News tagged with web research

Galaxy DNA-analysis software is now available 'in the cloud'

Galaxy -- an open-source, web-based platform for data-intensive biomedical and genetic research -- is now available as a "cloud computing" resource. A team of researchers including Anton Nekrutenko, an associate ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Urban light pollution and its impact on nocturnal activity

Researchers in Germany have discovered that urban light pollution not only limits the visibility of stars, but also plays havoc with nocturnal animals that depend on a compass-like pattern of polarised light ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

UAE: BlackBerry crackdown will affect visitors too

(AP) -- The United Arab Emirates' looming crackdown on BlackBerry services will extend to foreign visitors using roaming, putting the government's concerns over the smart phones in direct conflict with the ...

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

New study provides insight into Southern Ocean food web

One of the most comprehensive studies of animals in the Southern Ocean reveals a region that is under threat from the effects of environmental change.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Amazon launches 'Kindle for the Web'

Amazon unveiled Tuesday a program that allows Kindle electronic books to be sampled in a Web browser.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study is first to test the actual impact of branded apps on consumers

A new research study co-authored by an Indiana University professor suggests that interactive applications for mobile phones such as Apple's iPhone and Google's Android may be some of the most powerful forms of advertising ...

Technology / Software

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Apps could fence in free-range Internet: US study

The free-ranging Internet is under assault by mobile applications that connect people exclusively to content kept in "walled gardens" online, according to a US study released Thursday.

Technology / Internet

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

Chinese search engine plans overseas expansion

The head of China's biggest search engine Baidu has said he aims to make it a household name in at least half the world within a decade, according to a company statement.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0