

Egypt Restores Internet Access

Even as violence seems to be escalating in Egypt, some things are returning to normal. The internet has been restored in the country as all major ISPs are coming back online and serving their customers. Most connections should be working now, after several days of no service. It's unclear who took the decision. ...

2 February 2011
09:08 GMT

NASA Plans to Implement Interplanetary Internet

Conceivably, decades to centuries from now, the galaxy will become our extended home, in which planetary colonies will be commonplace. Communications will play a critical role in space exploration, and officials at NASA believe that an Interplanetary Internet (IPI) could make this easier. The goal here is to produce ...

1 February 2011
09:40 GMT

Global Average Broadband Speeds Rose 14 Percent in Q3 2010

Akamai has released its quarterly State of the Internet report for the third quarter of 2010. Unsurprisingly, internet adoption and average broadband speeds all grew, but there were some drops as well, in certain regions. The US is still the biggest country in the number of unique IP addresses. In terms of speed thou...

26 January 2011
09:37 GMT

The PSP2 Has 3G Internet Connection, Won't Be a Phone

Another week, another series of rumors about the upcoming PSP2, as this time we hear that the new portable device will have support for 3G data networks, meaning that besides the regular wireless connection, owners will benefit from an always-on data feed. 3G Internet connections are currently used by almost all s...

24 January 2011
04:20 GMT

Home Electronics With Web Access Will Grow in Number Substantially

It appears that, unsurprisingly, the Internet is gaining prominence as a content platform for TVs and basically every multimedia device type out there, meaning that the next few years will probably bring about a drastic boost in shipment volumes of web-connected electronics.The Internet became a veritable trove of i...

20 January 2011
10:06 GMT

Kiefer Sutherland to Star as Hitman in New Web Series

While he’s getting ready for the silver screen version of his hit television show, Kiefer Sutherland will also be busy becoming an Internet star, thanks to a new web series in which he plays a hitman, it has emerged. The series is called “The Confession” and will premiere on Hulu in March, Entertain...

13 January 2011
11:12 GMT

107 Trillion Emails Sent in 2010

The internet is hardly a novelty at this point yet, for something many are now taking for granted, the internet continues to grow at a huge pace in all aspects, from the number of sites to the number of people using it. Website monitoring company Pingdom has gathered some of the most interesting stats of the last yea...

13 January 2011
05:31 GMT

Young Adults Turn to Internet as Main News Source

According to a new poll, it would appear that the Internet has finally moved ahead of the television set as the main source of information for young adults. TV still leads the way for adults and seniors, but the Internet is making considerable headway in these subgroups as well. The investigation that arrived at this...

5 January 2011
05:57 GMT

Smart TVs May Be More than the Internet Can Handle

The past year has seen the concept of smart TVs gaining quite a bit of popularity, especially with how more and more web-connected TV sets have been selling, but DisplaySearch seems a bit worried about the implications for the future.Until late last year, most TVs didn't really have all that big a functionality...

30 December 2010
09:51 GMT

‘Twilight Eclipse’ Is Top Trailer of the Year

Few fans have forgotten the frenzy that took over the world in the first part of 2010, before the third installment in “The Twilight Saga,” called “Eclipse,” came out. Proving once more that twi-hards are not to be messed with, the trailer for “Eclipse” has just been named the top ...

29 December 2010
08:32 GMT

Web-Connected TVs Will Account for 25% of All Sales in 2011

There aren't many web-connected TV models on sale right now, and consumers haven't gotten a real taste of them yet, but like many things, this is set to change over the course of 2011.As one would expect, now that the end of 2010 is nigh, companies and analysts are making predictions about what 2011 will b...

22 December 2010
11:08 GMT

Unstable Networks Could Get Stable, Shared Memory

A group of researchers announces the development of a new idea about how future networks should be organized. The team moves past the model of a relatively stable network such as the Internet, and considered how networks made of modern mobile devices need to be set up in order to survive. The growing proportion of po...

10 December 2010
09:49 GMT

New Satellite Will Enable High Internet Speed for US

According to officials at HughesNet, the company plans to launch a new and advanced satellites into orbit in 2012, a spacecraft that would allow for broadband Internet to receive an amazing boost in performance. As one of the nation's two major providers of online access, the corporation is always on the lookout...

30 November 2010
03:29 GMT

Most Ridiculous Food Network Recipe Goes Viral

Rachel Ray just created the most ridiculous “recipe” ever: it’s called Late Night Bacon and it’s been posted on the Food Network website – and has gone viral since publication. For the “ingredients,” you need “8 slices of bacon,” thus confirming that, indeed, in o...

