Chinese parents complain as kids get cassettes
September 12th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 12 (IANS) Parents in China are complaining that every new semester their children receive textbooks along with matching cassette tapes that have today become "antiques" as many people ... Read more...
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‘Touch-screen devices distract drivers’
December 21st, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Dec 21 (IANS) Portable touch-screen devices in cars distract drivers and increase the risk of accidents, Australian scientists said Wednesday.The research team was led by author Kristie Young from ... Read more...
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We risk life using mobile phones on roads
September 23rd, 2011 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 23 (IANS) Over half of the pedestrians risk their lives by using a mobile phone while crossing a busy road, a study has found.Emailing and texting while weaving ... Read more...
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Popular music promotes sexual aggression
September 7th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) Popular music promotes sexual aggression among adolescents, says a research.
"Popular music can teach young men to be sexually aggressive and treat women as objects while ... Read more...
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Gizmos replacing pens as kids’ essential classroom kit: Survey
April 24th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 24 (ANI): Children are turning up at school fully equipped with mobile phones, iPods and MP3 players, but not the basic essential of a single pen.According to a survey of ... Read more...
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GPS systems increasingly vulnerable to jamming
March 16th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 16 (IANS) Global positioning systems (GPS) are becoming increasingly vulnerable to accidental interference or deliberate jamming, raising concerns about reliability and security.People rely on GPS for navigation, vehicle ... Read more...
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Now, people make playlists not by genres but as per different moods
March 15th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 15 (ANI): Scottish University scientists have discovered a growing trend for music fans to create unusual track lists on their mp3 players.Rather than simply ordering their favourite songs by artist ... Read more...
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Do organic tea, musical pillows and eye masks really help you sleep better?
February 2nd, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 2 (ANI): There are a million solutions that raid the market every year to make your life better - Organic tea, eye masks, musical pillows and light projectors for instance ... Read more...
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New computer memory that’s faster, greener
January 26th, 2011 - 11:34 am ICT by ANI
London, Jan 26 (ANI): US researchers are busy developing a new form of computing memory that is faster, more user-friendly and greener.Currently, computers rely on two distinct forms of memory: volatile and ... Read more...
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The power to charge your phone - is in your pants!
December 28th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 28 (ANI): Sure, we have heard of solar powered heaters and calculators, even plans for a Japanese space station to get its energy from solar power. Now prepare yourself for ... Read more...
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Countless Mesmerizing ‘Black Friday 2010′ Offers Already Enunciated
November 19th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 19, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The phrase, ‘Black Friday’, has roots that travel back to 1966 and is associated with the sales in the immediate aftermath of Thanksgiving in America. ... Read more...
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Sony Ceases Production of ‘Walkman’ Tape Players
October 25th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sony has recently announced the cessation of their Japanese production of the ‘Walkman’ portable personal tape players. After thirty years in production, the Walkman will be no ... Read more...
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Sony Stops Walkman Production In Japan
October 25th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sony's iconic cassette tape Walkman is soon going to be history in Japan. The production of the portable music player has been terminated by Sony as ... Read more...
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IPods, MP3 players and mobile phones putting UK drivers’ lives at risk
September 21st, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 21(ANI): British road safety campaigners will on Tuesday tell an international conference being organized in London that iPods, MP3 players and mobile phones are distracting motorists, putting lives at risk.Tune ... Read more...
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Teenage deafness linked to iPods, MP3 players
August 18th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 18 (IANS) MP3 players, iPods and more exposure to live music could have caused an increase in hearing loss among teenagers, research in the US suggests.
The study noticed that the ... Read more...
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iPods, MP3 players linked to hearing loss in teens
August 18th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 18 (ANI): An American research has suggested that iPods, MP3 players and increased exposure to live music have led to a surge in hearing loss in teens.The number of teenagers ... Read more...
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British tourist bags worth thrice their holiday cost
August 13th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) British holidaymakers pack their suitcase with clothes, gadgets and toiletries worth 3,000 pounds, almost three times the cost of their holiday, a survey has found.
A traveller takes 325 ... Read more...
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Digital music players blamed for 17 accidents a day
August 8th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Believe it or not, but digital music players are blamed for up to 17 accidents every day in Britain.
