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  • Is Google making us stupid?

    Is Google making us stupid?

    Report points towards a web "transactive memory" 18 July 2011 10:23 GMT

    The way that humans' memories work is being altered as a result of computers and the Internet. That's the verdict of a science journal published by psychologists from Columbia and Harvard universities.

    The report suggests that we now use the...

  • Fujitsu to demonstrate improved e-paper

    Fujitsu to demonstrate improved e-paper

    A third brighter, and with a better contrast ratio 10 May 2010 13:00 GMT

    The scientists in Fujitsu's research department have managed to come up with a new version of the company's colour e-paper that offers a significant upgrade on the previous generation.

    It'll be shown off at the company's Fujitsu Forum exhibition...

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    Quantum computer tested, delivers impressive results

    Iodine turns out to be a rather speedy processor 10 May 2010 9:40 GMT

    Researchers in Japan have managed to get a quantum computer working, and have shown that it delivers results thousands of times faster than a traditional transistor-based machine.

    The computer, which has been built from a single Iodine molecule,...

  • Samsung tinkers with phase-change memory

    Samsung tinkers with phase-change memory

    Offers 20% more smartphone battery life 30 April 2010 15:22 GMT

    Not content with battery life on current phones available in the market, Samsung is experimenting with a new type of memory that it claims could boost the time between charges by as much as 20%.

    It's called phase-change memory, and the most...

  • Phones getting Natal-style interface

    Phones getting Natal-style interface

    Control your handset without touching the screen 26 April 2010 12:12 GMT

    The University of Tokyo has developed a concept controller that allows you to control a pointer on a phone screen without having to touch the screen.

    You can see the concept in the video above, which demonstrates moving a pointer around, using...

  • 24% of tablets in 2010 will be based on Android

    24% of tablets in 2010 will be based on Android

    IMS market research shows it won't go all Jobs's way 5 April 2010 11:42 GMT

    Despite the enormous success of the Apple iPad, judging by the opening weekend figures, research is showing that 24% of all tablets sold this year will be based on Android.

    The study comes from US market research company IMS which goes on to...

  • Japanese team shrinks SSDs by 90%

    Japanese team shrinks SSDs by 90%

    Get a postage-stamp sized 1TB drive 11 February 2010 16:00 GMT

    A group of Japanese researchers has managed to achieve a remarkable reduction in the physical size of solid state drives, while retaining their data storage size. They've shrunk them by 90%.

    The team, led by Tadahiro Kuroda, also boosted the...

  • Human brains

    Human brains "can't handle" Facebook

    Can only manage up to 150 friendships 25 January 2010 15:42 GMT

    Research at Oxford University has revealed that the human brain can't cope with a full-on Facebook addiction - it can only sustain a maximum of 150 friendships at a time. That's thanks to the size of our neocortex - the bit of the brain used for conscious...

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    New recording method could fit 1.6TB on a DVD

    "Five-dimensional" technology could extend the lifespan of the DVD format 21 May 2009 10:36 GMT

    Golden "nano-rods" could be the answer to extending the lifespan of the DVD format, if researchers from Swinburne University of Technology in Australia are to be believed.

    They claim that they could fit 1.6 terabytes of data onto a disk -...

  • One in three customer emails ignored. Biz, Email, Research, Surveys 0

    One in three customer emails ignored

    British companies fail to respond to email 4 May 2007 11:37 GMT

    It has been found that telcos are the worst offenders when it comes to ignoring customer emails, totalling a 42 percent response rate.

    eGain tested 125 major UK companies on response times as well as quality of information through email....

  • Fear wastes £1.25bn on gadgets. Gadgets, Research, Surveys, Scooter computer, Email, iPod, Zune, 3G 0

    Fear wastes £1.25bn on gadgets

    Scooter Computer finds we waste £1.2bn on technology a year due to fear and ignorance 2 May 2007 15:31 GMT

    Every year we collectively waste £1.25bn on technology gadgets due to fear and ignorance according to Scooter Computer.

    The company that commissioned the survey found that 22% of people had been given a gadget gift in the last year that they...

  • Online bankers seek easier set-up options. Biz, Research, Surveys, Global Reviews, Email, Rumours, GPRS, EDGE, Websites 0

    Online bankers seek easier set-up options

    New survey reveals banks do not offer easy access 1 May 2007 17:23 GMT

    Research released by Global Reviews has found that many major banks are failing to offer easy management for online savings accounts.

    The survey has found that major banks are still getting below 70% ratings for customer service experience....

  • UK shoppers to spend £12 billion more online. Biz, Research, Surveys, Virgin, Email, iPod, Zune, 3G, Rumours 0

    UK shoppers to spend £12 billion more online

    Online purchases will reach £78 billion by 2010 1 May 2007 12:19 GMT

    When new numbers come out detailing how much we in the UK spend each year, our wallets start to ache - and even more so with new online spending predictions.

    The IMRG reckon that we will spend nearly £12 billion more online this year than...

  • Digital TV set to kill video. Home Cinema, Research, Surveys, Top Up TV, Competitions 0

    Digital TV set to kill video

    32 million VCRs and DVDs become obsolete with digital switch over 26 April 2007 16:52 GMT

    2012 is a popular date here in the UK with everything set to change from sport right through to TV as the digital switch over happens.

    When digital TV becomes the way to watch television then VCRs and DVDs will apparently become redundant,...

  • Third of Americans use Wikipedia. Software, Online, Wikipedia, Research 0

    Third of Americans use Wikipedia

    Wikipedia becomes a popular for students and wealthy 25 April 2007 14:54 GMT

    Wikipedia has exploded over the last few years and research found that 36% of Americans online use the service.

    A study from the Pew Centre for the American Life Project has revealed that, despite questions over the accuracy of some of its...

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