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‘Beer goggle’ study wins Ig Nobel award

YoopyaSep 13, 2013April 7, 20240

A team of researchers who found that people think they are more attractive when drinking alcohol, have scooped an Ig Nobel prize for their work

Voyager probe ‘leaves Solar System’

YoopyaSep 13, 2013April 7, 20240

The Voyager-1 spacecraft has become the first manmade object to leave the Solar System. Scientists say the probe’s instruments indicate it has moved beyond the

Wave power generator bags Dyson award

YoopyaSep 13, 2013April 13, 20240

A wave power generator that can harvest energy no matter which way the sea is running has won the UK round of James Dyson’s engineering

Vodafone Germany hack hits two million customers

YoopyaSep 12, 2013April 7, 20240

Personal details of more than two million customers of Vodafone Germany have been stolen by a hacker. Vodafone said the attacker got access to customer

Samsung backs Apple’s 64-bit chip smartphone chip switch

YoopyaSep 12, 2013April 3, 20240

Samsung has confirmed its next high-end smartphones will feature 64-bit processors. The announcement follows the launch of the iPhone 5S, the first handset to include

High iPhone price spooks investors, Apple shares drop

YoopyaSep 12, 2013April 3, 20240

(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s new iPhones got panned by Wall Street on Wednesday as investors decried one model for being too costly for emerging markets such as China, and dismissed

FTC to scrutinize new Facebook facial recognition feature

YoopyaSep 12, 2013April 3, 20240

(Reuters) – U.S. officials will examine changes to Facebook Inc’s privacy policy to determine whether they violate a 2011 agreement with federal regulators, a Federal Trade Commission

Yahoo CEO says monthly traffic surpasses 800 million users

YoopyaSep 12, 2013April 3, 20240

(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer said the Internet company now has more than 800 million monthly active users, which she said represented 20 percent

Apple aims to extend market reach with two new iPhones

YoopyaSep 11, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – Apple Inc unveiled on Tuesday an iPhone with a fingerprint scanner to help it stand out in a crowded field of similar smartphones, plus a

U.S. tapped into networks of Google, Petrobras, others: report

YoopyaSep 9, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – The U.S. government tapped into computer networks of companies including Google Inc. and Brazilian state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA, according to leaked U.S. documents