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Why too much texting, social networking can lead to poor grades
Washington: College students who are hooked on to texting or chatting on cell phones and constantly updating their Facebook status may be negatively affecting their academic performance, a new study has warned. Researchers from The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioural and Preventive Medicine in US found freshmen women spend nearly half #BuzzPatrol #facebook #low grade #Texting
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Honda launches entry-level sedan Amaze starting at Rs 4.99 lakh
New Delhi: Japanese auto major Honda Motor Co today launched its much-awaited entry level sedan Amaze at a price range of Rs 4.99 lakh to Rs 7.60 lakh. The model is the company's first diesel offering in India. Its wholly-owned arm Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) is offering the car in #Honda Amaze #HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD. #NewsTracker
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Six US Air Force cyber capabilities designated ‘weapons’
Colorado Springs: The US Air Force has designated six cyber tools as weapons, which should help the programmes compete for increasingly scarce dollars in the Pentagon budget, an Air Force official said on Monday. Lieutenant General John Hyten, vice commander of Air Force Space Command, which oversees satellite and cyberspace operation, #Air Force Space Command #Cyber tools #Pentagon #ThisisNext
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Do aliens exist? Answer may be embedded in human genes!
Washington: The answer to whether alien life exists may be hiding inside our own body! According to a new theory, human genetic code is embedded with a "designer label" that may be an indelible stamp of a master extraterrestrial civilisation that preceded us by many millions or billions of years. Researchers Vladimir #Alien #didyouknow #human genetic code
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Thought to be extinct, lizard species re-discovered after 135 years
Mumbai: For over a century and quarter, the tiny Geckoella Jeyporensis, a small lizard measuring up to 10 cm, was given up as extinct. Now it has been spotted in the Eastern Ghats, causing scientists to cheer. A dedicated and concerted effort by a group of environmentalists has caused the rediscovery #BuzzPatrol #Geckoella Jeyporensis #Lizard
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Tibet glaciers melting due to pollution from South Asia: China
Beijing: About 90 percent of glaciers in Tibet called the Third Pole region, are shrinking because of black carbon pollution "transferred from South Asia" to the Tibetan Plateau, a Chinese scientist has warned. The Third Pole region, which is centred on the Tibetan Plateau and concerns the interests of the surrounding #Himalayas #NewsTracker #Tibetan Plateau #Yao Tandong
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RailTel to provide broadband network in Bangladesh, Bhutan
New Delhi: RailTel, the telecom arm of Railways, is set to provide optical fibre-based broadband network in neighbouring countries like Bangladesh and Bhutan. "We are in the process of getting the Rs 80 crore job for providing broadband network in Bangladesh and Rs 10 crore worth contract in Bhutan," said #Bangladesh #Bhutan #broadband #North East #RailTel #ThsisNext
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Old photos, wall posts on Facebook can lift your mood
London: Looking at old photos of yourself on Facebook and reading wall posts that you have written can lift your mood, and can be as soothing as a walk in the park, according to a new study. Almost 90 percent of users access the site to look at their own wall #didyouknow #facebook #Facebook pics
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‘Men complain more on Twitter than women’
London: Women tweet more but men are bigger complainers on Twitter, according to a new study of the social networking site. Personal life, television programmes and work, are subjects that women talk most about on Twitter while men are likely to tweet about sport, gaming and news, The Telegraph reported. Women #Men #TechTalk #Twitter #Women
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In UK, girls are bigger smartphone users than boys: study
London: Tech-savvy girls in the UK are more likely than boys to own and use a smartphone and other mobile devices, according to a new research. Girls aged between seven and 15 are more likely to own a smartphone than boys and 45 percent of girls said they use a smartphone #smartphones #TechBuzz
