Danger for web addicts

Wednesday, 17 February 2010 11:35 Emdad Rahman Can News - Science and Technology
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Excessive internet use is linked to depression

Emdad Rahman-People who spend a lot of time browsing the net are more likely to show depressive symptoms, according to the first large-scale study of its kind in the West by University of Leeds psychologists.

Researchers found striking evidence that some users have developed a compulsive internet habit, whereby they replace real-life social inter...

 

AstroFest 2010

Sunday, 07 February 2010 19:06 Farrukh Can News - Science and Technology
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Held between the 5-6 of February, AstroFest was held at the Kensington Conference Center London; a two day conference with three floors of exhibits.

Bringing together some of the leaders and thinkers in the world of astronomy, the program included the likes of Richard Crowther who spoke on the subject of Space Debris, Mark Sullivan who spoke on why the universe is accelerating, Jim Wild who spoke on so...
 

Heroes of the Mobile Screen

Wednesday, 09 December 2009 15:06 Farrukh Can News - Science and Technology
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Brining together some leading industry players, BFI Southbank was brought to life with a one day conference addressing the mobile space.

Beginning with the case study of Japan, many in the audience, as we often do with Japanese case studies, looked on in envy. Whether its the $5bn value of mobile content, that 90% o...

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Developing countries falling into 'broadband gap'

Sunday, 01 November 2009 17:44 Mohammed Yahia Can News - Science and Technology
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By Ola Al-Ghazawy

[CAIRO] Limited access to broadband Internet is crippling the spread of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the developing world and widening the already significant digital divide, a report has warned.

Bandwidth availability is low and the cost of broadband Internet is high in many developing countries, says 'Information Economy Report 200...

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Iran urged to stamp out plagiarism

Wednesday, 28 October 2009 02:38 Administrator Can News - Science and Technology
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By Hazem Zohny

[CAIRO] Iranian professors around the world have signed a petition urging their peers in Iran to end the practice of plagiarism.

The petition was organised by Professors against Plagiarism, a blog begun last year by a group of Iranian academics to unite university colleagues to combat the problem.

It is a response to controversy generated after Nature drew attention to a pap...

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