12 November 2010
14:31 GMT

Broadband Adoption Growth on the Rise Again

Broadband growth is accelerating globally again, as the data for the third quarter of 2010 shows. After a slowdown in new broadband subscribers in Q2, the rate is picking up again and is expected reach record numbers in the current quarter."Across the major segments of DSL, cable and fiber, the number of new broadban...

5 November 2010
13:51 GMT

Experts Call for Repairs on Undersea Internet Cables

In case of an emergency, the international infrastructure underlying the operations of the Internet could fail, security experts warn. They say that immediate measures are needed to ensure an uninterrupted flow of data between agencies and governments around the world in case something goes awry.In the United States,...

4 November 2010
11:58 GMT

People Could Underlie Advanced Mobile Internet Network

A team of investigators believes that outfitting people with wearable, wireless sensors could form the basis of strong, powerful mobile Internet networks, that would provide uninterrupted access to the Web.The idea comes from experts at the Queen's University Belfast, who believe that such sensors would enable h...

29 October 2010
06:54 GMT

UN Report Estimates 2 Billion People Online by the End of 2010

ITU (International Telecommunication Union), an UN agency expects 2 billion or more people to be online by late 2010.This means that no more than a third of the World's population will have direct Internet access by the end of this year.The agency, a neutral organization for information and telecommunication tec...

20 October 2010
03:16 GMT

Opera Mobile Coming Soon to Android

Users of Android-based handsets should soon be able to enjoy a new browser on their devices, namely Opera Mobile. The new solution should become available for Google's mobile operating system within a month, the Norwegian software company announced.According to the company, the new mobile browser should become ...

14 October 2010
04:50 GMT

Infected Computers Could Be Quarantined from the Internet

In the future, computers compromised by malware could be quarantined from the Internet, just as patients infected with contagious diseases are being isolated today. The new security model proposed by Microsoft is designed to keep the Internet healthy, by making sure that the devices connected to the world wide web ...

5 October 2010
07:55 GMT

14 Useful Websites for Students by Microsoft At Home

Microsoft likes young inventive people, than can learn lots of things and maybe one day change the world, so it has quite a bond with the students community.The company does many things to help and encourage students, from organizing events to providing big discounts on its products, giving away tons of free software...

21 September 2010
10:43 GMT

Online Working and Shopping Increases Carbon Emissions

Despite the general belief, working from home and shopping on the Internet could actually increase carbon emissions rather than reduce them, according to a recent study.“We hear a lot about the environmental benefits achieved as a result of working from home, however, on closer inspection it does appear that an...

21 September 2010
09:54 GMT

Adolescents Spend Sedentary Weekends

Teenagers in developed countries have a more and more sedentary behavior because of television, and the figures explode on weekends, a new study claims. This part of the European HELENA study, focused on the prevalence of sedentary behavior in 3,278 teenagers - 1,537 boys and 1,741 girls aged between 12.5 and 17.5) ...

18 September 2010
06:46 GMT

Microsoft India Partners with Rediff, IndiaTimes, NDTV & Zapak to Promote IE9

For the launch of Internet Explore 9 in India, Microsoft India has got some of the most popular websites as its partners, like Rediff India, Zapak Games, Indiatimes and NDTV.com. Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. announced today the availability of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) Beta for its Indian customers, and that...

16 September 2010
09:46 GMT

Microsoft Wants to Take Over US “White Spaces”

Microsoft is getting ready for the the new and powerful wireless Internet networks on unused television airwaves – the “white space” in the US, according to the Wall Street Journal.“White spaces” are frequencies that have been given to a broadcasting service but remained unused locally.T...

15 September 2010
06:15 GMT

Microsoft and Internet for All

The world is currently in a globalization state of mind so Microsoft thought that it would be good time to go the same way and work with governments around the world to make Internet access available to everyone.The company has launched the Shape the Future program, a program that works with national or municipal gov...

7 September 2010
10:17 GMT

Internet Does Bring People Together

People having Internet access at home are more likely to be in a romantic relationship than those without Internet access, a new study presented at the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association said.Michael J. Rosenfeld, an associate professor of sociology at Stanford University and the lead autho...

16 August 2010
10:29 GMT

Internet Addiction and Teen Depression Linked

In a new investigation conducted on Chinese adolescents, experts determined that teens that used the Internet constantly, and for many hours each day, were significantly more likely to be depressed. Two groups of young adults were followed for nine months – one whose members appeared to be addicted to the ...

3 August 2010
19:11 GMT

Cyber-Crowds to Innovate How We See Innovation

Scientists have for a long time considered the Internet to be a place where limitless possibilities can come true. In a recent study, experts from the Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT) decided to take on a unique task – that of building a cyber crowd. The goal of their research, which is supported by the US...

