Archive for August, 2008

Stressed? Chew gum

A study conducted by Andrew Scholey, professor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Swinburne University in Australia has revealed that stressed individuals may be able to relieve their anxiety by simply chewing gum. Read the rest of this story »

Low cost laptops and desktops under the brand name EcoStyle have recently been announced by Zenith Computers. The company claims that the brand EcoStyle would break the low cost barrier with the launch of the cheapest laptop in India starting at Rupees 15,000. Read the rest of this story »

A new study by researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center has revealed that Indian Ayurvedic medicines contain toxic metals that are known to be unsafe. Read the rest of this story »

Canon has revealed the new EOS 50D Digital SLR camera that features the new DIGIC 4 processor. The main highlight of the camera is the 15.1 mega pixel and 12800 ISO speed. Read the rest of this story »

American researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have discovered a new virus that may one day be upgraded to make the Anopheles mosquito incapable of transmitting malaria. Read the rest of this story »

The chocolate boy axe effect ad seen on Indian television will be pulled out from 25th august, thanks to the information and broadcasting ministry who have found the ad to be indecent and vulgar. Read the rest of this story »

According to a UK research commonly prescribed beta blockers drugs to control high blood pressure may increase the risk of diabetes. Beta blockers commonly used to treat hypertension increases blood sugar level and pose a risk of diabetes in patients who are not diabetic. Read the rest of this story »

Fed up with disruption and violence that is having an impact on the Tata Nano project, Ratan Tata, chairman Tata Motors has threatened to move out from Singur. Tata’s decision seems to have no effect on Mamta Banerjee Trinamool Congress chief. Read the rest of this story »

Microsoft internet explorer version 8 will have a new feature the private browsing mode also known as the porn mode. This feature provides special privacy when browsing porn sites. Read the rest of this story »

According to a new study the face of a man reveals his aggressiveness. The study found a link between aggressiveness and face width to height ratio. Male is more aggressive if width to height ratio is large. Read the rest of this story »