In just eight weeks, Apple's infant mobile advertising effort has emerged as a serious contender to challenge Google Inc for the crown in the fast-growing new ad market.
The two tech titans are increasingly clashing in areas such as smartphones and PC operating systems. The details Jobs provided about Apple's mobile ad service at the company's developers' conference on Monday hinted at a growing threat to one of Google's key business opportunities, analysts said.
"You've got a company that executes, that knows how to deliver value and is now firmly in the space," said BGC Financial analyst Colin Gillis said on Tuesday.
Short people more prone to heart disease.
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Short people are 50 per cent likelier than tall people to die prematurely of heart disease, researchers reported on Wednesday in a major review of three million people.
The study showed that women under 5 feet and men under 5 ft 5 in are significantly more prone to cardiovascular or coronary heart problems than women and men taller than 5 ft 6 in and 5 ft 8 in, respectively.
The findings, published in the European Heart Journal, suggest that short stature should be added to the list of known heart disease risk factors alongside obesity, advanced age and high cholesterol levels, the researchers said.
The link between height and heart conditions has been examined in nearly 2,000 studies from around the world over the last 60 years, but evidence remained contradictory.
The study showed that women under 5 feet and men under 5 ft 5 in are significantly more prone to cardiovascular or coronary heart problems than women and men taller than 5 ft 6 in and 5 ft 8 in, respectively.
The findings, published in the European Heart Journal, suggest that short stature should be added to the list of known heart disease risk factors alongside obesity, advanced age and high cholesterol levels, the researchers said.
The link between height and heart conditions has been examined in nearly 2,000 studies from around the world over the last 60 years, but evidence remained contradictory.
The iPhone Now Also Runs Android 2.2 [VIDEO]
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We’ve seen the iPhone 3G running an older version of Android before, but now hackers have managed to install the latest version, Android 2.2 (also known as Froyo) on that same device.
Don’t try this out — not only because it’s potentially dangerous to your iPhone, but also because Android (Android) 2.2 doesn’t work very well on the iPhone. Currently, Wi-Fi and audio don’t work, which pretty much useless and kills the fun.
Still, if you want to see Froyo in action on the iPhone, you can check out the video below.
Don’t try this out — not only because it’s potentially dangerous to your iPhone, but also because Android (Android) 2.2 doesn’t work very well on the iPhone. Currently, Wi-Fi and audio don’t work, which pretty much useless and kills the fun.
Still, if you want to see Froyo in action on the iPhone, you can check out the video below.
Adobe to Bring Flash-Based Ads to iPhone.
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Adobe has partnered with ad company Greystripe to deliver Flash-based ads to Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Greystripe makes this possible by converting Flash ads (which the devices do not currently support) into the competing HTML5 format.
Apple prefers HTML5, which it uses in its new iAd platform for rich media ads on mobile devices. The company has no intention of ever directly supporting Adobe Flash on the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, so this could be the only chance Adobe has at reaching iPhone users with mobile ads — a massive growth market.
The ads distributed through this deal between Adobe and Greystripe will challenge Apple’s own, HTML5-based iAd platform. We’re not sure what (if anything) Apple will do about this.
Apple prefers HTML5, which it uses in its new iAd platform for rich media ads on mobile devices. The company has no intention of ever directly supporting Adobe Flash on the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, so this could be the only chance Adobe has at reaching iPhone users with mobile ads — a massive growth market.
The ads distributed through this deal between Adobe and Greystripe will challenge Apple’s own, HTML5-based iAd platform. We’re not sure what (if anything) Apple will do about this.
iPad By the Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Before he got to all of the juicy details about the iPhone 4, Steve Jobs spent some time at today’s WWDC keynote event going over the state of Apple’s last major product, the iPad. According to Mr. Jobs, the iPad nation is well and thriving.
