News tagged with generation y

Gen Y's embrace of hybrids may be auto market's tipping point

(PhysOrg.com) -- Generation Y's strong affinity for hybrid vehicles could make it the generation that leads the automotive market away from traditional gasoline-powered vehicles, according to an annual survey by Deloitte ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Experts and parents are unsure of new touch-screen tablet, marketed for very young children

A computer for babies may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but a Canadian company has just made it reality. Last month Rullingnet Corp. launched Vinci, a 7-inch touch-screen tablet that sells for $389 to $479 and ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Myth-busting the cybersafety debate

We know that most fears originate from a lack of understanding. We also know that social networking is a mystery to many people outside of Generation Y. So it should not come as a surprise that many people - parents in particular ...

Technology / Internet

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Twilight, Eclipse -- How vampires have become modern day gothic Buddhas.

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the third instalment of the wildly successful vampire franchise Twilight, a University of Western Sydney expert says the series and the rise in vampirism highlights the growing phenomenon of new spiritualities ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 05, 2010 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Go easy on the environment -- and our wallets, says Generation Y

When it comes to saving the environment, Generation Y is all for it - as long as it comes with an economic benefit, according to new research by Michigan State University in collaboration with Deloitte LLP.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 21, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Cuba's cyberwar intensifies

Cuban bloggers are fighting a cyberwar with the government to give their own version of reality on the communist island, from hotels and using memory sticks and laptops obtained from abroad.

Technology / Internet

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0