Women twice as likely as men to be offended by smartphone use in workplace
Washington – A new study of business etiquette and smartphones has shown that mobile manners vary by gender, suggesting that women are twice as likely as men to be offended by smartphone use during professional engagements. The study by co-authored by Peter W. Cardon of the USC Marshall... read more »
Samsung files patent to rival Google Glass
Sydney – Samsung is reportedly planning to develop a wearable computing gadget, similar to that of Google’s highly-anticipated Google Glass, as evident from the smartphone manufacturer’s latest patent filing. The South Korean firm’s patent, filed on March 8, shows that it is working... read more »
Samsung profits soar 26% in Q3 over strong smartphone sales
London – Samsung Electronics has reportedly seen a 26 percent growth in its profits following strong smartphone sales and recovery in its memory chip business in the third quarter. The South Korean giant made a net profit of 7.6billion dollars in the July-to-September quarter. Samsung said... read more »
Violent past of Milky Way’s giant black hole revealed
Washington – NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has helped find evidence that the normally dim region very close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, flared up with at least two luminous outbursts in the past few hundred years. This discovery comes from a new... read more »
UK mathematician reveals `formula` for perfect pizza!
Washington – A mathematician with a UK University has reportedly discovered a formula for creating a perfect pizza. Eugenia Cheng, from the University of Sheffield, has figured out a... read more »
Google likely to launch YouTube music subscription service by year end
Washington – Google is reportedly speculated to launch a music subscription service for YouTube before the year’s end. The service is rumoured to be a lot like Spotify, but will be... read more »
Early detection of breast cancer with help of light comes closer to reality
Washington – An Indian origin researcher has developed a prototype of a new imaging tool that may one day help to detect breast cancer early, when it is most treatable. If effective,... read more »
Soon, mobiles that can charge in seconds and work for weeks
Washington – Researchers have invented a novel supercapacitor design which raised the possibilities of developing solar cells that produce electricity 24 by 7, not just when the sun... read more »
Now, beer flavoured ice cream becomes ultimate comfort food
London – An expert has come up with the ultimate comfort food for adults – beer ice cream – which is ice cream flavoured with beer. The beer ice cream, named Frozen Pints, comes in seven... read more »
