Community rallies behind ‘Lady’ the rowdy rooster after council complains to his owner about noise 

Cock-a-doodle-don’t! Community rallies behind ‘Lady’ the rowdy rooster after council complains to his owner about noise Eliza Carthy received a noise complaint from Scarborough Borough Council Her rooster Lady is accused of crowing loudly and irritating upset neighbours Council is threatening to evict Lady and even slap Mrs Carthy with a fine Locals in Robin … Read more

Why white noise apps won’t help you to sleep: Method may cause more harm than good, study suggests

Why white noise apps won’t help you to sleep: Hum of a fan or synthetic sounds from a smartphone may cause more harm than good, study suggests Millions have downloaded white noise apps in desperate bid to beat insomnia Calming noises such as crashing waves or the sounds of nature are though to aid restful … Read more

Why white noise apps won’t help you to sleep: Method may cause more harm than good, study suggests

Why white noise apps won’t help you to sleep: Hum of a fan or synthetic sounds from a smartphone may cause more harm than good, study suggests Millions have downloaded white noise apps in desperate bid to beat insomnia Calming noises such as crashing waves or the sounds of nature are though to aid restful … Read more

Chelsea’s ‘noise cameras’ snared 130 drivers with loud engines in their first 11 days switched on

Supercar boy racers get slap on wrists: Chelsea’s ‘noise cameras’ snared 130 drivers with loud engines in the first 11 days since being turned on… but ALL are told they face £100 if caught again Supercar drivers use London streets as a ‘racetrack’ to show off their fancy cars The ‘noise cameras’ have caught more … Read more

Chelsea’s ‘noise cameras’ snared 130 drivers with loud engines in their first 11 days switched on

Supercar boy racers get slap on wrists: Chelsea’s ‘noise cameras’ snared 130 drivers with loud engines in the first 11 days since being turned on… but ALL are told they face £100 if caught again Supercar drivers use London streets as a ‘racetrack’ to show off their fancy cars The ‘noise cameras’ have caught more … Read more

Google Meet brings noise filter, attendance reports, 60-minute limit for free users

Google Meet is still no Zoom but it definitely spiked in popularity when it started offering free conference calls to anyone who has a Google account. And if you’re deep into the Google ecosystem, then you might have preferred its interface and features than the more complicated video conferencing tools out there. The good news … Read more

David and Victoria Beckham neighbours ‘causing 10 hours of construction noise EVERY DAY’

Scaffolding has gone up at the Beckhams’ neighbour’s house in West London, signalling the start of the renovation project originally contested by David and Victoria. And according to The Sun, this means the famous couple will be facing 10 hours a day of construction noise. The pair – who live in the £31 million Holland … Read more

Qualcomm’s intros new Adaptive Active Noise Canceling technology

More things are going wireless these days. From wireless networks to wireless keyboards, wireless charging, and now, wireless earbuds, we have probably turned the most important things to go wireless. Of course, there are still plenty of things that can’t go without wires but for audio, we’ve already reached that stage. Wireless earbuds are now … Read more

Katie Price ‘clashes with neighbours over noise and rubbish in her garden’

Katie Price is reportedly embroiled in a war with her neighbours over noise and rubbish at her Surrey mansion. A source claimed the star, 42, has laughed off complaints from locals who are furious she leaves her dog Blade outside to bark for hours, along with the piles of rubbish abandoned in her garden. The … Read more

Security: Hackers can clone your key just by ‘listening’ to the noise it makes in the lock

Recording the telltale sound your key makes when you insert it into its lock could allow eavesdropping hackers to clone your key, researchers have demonstrated. Built by experts from Singapore, the SpiKey software uses the clicks made as a lock’s pins pass over its key’s teeth into narrow down the possible key shapes for a … Read more