Internet 'may be changing brains'

HELEN BRIGGS

London, Oct 19: Social network sites may be changing people's brains as well as their social life, research suggests. Brain scans show a direct link between the number of Facebook friends a person has and the size of certain parts of their brain. It's not clear whether using social More

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Droid Razr: World's slimmest smartphone

AGENCIES

New York, Oct 19: Motorola Mobility is reviving its once-popular Razr brand to tout its latest gadget, the Droid Razr, as the world's slimmest smartphone. The company, which agreed to be bought by Google Inc for $12.5 billion, hopes to compete with arch-rival Apple Inc's iPhone when it kicks off Droid More

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Google, Samsung unveil Galaxy Nexus

Seoul, Oct 19: Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday that it would launch a new smartphone running Google's latest version of the Android operating system globally starting in Europe in November, as it is locked in a battle for smartphone supremacy with Apple Inc. Samsung and Google unveiled More

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Julian Barnes finally wins Booker amid row

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London, Oct 19: Julian Barnes was fourth time lucky at this year's Man Booker prize with his latest novel 'The Sense of an Ending' winning the prestigious award, in the middle of a raging row between 'readability' and 'literary merit'. British author Barnes, 65, won the 50,000 pounds prize More

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China backs Pakistan bid for non-permanent UNSC seat

K J M VARMA/PTI

Beijing, Oct 19: Backing Pakistan's bid to contest for a non-permanent berth in the UN Security Council, China today said it wants Islamabad to play a bigger role in maintaining international peace and security. China attaches great importance to Pakistan's request for a seat on the UN Security More

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Why physique matters in political leadership

Washington, Oct 19: The preference for taller, physically stronger politicians may have evolved out of the ancient belief that they could protect their subjects from enemies and dangers. The study, conducted by Gregg R. Murray and J. David Schmitz, from Texas Tech University, focuses on universal More

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IQ 'CAN CHANGE IN TEENAGE YEARS'

DAVID SHUKMAN

London, Oct 19: The mental ability of teenagers can improve or decline on a far greater scale than previously thought, according to new research. Until now the assumption has been that intellectual capacity, as measured by IQ, stays quite static during life. But tests conducted on More

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