Science & Technology
Thursday, 23 May 2013
A NEW study has confirmed that removing the tonsils and adenoids of children with obstructive sleep apnea can reduce sleepiness and improve the quality of life, but putting off the surgery might not hurt either. The study is the first controlled...
WIND, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create Monday's massive killer tornado in Oklahoma. The awesome amount of energy released dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that levelled Hiroshima. On Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather...
PEOPLE will choose larger portions of food if they are labelled as being "healthier", even if they have the same number of calories, according to a new study."People think (healthier food) is lower in calories," said Pierre...
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
THE world's thinnest 10-inch and currently most water-and-dust-resistant Android tablet is available to order now for June delivery.Powered by a quad-core processor, the long-awaited tablet it was unveiled in January but its official launch was...
THE rare and tiny island fox is on the verge of making a comeback from near-extinction in the northern Channel Islands, a rugged and wind-swept chain off Southern California, officials said Monday.The population of the fox dropped to an all-time low...
SHIPWRECKS lying deep off America's coasts are more often historical artefacts than present-day threats from leaking old oil tanks, a new federal report says. While 87 of the ships — most sunk during World War II by German submarines...
ACCORDING to the Internet Security Threat report from security solutions company, Symantec, malware on mobile devices has risen by some 58 per cent since 2012.This was revealed by David Hall, Asia Pacific consumer product marketing manager for...
HISENSE is next in-line with the most advanced and cheaper seven-inch Android tablet at only US$149 ($184), but with a price-tag like that, it already has more to offer than the Nexus 7 or Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.Its been a while since I've talked...
YOU'D be surprised how useful a small dye-sublimation printer like the Canon Selphy CP900 can be.For example, it's useful if you want to shoot and print several passport-sized photos on the postcard-sized paper, or if you want to print out some...
SOURCES claim search giant Google is set to roll out a true alternative to the Microsoft Office productivity suite.Google already offers a number of apps, both within its Google apps suite as part of the Chrome browser and within its Google Play app...
WHATSAPP remains the most popular cross-platform mobile instant messaging app of choice among Bruneians.While there are other alternatives, such as Chat On, Line and Kakaotalk to name a few, Whatsapp is really where all our friends and families are...
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
BRITAIN'S first official astronaut, Major Tim Peake, has been selected to fly on a five-month mission on the International Space Station in 2015, it is believed. The go-ahead for the flight will be seen as a major boost for the UK's space industry....
AN EXPERT says China is not ready for mass consumption of insects, which the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation claims could protect the environment and help solve thefood crisis.The solution to the global problem comes in a research report...
Monday, 20 May 2013
CUPPING a tiny, translucent eel in the palm of his hand, New York environmental researcher Chris Bowser shook his head in amazement. "This is worth about one dollar," he said.As every spring, baby eels big black eyes at the end of bodies...
HONG KONG saw its first electric taxis hit the streets on Saturday in a step towards reducing the city's high levels of roadside pollution.The 45 bright red cars were launched by Chinese electric vehicle producer BYD, which is partly backed by US...
THE hunt for an HIV vaccine has gobbled up US$8 billion (around $10.07 billion) in the past decade, and the failure of the most recent efficacy trial has delivered yet another setback to 26 years of efforts.With the next attempts expected to be...
Saturday, 18 May 2013
WATER from the world's shrinking glaciers was responsible for almost a third of the rise in sea levels between 2003 and 2009, new research showed Thursday. A study published in the journal Science revealed that researchers had analysed data gleaned...
US RESEARCHERS have reported a breakthrough in stem cell research, describing how they have turned human skin cells into embyronic stem cells for the first time. The method described Wednesday by Oregon Health and Science University scientists in...
Friday, 17 May 2013
GOOGLE Glass was a common sight Wednesday as software savants here shared visions of games, weather reports, news and more delivered to the Internet-linked eyewear.Many of the 6,000 developers attending an annual Google I/O event in San Francisco...
GOOGLE on Wednesday rolled out a music service for smartphones and tablets powered by its free Android software, in a challenge to streaming radio firms such as Pandora and Spotify.The launch of Google Play All Access came at the kickoff of a packed...
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