With millions of devices sold, thousands of apps, and e-book sales numbers that might be making Amazon (Amazon.com) nervous, the iPad appears to be a continued success. Check out infographic below for the full skinny on the state of the iPad. Look below :)
Src & Text: [mashable]
With millions of devices sold, thousands of apps, and e-book sales numbers that might be making Amazon (Amazon.com) nervous, the iPad appears to be a continued success. Check out infographic below for the full skinny on the state of the iPad. Look below :)
Src & Text: [mashable]
What Apple Didn’t Announce at WWDC, and Why
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There were a lot of rumors as to what else Apple might announce.
The list wasn’t small and it didn’t come out of thin air. We were expecting a cloud-based version of iTunes, likely called iTunes Live.
We thought there would be announcements regarding a refresh to the Macbook line. There were also credible rumors regarding the potential release of Safari 5 today (which was released later despite not being announced in Jobs’s keynote), not to mention Apple TV and the mythical Verizon iPhone.
The list wasn’t small and it didn’t come out of thin air. We were expecting a cloud-based version of iTunes, likely called iTunes Live.
We thought there would be announcements regarding a refresh to the Macbook line. There were also credible rumors regarding the potential release of Safari 5 today (which was released later despite not being announced in Jobs’s keynote), not to mention Apple TV and the mythical Verizon iPhone.
India tries to protect yoga heritage.
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An Indian government body tasked with protecting the country's rich heritage of medicinal and medical philosophy and practice has started filming hundreds of asanas – yoga poses – in an attempt to make a rigid system out of this most flexible of meditative practices.
The "videographs" are intended to provide irrefutable evidence for anyone hoping to patent a new style of yoga that the Indians got there first. A previous effort to define yoga, based simply on translations of ancient texts circulated to the relevant authorities, had mixed results, so now they are trying again.
"It's like soccer and Britain," said Suneel Singh, one of India's leading yoga gurus. "You have given it to the world which is wonderful and generous. But imagine that people started saying they had invented the sport. That would be annoying."
The "videographs" are intended to provide irrefutable evidence for anyone hoping to patent a new style of yoga that the Indians got there first. A previous effort to define yoga, based simply on translations of ancient texts circulated to the relevant authorities, had mixed results, so now they are trying again.
"It's like soccer and Britain," said Suneel Singh, one of India's leading yoga gurus. "You have given it to the world which is wonderful and generous. But imagine that people started saying they had invented the sport. That would be annoying."
Chronic insomnia linked to increased death risk.
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Individuals with chronic insomnia have an elevated risk of death, says a new research.
"The most surprising result was the increased high risk for mortality among individuals with chronic insomnia versus those without insomnia," said Ms Laurel Finn, a biostatistician at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
"The other important finding was the non-differentiation between subtypes of insomnia with respect to mortality risk."
The study involved 2,242 participants in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study who completed two to three mailed surveys for the years 1989, 1994 and 2000.
"The most surprising result was the increased high risk for mortality among individuals with chronic insomnia versus those without insomnia," said Ms Laurel Finn, a biostatistician at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
"The other important finding was the non-differentiation between subtypes of insomnia with respect to mortality risk."
The study involved 2,242 participants in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study who completed two to three mailed surveys for the years 1989, 1994 and 2000.
Abused Moms May Have More Obese Kids.
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Children whose mothers reported chronic abuse at the hands of an intimate partner were more likely to be obese at age 5 than those from violence-free families, researchers found.
After controlling for several other factors, including maternal obesity and depression, children whose mothers reported chronic violence had 1.8 times the odds of being obese, according to Dr. Renée Boynton-Jarrett of Boston University and colleagues.
The association appeared to be magnified in girls and in families living an unsafe neighborhood, the researchers reported in the June issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
"If substantiated, these findings may have implications for obesity prevention and reduction efforts," they wrote. "Therefore, interventions aimed at reducing obesity risk may be enhanced by incorporating strategies to address family violence."
After controlling for several other factors, including maternal obesity and depression, children whose mothers reported chronic violence had 1.8 times the odds of being obese, according to Dr. Renée Boynton-Jarrett of Boston University and colleagues.
