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Understanding the Brain's Power of Prediction

Over millions of years of evolution, humans have developed an advanced predictive system, that allows them to forecast events in the near future with varying degrees of certainty. A new study highlights more details on how this trait functions. In the investigation, researchers wanted to learn to what extent does the...

31 January 2011
10:38 GMT

Overhearing Phone Conversations Is Extremely Annoying

As most of you already know, overhearing conversations people carry on their mobile phones while in public places can be extremely annoying, and a new study show why.When two people have a conversation in the background, those overhearing it tend to get less annoyed because they unconsciously hear both the questions ...

17 September 2010
03:53 GMT

Top Web Trends for 2010 - Part III - Programming Trends

This is the third and final part of the Top Web Trends for 2010 editorial in which we previously discussed, analyzed and presented some of the rising general trends taking place in web-based sectors. We first analyzed the top industry trends that have a big chance of changing the way the Internet influences our lives...

21 January 2010
04:58 GMT

Top Web Trends for 2010 - Part II - Web Design Trends

This is the second part of the editorial “Top Web Trends for 2010.” The first part was dedicated to industry news and some of the things we believe will happen in general. We left the more accurate details and predictions to more serious and qualified experts.In this part, we will deal with some trends th...

21 January 2010
03:32 GMT

Top Web Trends for 2010 - Part I - Industry Trends

We resisted the temptation of putting together a “Top of 2009...” article, but the excitement of what 2010 has started to bring made us take a look at the most anticipated events and trends about to descend upon us this year. Important things will happen on the web this year too, and some of them will cha...

21 January 2010
03:30 GMT

MSI Predicts 50% Increase in Notebook Shipments in 2010

The first half of 2009 proved rather disadvantageous for Micro-Star International, after its notebook shipments were seriously impacted by inventory issues. However, after an “aggressive catch-up in the second half,” the company managed not only to make up for the low shipments, but even score profits. No...

11 January 2010
10:50 GMT

Analyst Provides Rendering of Rumored Apple Tablet Device

A report over at CNNMoney includes bold estimates from renowned Piper Jaffray Senior Analyst Gene Munster who is taking a new stab at Apple’s rumored tablet device with sales estimates and even a mockup of the device. Yes, Gene Munster believes Apple’s next-gen device will look something like the renderi...

7 August 2009
11:00 GMT

X-ray Could Help Predict Lightning Strikes

A new breakthrough in the dynamics of lightning has recently revealed the source of X-ray light emitted moments before the lightning strikes and could help in the near future advance the methods used to predict the moment and location where these phenomena occur."From a practical point of view, if we are going to eve...

17 July 2008
07:03 GMT

Scientists Take a Step Forward in Earthquake Prediction

It will still take a long time before man will be able to predict an earthquake and its force, and science seems to be taking baby steps in this field, albeit when it comes to earthquake predictions any step is a big step. US researchers have recently brought new insight into the dynamics of earthquakes after detecti...

10 July 2008
06:21 GMT

PlayStation 3s Start Climbing Up the Charts. Number 1 Soon?

I doubt that even the hardcore PlayStation 3 fans could have believed that it is possible for the gaming console to sell better than the PS2 did in a specific period of time. It seems, however, that things are not exactly as we thought and the PS3 is quickly gaining grounds and, even more, is getting ready to set som...

14 February 2008
04:05 GMT

Looking Into the Crystal Ball: The Threats for 2008

Based on a Georgia Tech Information Center report, here are the threats bound to increase and evolve over the next year - Web 2.0 and client-side attacks, targeted messaging attacks, botnets, threats targeting mobile convergence and threats to RFID systems. "As the natural evolution of the Web progresses from 1.0 to ...

4 October 2007
09:39 GMT

The Threats You Should Watch Out For

The Web is full of threats, and sure, some of them won't get to you, but it's better not to rely on that and stay protected in any case. And what better way to defend yourself against cyber-threats than to know what you're up against. Knowing your "enemy" is an vital part of any defensive strategy. CA ...

11 September 2007
05:39 GMT


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