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Study shows that Netflix bandwidth could get very expensive for Canadian viewers

Arecent studyconducted by media analyst Spencer Wang and investment bank Credit Suisse, tested the bandwidth consumption of streamingNetflixvideos in Canada, taking a closer look at the cost to consumers. While paying some of the highest wireless rates in the world, Canadians also deal with limited bandwidth caps from Internet providers such asRogers CableandBell Sympatico. In Canada, Internet billing is often setup on a pay-as-you-go plan meaning that if a user goes over the allotted amount of gigabytes in their plan, they’re getting hit with additional charges....

Study suggests 1 in 7 UK grandparents use Facebook

A new study suggests that a fifth of all grandparents in the UK use social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Of that fifth, almost three quarters said that they use Facebook, a third use Twitter and almost 10% were on LinkedIn. As reported in today’sTelegraph, MyVoucherCodes.co.uk carried out the survey from its customer database, and 1,341 grandparents over the age of 60 responded on their use of social networks....

Study suggests alcohol doesn’t make you behave badly, it just makes you care less about doing so

A research team at the University of Missouri has come to a stunning (or perhaps not) conclusion: Alcoholdoes not make one stupid, even when consumed in great quantity. In fact, the old saw that drinking heavily allows a person to ‘lower their inhibitions’ is closer to the mark, but is still a bit off. Drinking, according to the study, depresses how much one cares about embarrassment. In other words, as you drink, the amount you mind your own mistakes goes down....

Study suggests that sex, drugs and rock & roll affect the brain in the same way

This may come as no surprise to some of you who have been partying like rock stars since 1969, but for those of you interested in why it feels so damn good to do so, read on. According to a recent study written about by Robert Zatorre and Valorie Salimpoor ofMcGill Universityin Montreal in the journalNature Neuroscience, the feeling of pleasure we get from listening to music shares its neurological ties with the feeling of pleasure we get from having sex or taking illicit drugs....

Study: 10% of mobile users consume 90% of operator bandwidth

The Telegraphhas alerted us to a new study that suggests just 10% of all mobile phone users compromise as much as 90% of all mobile operators’ data bandwidth, providing significant evidence to operators who are increasingly amending data plans to restrict its most data-heavy users. The study, conducted by Bytemobile, suggests that this year 60% of all mobile traffic will be video, as smartphone use continues to rise and video delivery platforms become more efficient at delivery high-quality streams to a users handset....