(Relax News) Using digital technologies does not directly cause stress, but social media can increase awareness of problems facing friends and family, and this stress is “contagious,” researchers said Thursday. A report by the Pew…
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Q&A: How Internet.org aims to connect the world’s poor
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was in Colombia to launch a project to boost web access globally, something he said can be a force for peace. Facebook is a founding partner of Internet.org, which aims to…
Google Glass moves closer to market
Google announced on Thursday that its Internet-linked eyewear Glass is breaking free of the lab and moving closer to market. “As we look to the road ahead, we realize that we’ve outgrown the lab and…
Facebook testing workplace version of social network
Facebook said it is testing a version of its leading social network tailored for getting jobs done in workplaces instead of tuning into the lives of friends. “Facebook at Work” smartphone applications appear in Apple’s…
Kenya’s most watched 2014 YouTube video hits a million views
Sauti Sol, winners of Best African Act 2014 MTV EMA, has just hit another milestone with their sexy “NISHIKE” music video becoming the group’s first to reach a million views on YouTube, which makes it the…
Silent, motion-less wine fridge created to protect fine wines
(Relaxnews) – A Chinese consumer electronics company has created a non-vibrating, silent wine fridge to help preserve the integrity of fine wines. Haier’s ‘no-compressor’ wine cabinet debuted at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in…
Facebook puts warning labels on graphic videos
Facebook is putting warning labels on graphic videos that members upload and share with friends, the leading social network said Tuesday. The California-based Internet giant will also prevent potentially shocking or upsetting video clips from…
What the color of your car says about you
The next time you buy a car, you might want to pause a while longer to decide what color you choose. Top automakers throw millions of dollars at researching what the latest tastes are, and…
Something fishy: Chinese car boasts tank in back seat
Combine a fish tank and a driverless car and what do you get? The WitStar, an autonomous electric vehicle from China’s GAC. The concept car, on display at the Detroit auto show, also boasts a…
New online forum to crowdsource free travel ideas
(Relaxnews) – A new online website and community forum has been created specifically for frugal travelers looking for free activities abroad. Launched as a crowdsourced, user-generated site, Freefortourists.com invites travelers to share their tips on…