29 July 2010
15:31 GMT

China Has the Most Broadband Connections in the World

The Internet is becoming a basic human right in some countries and there are plans to implement a minimum guaranteed connection in some, as well. Yet, around the world, the picture is less rosy. While there are well over one billion Internet connections around the world, less than 500 million of them are broadband co...

9 July 2010
11:40 GMT

Prince Believes the ‘Internet Is Completely Over’

Legendary singer and reclusive celebrity Prince is preparing to come out with a new album, aptly called “20TEN” because, he says, 2010 is a year that “really matters.” Though no more than 4 years ago, the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences honored him with the Webby Lifetime Ac...

6 July 2010
05:46 GMT

Apple Posts Fix for Cellular Data Issues after iOS 4 Upgrade

A Support document at Apple.com reveals that, “after upgrading to iOS 3.x or iOS 4 or later you may be unable to use some Cellular Data Network services”. Those include: Cellular Data connection for Internet services, Visual Voicemail, MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), and Internet tethering. A few ...

28 June 2010
06:24 GMT

Analyst: Xbox 360 Will Never Have a Browser

Well-known analyst Michael Pachter sheds light on why he believes the Xbox 360 would never have a browser in his most recent show on GameTrailers. According to Pachter, Microsoft wishes to own the Internet, that is, to control all traffic on its home console. This means that it will never allow any browser or any oth...

24 May 2010
05:53 GMT

EU Releases a Five-Year Digital Agenda

Alarmed by the state of the digital market, media and state of its citizens, the EU panned out a group of initiatives for their members and agencies to follow in the next five years. These initiatives have been grouped in a document called the Digital Agenda. The EU, represented through Neelie Kroes, vice-president o...

19 May 2010
10:26 GMT

The Challenges of Adopting Quantum Money

For several years, numerous experts and officials have been advocating for the advantages of introducing quantum money in public circulation. It has several advantages over existing electronic currencies, mostly because it cannot be counterfeited, abused or forged. But there are also a number of difficulties associat...

3 May 2010
08:43 GMT

iPads Viciously Eating Away at Wireless Networks

A company specializing in mobile Internet solutions has released findings of wireless network tests conducted on Apple’s iPad. Bytemobile, Inc. says that it used popular applications with identical tasks to compare the volumes of mobile data traffic generated on the iPad and the iPhone. After recording the resu...

27 April 2010
03:14 GMT

Online Depression Therapies Actually Work

A new research reveals that depression and panic disorders are conditions that can readily be addressed online, via the Internet, with tangible results. The investigation revealed that cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) conducted over the World Wide Web was just as effective in treating symptoms associated with these c...

12 April 2010
06:01 GMT

Internet to Go 3D in Five Years, Intel Says

Though it wasn't all that popular until late last year, 3D picked up speed quite quickly as graphics processing and consumer interest rose. Over the past few months, IT companies, particularly display makers, have introduced a number of 3D-capable devices and there is even talk of impending 3D television broadca...

10 April 2010
03:39 GMT

An 'Internet' for Robots Is in the Works

A group of six European universities has just begun a collaboration that could see the development of the first World Wide Web for robots. The reason why this is desirable is because the machines, especially those working in various industries, and in the field of medicine, could thus “learn” from each ot...

9 April 2010
05:52 GMT

Full Braille Display in the Works

A group of experts from the North Carolina State University (NC State) has taken it upon itself to promote the research and development of a new type of computer screen. The innovation, which is nearly completed, is meant to help blind people make the most out of their online experience, and also to make it easier fo...

29 March 2010
11:01 GMT

A Bad Mix: Online Ostracism and Self-Esteem

A group of British investigators from the University of Kent have recently determined that children who are subjected to the effects of online ostracism tend to have lower levels of self-esteem than their peers. This is the first study ever to look at the correlations between the two phenomena. Previous investigation...

22 March 2010
11:45 GMT

The Internet Is a Large Threat to Endangered Species

All rare and endangered things apparently exert a certain type of fascination for certain types of people, who would pay large amounts of money just to have an object only a handful of other people already poses. Unfortunately, the same holds true for endangered plants and animals, according to the results of an inve...

22 March 2010
07:42 GMT

The Internet Is Now a Candidate for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize

The Internet is thought to now officially be on the 'short list' for the coveted Nobel Peace Prize this year. There have been talks about the organization seriously considering the nomination and the BBC now claims that the Internet has made it in the official short list picked out of 237 people or organiza...

11 March 2010
06:21 GMT


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