The association appeared to be magnified in girls and in families living an unsafe neighborhood, the researchers reported in the June issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
"If substantiated, these findings may have implications for obesity prevention and reduction efforts," they wrote. "Therefore, interventions aimed at reducing obesity risk may be enhanced by incorporating strategies to address family violence."
Microsoft changes Windows Phone Marketplace policies for attracting more developers and share.
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Today we’re introducing the new set of Windows Phone Marketplace policies that will govern the application submission and certification process as Windows Phone 7 comes to market. We’re taking the next step with Marketplace to attract a much wider range of developers, from large software companies down to students and hobbyists.
What is Yottabyte ?
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A yottabyte is one septillion bytes. To save all those bytes you need a data center as big as the states of Delaware and Rhode Island. It doesn't seem like much, until they tell you the price tag: $100 trillion.
Steve Jobs unveils iPhone 4, 'biggest leap we've taken' since first model [Video].
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Wearing his usual black turtleneck and jeans, Jobs took the stage to a standing ovation from the audience and a shout of, "We love you Steve!"
The iPhone 4 would be available in two colours, black and white. It would be priced at $199 in the US for the 16GB model, and 299 for the 32GB model. Apple would start taking pre-orders next week and ship initially to only five countries - US, France, Germany, UK, Japan. Jobs promised to add another 18 locations to the list in July. The number could go upto 88 countries by the end of the year in what Jobs described as the 'fastest rollout ever'. There was however no mention of when the iPhone 4 would be available in markets like India.
In what should be welcome news for existing iPhone users, Apple would be offering free iOS4 upgrades for the 3GS, 3G on June 21. However the offer comes with a rider - not all features will be supported in the 3G handset.
Jobs promised over 100 new features, out of which he discussed nine in his keynote.
Abu Dhabi 'Capital Gate' now beats leaning tower of Pisa.
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The 160-metre Capital Gate tower, developed by the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company, leans at 18 degrees over four times the angle of Italy's famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Khaleej Times reported.
ADNEC said the tower earned the record following an evaluation by Guinness World Records that began in January, the month the tower's exterior was completed, Gulf News reported.
Capital Gate was designed from the get-go to take an angled stance, unlike the Tower of Pisa, which slanted over with time.
The 35-storey tower's 18-degree angle is achieved by staggering the floor plates from the 12th floor up, the newspaper added.
Windows 7 can help save cost.
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Windows 7, the latest operating system (OS) from the Microsoft, can help businesses save about Rs 1,000 per PC annually on power, a study on Sunday said.
According to a report by Mindteck's Smart Energy Lab, companies can save about Rs 1,000 per computer a year on an average through Windows 7 as compared to older operating systems like Windows XP or Vista.
"Energy efficiency is a key factor that companies are concentrating on, and the research shows that the new OS helps companies to not only save money but also contributes to the various green initiatives they are taking," the Microsoft India director,Mr Sumeet Khanna, said.
"Optimising desktop power management is one of the simplest, yet effective, ways to reduce power consumption in an enterprise. Increasing energy efficiency on Windows 7 has been one of the core areas for Microsoft," he said.
According to a report by Mindteck's Smart Energy Lab, companies can save about Rs 1,000 per computer a year on an average through Windows 7 as compared to older operating systems like Windows XP or Vista.
"Energy efficiency is a key factor that companies are concentrating on, and the research shows that the new OS helps companies to not only save money but also contributes to the various green initiatives they are taking," the Microsoft India director,Mr Sumeet Khanna, said.
"Optimising desktop power management is one of the simplest, yet effective, ways to reduce power consumption in an enterprise. Increasing energy efficiency on Windows 7 has been one of the core areas for Microsoft," he said.
FIFA 2010 has £6.2bn insurance, says Lloyd's
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The 2010 World Cup in South Africa has been insured for more than £6.2bn, according to Lloyd's of London, the world's biggest insurance market.
