SlashGear for iPad and iPhone
RSS Feed

‘study’ Stories

Researcher debunks “unidentified” life found in Lake Vostok

, Mar 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

The scientists at the St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute were excited when they found what they believed to be "unidentified" life near the South Pole. They collected 7 samples from Lake Vostok after drilling 3.5 kilometers to reach the lake. Scientist Sergei Bulat, who was the leader of the group that discovered the "new" species, stated, "After excluding all known contaminants... we discovered bacterial DNA that does not match any known species listed in global data banks. We call it unidentified and ‘unclassified’ life." Read The Full Story

A mouse click burns 1.42 calories, according to researchers

, Mar 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

Sitting at your desk all day surfing the internet with a pile of unfinished TPS reports sitting in front of you probably isn't a good sign, and even worse, you're probably not doing yourself a favor and getting enough exercise, or aren't you? According to a recent study, one mouse click burns approximately 1.42 calories. Read The Full Story

Scientists discover unidentified life near South Pole

, Mar 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

Scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria from water samples obtained from the ancient Lake Vostok. Lake Vostok had been isolated from the world for over 17 million years, and was protected by a thick sheet of ice. Scientists began drilling through the ice since 1989, and have been collected water samples from the lake. The scientists stated that the bacteria did not belong to the "40-plus known sub-kingdoms of bacteria." Read The Full Story

Global temps highest in 4,000 years, according to report

, Mar 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

Global warming: it's a heated debate, but a recent report suggests that temperatures here on Earth have been the highest they've ever been in 4,000 years. Plus, it's predicted that over the next few decades, temperatures are likely to surpass levels not seen on Earth since before the last ice age occurred. Read The Full Story

Megaupload shutdown increased legal movie downloads, according to study

, Mar 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

What once was a haven for illegal downloading is now just an afterthought. After the shutdown of Megaupload last year, it seems users are starting to resort to legal downloading means, according to a study from Carnegie Mellon University. The study suggests that studios saw a boost in digital movie and music sales since the shutdown. Read The Full Story

Smartphones overtake tablets in data usage for first time

, Jan 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

We've been seeing a major push for tablets lately, but if a new study from Arieso is to be believed, then manufacturers might want to rethink their strategies. As it turns out, Arieso has found that smartphones have passed tablets in data usage for the first time in the three years the company has been doing these studies. You'd think that given the larger screens found on most tablets, users would turn to those devices more often for Internet access, but it seems that the tides are changing as far as mobile data goes. Read The Full Story

84% of Kickstarter projects miss their ship dates

, Dec 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you've ever backed a Kickstarter campaign before, you might have been notified of a delay of some sort. Based on the top 50 most-funded projects on Kickstarter, 84% of them ended up missing their initial ship date, including the Pebble smartwatch, which garnered over $10 million in funding from almost 69,000 backers. Read The Full Story

Entry-level smartphone sales to be the majority by 2017

, Dec 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

While high-end smartphones sales are dominating the market right now (83% last year, according to research firm Informa), it's said that entry-level and budget-minded smartphones will take over by 2017. Informa predicts that, by 2017, affordable smartphones (those priced below $150 with no contract) will account for a majority of mobile devices sales. Read The Full Story

Americans spend over 2 billion hours on social media per month

, Dec 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

It's really not a surprise when you're told that people spend a lot of time on social media. We all know that Facebook has over a billion users, and that all these statistics that get thrown around of how many photos users share on social networking sites are just a fancy way of saying, "people are using social media." However, it turns out that Americans are collectively spending over two billion hours on social media, every month. Read The Full Story

Google plans to give you search results for things you never search for

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Have there ever been questions in the back of your mind, but they weren't really a top priority to sit down and search for the answer? Google is wanting to give you answers and information for things that you've always wondered about, but never actually searched for, with a new kind of mobile search tool that Google is working on. Read The Full Story

Study shows kids want Apple products the most for Christmas

, Nov 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

The holiday season is right around the corner, and it'll kick in to full swing after this weekend when all of the Thanksgiving festivities wrap up. So then, what are the good little boys and girls putting on their Christmas lists this year for Santa? It seems Apple products are the go-to gadget for most kids. Read The Full Story

Sandvine report shows Netflix dominating during North American peak hours

, Nov 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

We obviously do a lot of different things on the Internet each and every, but when the peak hours between 9PM and 12AM arrive, it's all about Netflix baby. A new report from Sandvine shows that in North America, Netflix is responsible for 33% of the downstream traffic on fixed networks between those hours. That's good enough, but Sandvine's report also says that 65% of all downstream traffic during those hours is coming from video and audio streaming sites, meaning Netflix is responsible for half of that. Read The Full Story
Pages: Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next