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How to Help Suicidal Friends on Facebook or Other Social Media

The World Health Organization estimates that one million people die of suicide each year, and the rate will rise to one death in every 20 seconds by 2020. It’s a growing problem worldwide, but you can now help. Facebook is known to cause depression, especially when an at-risk individual sees the good-natured highlights of other… read more »

These Robots Will Help You Clean and Wash Your House

Back in 1990, three MIT graduates who designed war robots decided to form a corporation called iRobot. Alongside military and police robots, the advanced technology company is probably best known for the Roomba, an autonomous home vacuum cleaner first introduced in 2002. And so was born the home automation industry. Today, that industry is changing… read more »

3 Infographics That’ll Help You Enjoy Work More

To quote Blink-182, “Late night. Come Home. Work Sucks. I know.” Work is a part of life for just about everyone. We need money, and to get money, we have to work. But working doesn’t have to be a terrible experience. No matter what you do for work, you can find ways to enjoy it… read more »

Quick Tips and Facts That’ll Help Avoid Vishing and Smishing Scams

Have you heard of vishing or smishing? Essentially, they’re both forms of phishing — vishing is done over the phone, and smishing is done through text messages. Both scams are designed to steal the victims information or money from them. Thankfully, these scams can be avoided if you know what to look for. The infographic… read more »

Mobile phone surveillance could help tackle rabies

Mobile phone surveillance could help tackle rabies A mobile-phone-based system for rabies surveillance in Tanzania is demonstrating huge potential for mobile technologies to improve public health service delivery, especially in resource-poor settings, according to a new article in PLOS Medicine by … Read more on Science Daily German rail dispatcher 'playing mobile phone game' before… read more »

5 Apps That Help You Fight Your Smartphone Addiction

Do you look at your phone more often than you’d like? Are you tired of hours disappearing every day to your smartphone addiction? It’s weird to say it, but the best solution might be an app. You know that overcoming tech addiction isn’t easy, and ultimately discipline is what’s going to help you become less impulsive…. read more »

How FM Radio Could Help Boost Your Wi-Fi Speeds

Few things are as annoying as unreliable Wi-Fi. One moment you’re chilling and watching a movie online, and the next you’re waiting impatiently for the movie to buffer. There has to be a better way. The truth is, there actually is a better way, at least according to three engineers at Northwestern University who have developed… read more »

5 Sites That Help You Understand The US Primary Elections

Have you ever wondered why the United States Presidential primaries are in the news for so long, even in other countries? After all, you rarely hear about political parties in other nations picking their leaders. Part of the answer is obvious: the US is the most powerful country on the planet, and as such their… read more »

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