Report: Microsoft may help mobile device makers taken to court by Apple
According to by Fortune Brainstorm Tech, a Tuesday report by Oppenheimer analyst Yair Reiner suggests that Microsoft may likely offer a helping hand to HTC and other mobile device manufacturers taken to court by Apple.
Obama’s strategy for NASA drawing widespread criticism
The decision of the Obama administration to annul NASA’s Constellation program has not only cast a cloud of uncertainty over the future of the space agency’s manned space flight, but has also raked widespread criticism from the aerospace community.
Home-hunting smartphone apps “making customers happier”
With spring house-hunting season round the corner, home buyers have yet another source to assist them in their home search – the smartphones, which of late have been boasting an increase in apps that provide all the home-hunt-related information!
Microsoft patches eight “important” vulnerabilities in Movie Maker, Excel
In its Patch Tuesday release for the month of March, Microsoft has released two updates to address eight “important” vulnerabilities in Windows Movie Maker and Microsoft Excel, as well as their related products.
Sony expects to sell 2.5 million 3-D TV sets this year
With indications galore that 3-D is likely to become the one of the main hardware upgrades in home entertainment in future, thanks to the recent success of movies like ‘Avatar;’ Sony is anticipating almost 2.5 million unit sales of its
3-D TVs this year.
Australian Job Advertisements Get Stronger During February
Today, with the ANZ Job Advertisements series showing substantial gains for the month of February, further evidence came to light that the Australian economy has continued to grow and perform solidly in the post-recession times.
Overall, the total job ads hiked by 19.1% for the month, a figure which managed to more than reverse the 8.1% decline that was recorded for January.
‘Uganda cannot afford treatment for AIDS patient’
Not being able to afford $4 billion treatment to about 350,000 AIDS patients in the country, Uganda showed helplessness in offering lifetime treatment to AIDS patients, the Uganda Aids Commission said.
Poll states Williams, PCs enjoy public support
A new poll has stated that the public is fully supporting Newfoundland and Labrador's governing Progressive Conservatives.
Corporate Research Associates had released the poll results on Tuesday and it was found if an election was conducted now then that 80 per cent of decided voters would pick a PC candidate. That is up from 77 per cent from the last polling period, in February.
Nurses Panic Due to Overflow of Patients in Hospital
Hospital wards are all full, and as a result, National Health Service patients are being diagnosed in storerooms, TV rooms, and corridors and mop cupboards, according to a survey.
The survey revealed that the risk of infectious diseases increases with the use of kitchens and storage areas due to shortage of beds in hospitals.
Severe period pain linked to endometriosis
Australian researchers stated that period pain in a woman was linked to risks of developing endometriosis.
A data from several women was assessed by scientists at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, in which early warning signs for the condition known to cause severe pain and reduced fertility were looked at.
2009 good for Australian consumers
Year 2009 was good from the Australian consumers’ perspective. As per the conclusion of an analytical study done by CommSec, the Australian consumers benefited a lot because of the government handouts combined with lower interest rate regime.
Over and above was the fact that prices of most of the products went down since the retailers were forced to cut their margins, in order to increase sales.
Motorola Backflip now available from AT&T at $99 after rebate
The amazing backward-folding new Motorola smartphone - the Backflip - has hit the market, and is currently available for $99 on the AT&T website, after rebate and the carrier's two-year contact.
The key features of the Android 1.5-based Backflip, which marks AT&T's foray into the Android phones' arena, include a 3.1-inch HVGA touchscreen display; a FULL HTML browser; a 5-megapixel camera with video; Bluetooth
Patent-infringement lawsuits on the increase in smartphone arena
The intensifying competition in the mobile phones arena has resulted in an ever-increasing number of patent lawsuits being filed by rivals - with the most recent one being Apple's lawsuit against the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC.
UK Met Office: Human activities causing climate change
The UK Meteorological Office has recently reported in the Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change Journal that it has gained further clarity on the effect of human activities on climate change.
NamUs missing person database used by only 6.5% of law enforcement agencies
According to a recent Associated Press (AP) report, the free online database `NamUs' - short for the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System - is only being used by 6.5 percent, or 1,100, of the country's 17,000 law enforcement agencies, for tracking missing persons.
Scribblenauts 2 to be released for Nintendo DS this fall
After about a year of releasing its `random vocabulary' game Scribblenauts, Nintendo DS's most notable breakout hits of 2009, Nintendo Power recently revealed that it is working on the game's sequel - Scribblenauts 2 - which will likely be released in fall this year.
Sarah Burge, the ‘Human Barbie’, An Organizer Of Sex Parties, Daily Star Reports
Sarah Burge, from Cambridgeshire, tagged with the title `Human Barbie', who advertises herself as Madame Pink, charges £500 an hour to be "whatever you want me to be" on a bawdy website.
Gut bacteria can cause obesity
According to a new study, not only food makes you heavy but bacteria present in gut can also make you gain pounds.
This happens when wrong bacteria takes over causing a low-level inflammation. This further leads to a pre-diabetic condition that increases the appetite.
Care support fraud cost the taxpayer $1 million
The taxpayer had to shell out more than $1 million in the past five years for fraudulent care support claims.
According to Ministry of Health figures released to the Otago, until now, about 81 people have been prosecuted and 15 cases are being investigated.
People who help full-time carers for the disabled are eligible for the allowance. Some friends, neighbours and some family members also fulfill the eligibility criteria.
Tribute paid to Relay for Life participants
Yesterday at the Cancer Society Memorial Garden on the Taylor River Reserve, for remembering those who took part in last year's Relay for Life, a ceremony was conducted.
A sculpture donated to the garden by Tuamarina sculptor Iosefa Leo was recognized officially at the ceremony.
The sculpture was started when his wife Jenny Doole-Leo was diagnosed with cancer.