Football world governing body Fifa, national teams, broadcasters and other firms with a stake in the tournament's success have all taken out policies.
Stadiums and training venues for the World Cup matches are covered to the tune of £3.2bn, underwriters say.
But other business opportunities linked to the event account for another £3bn.
Football world governing body Fifa, national teams, broadcasters and other firms with a stake in the tournament's success have all taken out policies.
Stadiums and training venues for the World Cup matches are covered to the tune of £3.2bn, underwriters say.
- Property - £3bn
- Contingency - £3bn
- Liability - £200m
Source: Lloyd's
But other business opportunities linked to the event account for another £3bn.
Stephen Fry crowned the most beautiful tweet.
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The most beautiful tweet ever tweeted has been announced by broadcaster Stephen Fry.
Fry, whose musings on micro-blogging site Twitter have attracted 1.5 million followers, announced the winner at the Hay Festival.
The winning tweet read: "I believe we can build a better world! Of course, it'll take a whole lot of rock, water & dirt. Also, not sure where to put it."
Marc MacKenzie, 41, from Canada, said he was "pleasantly surprised" to win.
"The recognition and knowing Fry picked my tweet is a huge honour."
Fry, whose musings on micro-blogging site Twitter have attracted 1.5 million followers, announced the winner at the Hay Festival.
The winning tweet read: "I believe we can build a better world! Of course, it'll take a whole lot of rock, water & dirt. Also, not sure where to put it."
Marc MacKenzie, 41, from Canada, said he was "pleasantly surprised" to win.
"The recognition and knowing Fry picked my tweet is a huge honour."
US mom finds missing kids using Facebook.
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San Bernardino: A Southern California mother whose two children were reported missing 15 years ago has tracked them down in Florida using Facebook.
San Bernardino Deputy District Attorney Kurt Rowley says Faustino Utrera, the father of the boy and girl, took off with them in 1995 when they were ages 2 and 3.
Rowley says recently the mother typed one of the children's names into Facebook and a listing for her daughter, now a teenager, came up.
The mom contacted authorities, who tracked the Facebook profile to Orlando, Florida.
Utrera was arrested and charged with kidnapping and violating child custody orders. The Florida Department of Children & Families says themom is trying to build a new relationship with the children.
San Bernardino Deputy District Attorney Kurt Rowley says Faustino Utrera, the father of the boy and girl, took off with them in 1995 when they were ages 2 and 3.
Rowley says recently the mother typed one of the children's names into Facebook and a listing for her daughter, now a teenager, came up.
The mom contacted authorities, who tracked the Facebook profile to Orlando, Florida.
Utrera was arrested and charged with kidnapping and violating child custody orders. The Florida Department of Children & Families says themom is trying to build a new relationship with the children.
3 idiots sweeps the IIFA 2010 awards.
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The film was directed by Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidu Vinod Chopra. The Film got the much hype from the media due to Glitz cast and some payment and intellectual difference between the film makers and the and the book author.
The Movie 3 IDIOTS broke all most all the film records of Hindi Film industry.
'iPhone vs Android' report finds Apple has three times Google's market share but Blackberry still has a good lead.
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Between Q4 ’09 and Q1 ’10, Android and iPhone’s share of the smartphone market grew by 2% each. At the same time, smartphone leader Blackberry lost 2% share to fall to 35% of all smartphones while Microsoft’s Windows Mobile OS also lost 2% to fall to 19%.
Generating power from your own heart.
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A tiny, nearly invisible nanowire can convert the energy of pulsing, flexing muscles inside a rat's body into electric current, researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have shown. Their nano generator could someday lead to medical implants and sensors powered by heartbeats or breathing.
Zinc oxide nanowires show the piezoelectric effect, producing electricity when they are under mechanical stress. Georgia Tech professor of materials science and engineering Zhong Lin Wang and his group first demonstrated these nanowire generators in 2005. Since then they have made devices that can harness the energy of a running hamster and tapping fingers, and have also combined their piezoelectric nanowires with solar cells.
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