If, like mine, your partner thinks you have a problem because you check social media and email too often, it turns out they might be right. A new study suggests that checking our phones and computers is more addictive than alcohol and cigarettes. More »
Kids today! According to a press release from iiNet, these little upstarts are feigning ignorance when it comes to technology matters so they don’t end up with the unpaid title of resident IT support person. More »
Think only jerks can catch a break in this cruel world? Nope. David Rand, a Harvard University researcher, studied the behaviour of 800 individuals he recruited through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk to prove it. More »
It’s Saturday night, and you’re feeling randy. You turn to your significant other, and without a word you start nuzzling close. And without a word she pushes you off, too wrapped up in the Tudors online. You’re not alone. More »
Whoops! Looks like we shouldn’t have funded that university study on the effects of looking at 3DTVs, probably says some guy at Samsung right now. Probably, because the study found that 3DTVs cause eye strain and fatigue, Ars reports. More »
You know everyone who said that the iPad was a pointless device? How wrong they’ve been proven. According to the analysts at Telsyte, Australians have bought more tablets in the first five months of this year than all of year combined, with Apple unsurprisingly leading the charge. More »
We all know the Internet is amazing, but did you know that it’s also making the world a better place? The McKinsey Global Institute has just released a report on the Internet’s role in global financial growth, jobs and industry, and the results show that Internet connectivity is driving all sectors in the right direction. More »
