Scientists develop rice that requires no cookingOctober 5th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Indian scientists claim to have developed a rice variety that requires no cooking, only soaking in water. The rice variety developed at the government-run Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) at Cuttack in Orissa is characterized by low amylase content and becomes soft on soaking in water, institute director Tapan Kumar Adhya told IANS in an interview.
Average Briton spends 30 hours online every weekOctober 1st, 2009 LONDON - An average British person spends 30 hours online every week, according to a new survey. The study says 93 percent shop and 82 percent manage their finances using the Internet.
Online advertising overtakes TV sales for first time in UKSeptember 30th, 2009 LONDON - For the first time the advertising market has experienced a significant shift this year, as companies are spending more money on the Internet than on television for advertising. Spending on Internet advertising grew 4.6 per cent in the first half of 2009 to hit 1.7 billion pounds, according to digital marketing trade body Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB).
Victorians prefer Internet to sex, partner, car!September 20th, 2009 MELBOURNE - People of Victoria can do without sex, car or even a partner, but not the Internet, a new survey suggests. The Optus Family Communication Survey provided a list of things to the Victorians to choose without which they could survive for a month.
Grill to 'cook babies' offered at altered US store websiteAugust 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The web site of an American department store was altered, briefly offering a grill for "human cooking". The Sears website was made to list a grill that could "cook babies" and be used to roast body parts, under the category of "human cooking > Grills to Cook Babies and More > Body Part Roaster."
Company officials said it was the doing of a mischievous customer and, the goof, first reported by TMZ.com, when discovered, was quickly changed.
Celebrity chefs inspiring men to spend more time cooking: StudyAugust 17th, 2009 LONDON - Men are spending more and more time cooking, all thanks to celebrity chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, says a new report. The report said that men now spend more than twice the amount of time preparing meals than they did in 1961 after being inspired by these celebrity chefs, who have given cookery a more macho image.
The Japanese restaurant where robots are chefs and entertainers!August 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A newly opened restaurant in Japan has robots instead of humans as its chefs. The FuA-Men - Fully Automated raMen restaurant in Nagoya, Japan features a chef and an assistant, and both of them are robots.
One third of Europeans have never used internet: ReportAugust 5th, 2009 LONDON - A third of people in the European Union say they have never used the internet, according to an EU report, which examined the region's digital landscape over the last five years. What's more, the study found that more than one in four Europeans had never used a PC.
Teenage Internet addict beaten to death in ChinaAugust 4th, 2009 NANNING - A teenager in a Chinese camp meant to help people fight Internet addiction was beaten to death by camp workers. Public security authorities in south China's Guangxi Zhuang said they have detained four people in Nanning City in association with the death of the teenager.
Chinese web users overtaken US users, hits 338 millionJuly 16th, 2009 BEIJING — More people now go online in China than there are people in the United States. The country's rapid economic growth and expansion of Internet access in more areas has fueled a sharp increase in Internet users, totaling 338 million by the end of June, a government-sanctioned research group said Thursday.
Australian Minister named Internet Villain of the YearJuly 13th, 2009 LONDON - Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Stephen Conroy has been named the Internet Villain of the Year at the 11th annual UK Internet Industry Awards for his for his Internet censorship plans. The award recognises individuals or organizations, who may have hampered the development or in a way disappointed the Internet industry - those whom the industry loves to hate, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
Now, a robot that cooks pancakes for breakfast!June 10th, 2009 LONDON - Here's some good news for mommies all around the world: Japanese scientists have created a flipping incredible robot that can cook. The Okonomiyaki Robot has shown off its skills in cooking traditional Japanese flour pancakes at the International Food Machinery and Technology Exhibition in Tokyo.
Invention of cooking drove humans to evolutionary heightsJune 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The invention of cooking, even more than agriculture or the advent of tools, is what drove humanity to civilisational and evolutionary heights. Richard Wrangham of Harvard University, in his book "Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human", argues that the ability to harness fire and cook food allowed the brain to grow and the digestive tract to shrink, giving rise to our ancestor Homo erectus some 1.8 million years ago.
Regulator plans securities trading using wireless technologyMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Thursday proposed to extend the Internet trading facility in securities on exchanges by enabling the use of wireless technology. The framework for Internet-based trading was put in place Jan 31, 2000, it said, but the use of wireless technology had to maintain certain safeguards.
'Green' bus that runs on chip fat hits the road in UK!May 7th, 2009 LONDON - A single-decker bus, dubbed "The Chipper", that runs on waste cooking oil from chip shops has taken to the UK streets. The "green" vehicle, a 1998 Dennis Dart vehicle converted for the scheme, is beginning a six-month trial in Bristol to see whether its performance can match that of conventional coaches, reports Sky News.
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