Motoring groups have warned that road users are driving themselves ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton Supports Troops
May 28th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 28, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The spotlight shines once again on Paris Hilton; this time for a cause. The famous hotel heiress/ socialite/ actress/ singer, has now decided to ... Read more...
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Students ‘addicted’ to social media
April 24th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 24(ANI): Most students can't live without social media links like laptop, cell phones, a new study has found.In a new study titled, '24 Hours: Unplugged,' from the International Center ... Read more...
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Music may damage hearing
April 22nd, 2010 - 2:37 am ICT by IANS
London, April 21(IANS) Young people are putting their hearing at risk by listening to music as loud as a jet engine, a researcher has warned.
Playing music at high volume and using earphones ... Read more...
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Listening to iPods at ‘jet’ volume can make you deaf
April 21st, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 21 (ANI): Listening to personal music players for several hours a day at high volume could put your hearing at risk, an expert has warned.Writing in the British Medical Journal, ... Read more...
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1 in 4 Brits prefers tablet PC to laptops
April 2nd, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 2 (ANI): One in four Britons would swap his or her heavy and expensive laptops for a cheaper and easy-to-use tablet PC, a new independent survey has revealed.While the poll, ... Read more...
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European Commission calls for noise limits on MP3 players
December 14th, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 14 (ANI): The European Commission has called for the maximum volume on MP3 players to be set at 85 decibels in order to protect the hearing of users.The commission came ... Read more...
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Oz students call on hi-tech help for cheating during exams
November 1st, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 1 (ANI): School students are exchanging tips on the Internet on how new technology can be used to cheat in the Higher School Certificate (HSC) exams.Postings on popular student ... Read more...
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Samsung’s melting memory chips set to revolutionise mobile technology
September 26th, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 26 (ANI): Samsung Electronics have announced that it has begun mass production of a new kind of memory chip that stores information by melting and freezing tiny crystals.Called the phase-change ... Read more...
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‘Kashmiri youngsters aren’t oiling AK-47s’
August 21st, 2009 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) "Chalo America" director Piyush Jha is now ready with "Sikandar", a serious film on militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, and says it will clear ... Read more...
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Oz teens increasingly betting mobile phones, virginity
August 18th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Aug 18 (ANI): An Australian study conducted on youth gambling has discovered that teenagers are betting their mobile phones, running up debt on their parents' credit cards, and even wagering their ... Read more...
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Scientists find a way to make nanostructured plastic solar cells
August 5th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 5 (ANI): A team of scientists has found a way to make nanostructured plastic solar cells, which are roughly 10,000 times smaller than a human hair.A research team headed by ... Read more...
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Late with sending rakhi? Don’t sweat, log on
August 3rd, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) If you haven't had time to buy something for your sister even though the festival of Rakhi is just two days away, don't worry. Just ... Read more...
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Apple recalls iPod MP3 players
July 10th, 2009 - 5:04 am ICT by John Le Fevre
US computer giant Apple has agreed to recall all first-generation iPod Nano MP3 players sold in South Korea following reports of batteries overheating and exploding.The recall, the first in the world ... Read more...
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Benji Madden, Will I. AM, Samantha Ronson selling MP3 players for charity
April 1st, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 1 (ANI): Guitarist Benji Madden, rapper Will I. AM and DJ Samantha Ronson are doing their own bit for a fundraising charity, by compiling their own playlist to be ... Read more...
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Now, an iPod jacket with in-built speakers for joggers and motorcyclists
March 6th, 2009 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 6 (ANI): Motocyclists and joggers can now listen to their iPods and other MP3 players without ignoring traffic or emergency vehicle sirens, thanks to an iPod jacket that has ... Read more...
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Youngsters risk deafness with too-loud personal stereos
March 4th, 2009 - 10:12 am ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, March 4 (DPA) Youngsters in Hong Kong are risking deafness by turning personal stereos up too loud to drown out the sounds of the city, according to a survey.
Nearly one ... Read more...
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Listening to favourite music can boost Alzheimer’’s patients memory
February 24th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 24 (ANI): Patients with Alzheimer''s disease could improve memory by listening to their favourite songs, suggests a new study.Listening to certain tunes from past evokes powerful and vivid memories ... Read more...
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