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Average screen size rising on all devices except “mobile PCs”

, Oct 16th 2012 Discuss [2]

You know what they say: "Bigger is better." That's why the average screen size for most devices has only been rising the past few years or so. Devices such as desktop monitors, televisions, smartphones, GPS devices, and even portable media players have seen a rise in the average screen size, but laptops sadly don't share the same statistic. Read The Full Story

New Twitter study gives tons of stats on users

, Oct 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

You probably already know this by now, but there are a lot of people using Twitter. A new study conducted by Beevolve gives us an insane amount of statistics on these users, gauging everything from how many followers the average user has to which background color is used the most by females and males. The study - which surveyed a total of 36 million Twitter profiles - may confirm a lot of the stuff you already assumed about Twitter, but there are some surprises to be found in the results. Read The Full Story

Apple climbs to second place in best global brand survey

, Oct 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

According to a survey conducted by Interbrands to determine the best global brands of 2012, Apple came in second on the list of the best global brands with an estimated brand value of $76.5 billion. The company moved up five spots since last year's results when they placed seventh on the list in 2011. Read The Full Story

Present-day smartphones have fewer toxic chemicals, study finds

, Oct 3rd 2012 Discuss [1]

Most of us (hopefully) know that our smartphones aren't just snazzy glass, aluminum, and plastic, and that there are actually some hazardous materials lurking on the inside. The components of most smartphones are made using nasty stuff like PVC, mercury, tin, flame retardants, and lead, and though those chemicals and metals don't pose much of threat to you while they're all locked up inside your device, they could potentially contaminate the air and water if smartphones aren't disposed of properly. Read The Full Story

iPhone repairs since 2007 top $5.9 billion, survey claims

, Sep 20th 2012 Discuss [2]

It isn't exactly a secret that the iPhone is a little on the delicate side, and with so many people across the country using an iPhone, a number of those users are bound to have some accidents from time to time. Of course, Apple will help us get our iPhones repaired when the grim reaper takes them, which begs the question: just how much do we spend on iPhone repairs? A new study from SquareTrade gives us the answer to that question, and it's safe to say the amount we've spent on iPhone repairs is staggering. Read The Full Story

Climate Change rate said to kill more species than it creates

, Sep 4th 2012 Discuss [7]

This week evolutionary ecologist Peter Mayhew has presented a set of findings which show the rate of climate change in the Earth to be detrimental to the number of species of animals on our planet. While findings in the past have shown that periods of warmth on our blue globe have also been times when the number of different species of animals has risen, the speed at which the Earth is warming here in the present is, as Mayhew suggests, too rapid for the increase in species to outweigh the number of species that are becoming extinct. The new study Mayhew presents works with a new way of looking at the number of species in each geological period studied with only well-sampled periods rather than with simple tallies of the first and last appearances of each species. Read The Full Story

Majority of cell phone owners still experience dropped calls, Pew poll finds

, Aug 3rd 2012 Discuss [4]

There's no question that cell phones have made our lives easier, but they can also sometimes cause some pretty big headaches. Dropped calls, for instance, are always a major annoyance, and a new poll from the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that the vast majority of cell phone users still find themselves dealing with them. 72% of respondents told Pew that they still experience dropped calls occasionally, which is a ridiculously large number of people when you consider how many of us own some kind of cell phone. Read The Full Story

Dumping iron into the ocean may slow global warming

, Jul 19th 2012 Discuss [26]

Scientists may have found a new way to slow the progression of global warming, but at first, this method sounds a bit out there. It involves dumping iron sulphate into the oceans, which will then spur the growth of carbon-trapping algae. The algae will then remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis, and once the algae dies, it will fall to the ocean floor, taking the trapped carbon with it. Read The Full Story

GM studies driver behavior in self-driving vehicles

, Jun 21st 2012 Discuss [1]

General Motors has announced that it has teamed with research partners to try to determine how non-driving activities influence driver behavior in self-steering, semi-autonomous vehicles. General Motors unveiled technology previously that will be available on future vehicles allowing the vehicle to handle all steering, braking, and throttle inputs for the driver in certain situations. The technology is expected to be available by the middle of the decade on production cars. Read The Full Story

iOS and Android tablet usage level, reveals study

, Jun 18th 2012 Discuss [8]

The Online Publishers Association (OPA) has released a new study examining the attitudes of today's tablet users. This latest report is the second year in which OPA has done this study and reveals a surge in tablet usage as well as some interesting trends. To be noted is that the number of people that own iPads versus Android tablets has actually evened out from 72 percent versus 32 percent last year to 52 percent versus 51 percent this year thanks to the popularity of the Kindle Fire. Read The Full Story

Oxford study links preventing PTSD to playing Tetris

, May 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Militaries around the world that been investing heavily in research to figure out how to treat the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder that affects soldiers. A team of researchers at Oxford University have found a novel and interesting way that they claim treats post-traumatic stress. The researchers have determined that some soldiers can be treated simply by playing Tetris. Read The Full Story

Pew Internet study: mobile payments will be ubiquitous in 2020

, Apr 17th 2012 Discuss [1]

Eight years from now, taking our your wallet at the grocery store may make you look as outdated as the act of pulling out a cell phone and "flipping" it open is today. The majority of Americans believe that the majority of Americans will be fully engulfed in the world of mobile payments by 2020. Yes, it was kind of a circular question, but 65% of people said they believe the majority of Americans will embrace the mobile wallet. Read The Full Story
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