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International environmental group Greenpeace hit out at Samsung on Wednesday for reneging on a promise to remove harmful substances from its electronics products.
At issue is the presence of Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs) in Samsung gadgets. The toxic chemicals have the potential to damage the environment and harm human health and their elimination has been a [...]

London, Aug 18 (ANI): The cellphone in your pocket can reveal who are your real friends, and how you interact with them, according to a five-year-long study.

The study has opened new possibilities for social scientists, epidemiologists, and other researchers to understand how people connect and interact socially.

Nathan Eagle of the Santa Fe Institute in New [...]

Melbourne, July 16(ANI): Call it “materialism” or simple liking, but most people prefer to sacrifice breakfast than live without their mobile phones or favourite bag, a new Australian study has found.

The research conducted by arnold and bolingbroke on the bequest of American Express focussed on the attachment Aussies have to the personal possessions they carry [...]

London, June 25 (ANI): Convicted record producer Phil Spector wants a TV, an iPod and a computer while he serves his prison term of 19 years to life for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.

The shamed music mogul was assigned to a “sensitive needs facility” at a California jail after he was pronounced guilty of [...]

London, May 28 (ANI): Over twenty five percent Aussie men have lied to climb up the ladder at work, according to a survey.

The online survey, coinciding with the launch of Australian version of AskMen.com website, was conducted on over 700 men in the country.

And it revealed that fifty one percent men confessed that they pretended [...]

London, May 27 (ANI): Thousands of prisoners have been given computer games consoles – costing the British taxpayer more than 220,000 pounds. ccording to The Sun, the Prison Service handed out 2,515 of the gadgets – including PlayStation 3s and PSPs, Xbox 360s and Nintendo Wiis and Gameboys – for good behaviour.

One in five of [...]

London, May 26 (ANI): Expensive gadgets that claim to treat snoring can actually keep you awake instead of guaranteeing a peaceful night’s sleep, warns a consumer watchdog.

The study by ‘Which?’ found that over 70 per cent of people who have tried the over-the-counter remedies [...]

Washington, May 25 (ANI): Bob Dylan has urged kids to give up their gadgets and spend more time outdoors.

The ‘Blowin’ In The Wind’ hitmaker believes that advances in technology is responsible for ‘tuning’ young people out of ‘real life’.

He has a low opinion of modern inventions such as cell phones, MP3 players and video [...]

London, May 7 (ANI): Fictional spy James Bond and his array of clever gadgets inspired many real-life US agents, reveals a new book.

The MI6 hero along with his breathtaking devices helped the Central Intelligence Agency develop many tricks of its own in the 1960s.

In fact, they allowed agents to operate more freely, eavesdrop on foes [...]

Chaith (Madhya Pradesh), Apr 26 (ANI): After living in the dark for ages, the residents of Chaith village in Gwalior District of Madhya Pradesh are now enjoying the benefits Solar energy.

Chaith, which has a population of about 12,000, is among the several villages [...]

Washington, Mar 4 (ANI): Microsoft founder Bill Gates has banned his family from using Apple’s iPhone and iPod gadgets.

In an interview to Vogue magazine, Melinda Gates has revealed that Bill has barred in three kids, Jennifer, 13, Rory, 10 and Phoebe, 7 from using any of the Apple products.

“There are very few things that are [...]

London, February 26 (ANI): Spending too much of money on “brain trainers” to maintain mental agility may not be a very good idea anymore, for a new study suggests that the benefits such gadgets provide are almost the same amount as can be obtained by doing a crossword or surfing the internet.

Experts employed by a [...]

A unique and never seen before phone has been launched by Phenom communications, which you can wear on your wrist like a watch and that is why it is called a watch phone. The Phnom watch phone is basically an unlocked GSM phone and has MP4 player and an MP3 player, a video and digital [...]

Acer has just announced their new 8.9″ Aspire One ultraportable laptop. With a starting price of just $379, configurations include an Intel Atom processor, up to 1GB of RAM and either 8GB of flash storage or an 80GB hard drive as well as a choice between Linpus Linux Lite and Windows XP. Nothing here is [...]

On Tuesday, HP, by mistake displayed a picture of its new Mini 1000 Netbook on its Web site for several hours. However, now the new Mini 1000 could be availed through online ordering.
The new Mini 1000 uses the same wide format as that of Hp’s business-oriented Mini-Note 2133. It thus fits in an approximately full-size [...]