Sunday, 6 Mar 2011
Oxford Study Says - a third of us have used dating websites
An Oxford University study suggests that nearly one in three of us who use the internet have visited online dating sites. An international survey of 24,000 men and women who are presently online found that just six per cent had gone to dating websites in 1997 but by 2009, 30 per cent of the sample had tried them with 15 per cent finding their current partner that way.
The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) conducted an online questionnaire with 12,000 couples from 18 countries, all of whom had regular access to the internet. They were asked a series of questions about whether they had visited dating websites, other online services and where else they might go looking for a partner. The questions related to the period 1997 to 2009.
Date: 6 Mar 2011 , Author: / Category: Computers and Web, Health / Views: 2648/Rating:NAN
Friday, 26 Feb 2010
Microsoft shuts down the global spam network with court order
Microsoft has won court approval to shut down a global network of computers which it says is responsible for more than 1.5bn spam messages every day..
Date: 26 Feb 2010 , Author: / Category: Computers and Web / Views: 3215/Rating:NAN
Monday, 1 Feb 2010
ISRO successfully tests Solid Propellant Booster Rocket Stage for GSLV Mk III Launch Vehicle
The GSLV-III or Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle mark III is a launch vehicle currently under development by the Indian Space Research Organization. It is intended to launch heavy satellites into geostationary orbit, and will allow India to become less dependent on foreign rockets for heavy lifting..
Date: 1 Feb 2010 , Author: / Category: India Space, / Views: 7920/Rating:3.5
Thursday, 7 Jan 2010
Microsoft Shows Off Slate PC
As the heat is building up for Apple’s iSlate, a sudden change has been occurred in the atmosphere. And it comes from one the oldest buddy of Apple, Microsoft. Aiming to fend off competitors in a bid to expand Microsoft's consumer reach, CEO Steve Ballmer announced a new slate computer Wednesday night as he kicked off the annual International Consumer Electronics Show.
Essentially a laptop with no keyboard, the computer comes as rival Apple prepares to introduce a much-hyped tablet PC of its own later this month.
"We are talking about something as portable as a phone and as powerful as Windows 7," Ballmer said to an audience of more than 3,500 at the Las Vegas Hilton Center. "And they are perfect for reading, for surfing the Web and for taking entertainment on the go."
Date: 7 Jan 2010 , Author: / Category: Computers and Web / Views: 3575/Rating:NAN
Saturday, 12 Dec 2009
Computer that understands your Hand Gestures : MIT
Remember the scene in ‘Minority Report,’ the Steven Spielberg-directed science fiction thriller, when Tom Cruise uses his hands and fingers to search for date on a huge virtual screen?Even though the movie came out in 2002, and is set in 2054, it seems as though the present is catching up to the future. MIT research now comes up almost close to the the futuristic screen of the movie. Means you can also be a Tom Cruise Before going into the details, a brief info about the present situation of touch screen computers..
Date: 12 Dec 2009 , Author: / Category: Computers and Web / Views: 4856/Rating:5