Surfing for some decent entertainment on the idiot box can be quite a struggle. Like I keep discovering every time I have the remote control all to myself.
A team of international researchers has carried out a study and found that those addicted to web surfing are afflicted with Internet addiction disorder -- a pathological condition that can lead to anxiety and severe depression. "Sufferers of Internet addiction disorder may experience loss of sleep, anxiety when not online, isolation from family and peer groups, loss of work, and periods of deep depression," according to lead researcher Dr Pinhas Dannon.
In the past, users had to visit malicious sites or click on malicious email attachments to become a victim of a security threat. Today, hackers are compromising legitimate websites and using them as a distribution medium to attack home and enterprise computers.
Charmant property is available in old Europe for less than the price of a dream farmhouse.
Google has unveiled an ambitious strategy that will make cellphones cheaper and speed up internet surfing. Google's director of mobile platforms, Andy Rubin, said in a telephonic conversation from the US that the new platform called Android should reduce the prices of today's $500 smart phones to around $100-150 in a year or so. "If there's ever a Gphone, it will be built on the Android platform," he said.
Competition-induced consumer awareness creates a virtuous circle of greater corporate responsibility
From yacht cruise to jet skiing, get a taste of adventure this summer.
Vodafone India said on Friday it would launch fourth-generation (4G) mobile phone services in the country by the end of the year.
4G services typically make it much faster than 3G services to surf the web on mobile phones, tablets and laptops.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Raja Sen on Amitabh Bachchan's blog, and why the superstar needs a crash course on celebrity blogs.
35-year-old Namita Sibal, a mother of two, started her own Web site Indianartcollectors.com three years back. She expects to earn Rs one crore in revenues this year.
Total Dhamaal would be unwatchable without Madhuri's spunk and bossy swag playing off Anil Kapoor's bellyaching, bugged half's protests, says Sukanya Verma.
The X Prize Foundation and Google Inc have announced a robotic race to the moon. The rules of the game are that participants must land a rover on the lunar surface, run it for at least 500 metres and send video images and data back to earth.
After 22 years at MullenLowe Lintas and a total of 30 years in the ad world, R Balakrishnan bids adieu; will continue working on film projects.
An interview with ad guru Alyque Padamsee.
For net surfers in China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a 'hero'. Dr Singh was pleasantly surprised to learn this from Chinese premier Wen Jiabao at a dinner hosted by the Chinese leader for the Indian Prime Minister earlier this week.
Head to this North Goa beach to relax and enjoy!
Or a Blog streaker? Or a You Tube Narcissist?
Bangalore-based firm Sobha Renaissance Information Technology is set to unveil a software that will enable internet users to pay only for the bandwidth they use.
Computers need to be trained to recognise images, says Devangshu Datta.
Readers share their pics. You can share yours too!
The appeal--and risks--of authenticity. A guide to making your brand real.
Thirty per cent of the men polled in a recent survey believe one can lie while dating online, the corresponding figure for women was 19 per cent.
Samsung Galaxy M30 is a good-looking phone with a good screen, battery and camera, says Veer Arjun Singh.
Karnataka Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Tanvir Sait on Thursday waded into a controversy after video footage emerged showing him purportedly watching pictures of skimpily clad girls on his mobile on dais at a public function to mark "Tipu Jayanti" celebrations.
Indians seem rather comfortable penning their thoughts on hardbound diaries than making entries online, with only 14 per cent of all netizens found to be actively blogging, according to a study.
Internet plays a critical role in the life of Asian Americans, including Indian Americans, with 90 per cent going online and 70 per cent visiting ethnic websites every day, a new survey finds.
'The major worry for everyone using Internet-linked devices today is whether the latest download on his smartphone or laptop is a bait from a digital hacker who is out to secure access to his hard-earned money,' notes T A Ramalingam, chief technical officer, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance.
Airtel Broadband and Telephone Services on Monday announced new tariff packages including zero monthly rental and free night usage plans for its customers in Delhi, Haryana and UP.
Swedish equipment supplier on Monday said it has bagged a major contract to provide technology -- Ericsson Mobile Organiser -- to Idea cellular enabling its subscribers to surf e-mail facility on their cell phones.
HUL has achieved few milestones in the fiscal gone by and hence is performing good on revenues front.
US visa regulations expert Dr Arun Vakil tips you off on how to make it happen.
'The great wheel of democracy has turned full circle, and it feels just like being back in 2014, but with less hope that someone out there is going to save us from ourselves,' points out Mitali Saran.
The sea phase of SIMBEX-06, the joint Indo-Singapore naval exercises began with the ships of the two navies sailing out of Visakhapatnam early Friday morning.
Brown is transforming ideas about what the next generation is capable of
