News tagged with internet project

Internet allows virtual Giza tour in 3D

Vicarious travellers and students of history can take a virtual stroll through the vast necropolis build by the ancient Egyptians in the Giza Plateau, thanks to a 3D Internet project launched this week.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

US teens quick to join online video: survey

US teenagers are leading the way in adopting online video including chat services, a survey showed Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expanded study will track adolescent behavior on Facebook

A large-scale, long-term UT Dallas study focusing on adolescent friendships and electronic communication is expanding to include Facebook posts.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teens in US sending more texts than ever: study

Teenagers in the United States are texting more than ever before, and they're more likely as well to have a smartphone in their hands, according to a survey released Monday.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Partisans not locked in media 'echo chambers,' study finds

Despite the fears of some scholars and pundits, most political partisans don't avoid news and opinion sources that contradict their own beliefs, according to a new study.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Study finds tablet, e-book ownership soared

Tablets and e-readers were a popular gift over the holidays, so much so that the number of people who own them nearly doubled between mid-December and January, a new study finds.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Internet address expansion set despite ".worries." (Update)

Bidding will begin this week for words and brand names such as ".sport," ".NYC" and ".bank" to join ".com" as online monikers.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 10

Google wins Australian advert case

Global Internet giant Google won a court case against Australia's competition regulator Thursday over claims that sponsored links at the top of its search results were misleading to consumers.

Technology / Business

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google given more time to reach book settlement

A US judge on Wednesday allowed Google and US authors and publishers more time to seek a new settlement over the Internet giant's plan to create a massive online library and bookstore.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pew study hints at what Web users will pay for

(AP) -- The Web may seem like the land of something for nothing. Free video. Free news. Even free tools such as word processing and spreadsheets.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 30, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (8) | comments 11

Genesis climbs a mountain to prove wireless Internet can deliver advanced telecoms

It is difficult to imagine a tougher place for testing a modern wireless telecommunications network than in the deep valleys of the Pyrenees. Yet it was amidst the high mountains of north-east Spain, where the four-nations ...

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Rio youth use GPS phones to put favelas on map

Rio's favelas are home to a third of the city's population, but are almost invisible on maps -- a situation five young women are trying to change with the help of GPS and the Internet.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 17, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo! oppose Google book settlement

Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo! joined an alliance Wednesday opposing the legal settlement which would allow Internet giant Google to digitize and sell millions of books.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3