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A 20 year long study to understand long term effects of cell phone on 250000 people initiated by COSMOS
A new research has been initiated by COSMOS (Cohort study on mobile communications) to identify the long term effects of using a cell phone and its relation to health problems such as cancer and Alzheimer’s. The sample size for this study will be a whooping 250,000 people between the age 18 to 69 years, from [...]
IPL – A tale of innovation, fusion and competition
Not so long ago, a wise IIM professor told his young students that the competition for a product or service often comes from players in a completely different industry. And today we find the evidence of it everywhere around us. For instance most of us know that the biggest and the obvious competitor for Nokia [...]
Apple delays international release date of ipad
Following the strong demand of ipad in the US, Apple has announced that it will delay the international launch by a month, until the end of May. Apple claims to have delivered about 500,000 ipads during the first week of its launch in the US and the demand is far higher than it was initially [...]
Microsoft Office 2010 ‘almost’ ready to be launched
Microsoft has announced that it is in the final stage of development of its new version of Office family that includes Office 2010, Visio 2010, Sharepoint 2010 and project 2010. Cnet.com reports that the office suite will be available for Business customers from next month and for non business customers in the month of June. [...]
Scraps, post and tweets now a measuring tool
For most people in the past waking up in the morning was almost always followed by a mug of coffee and scanning through the news papers. But today it’s waking up in the morning with a mug of coffee in front of the computer, checking emails and other social networking sites. While it is old [...]
