Nokia’s Uphill Battle
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BY HESTER PLUMRIDGE
Stephen Elop knew he had taken on a tough job. But eight months after taking the helm at Nokia, the true scale of his challenge is becoming clear.
Shares in the Finnish telecom-equipment company slumped 18% Tuesday in Helsinki after Mr. Elop said it would sell far fewer mobile handsets than expected in the second quarter. That leaves Nokia’s fate even more dependent on an unproven technology partnership with Microsoft. Investors are rightly skeptical.
Sales at Nokia’s largest division are now expected to fall well below targets Mr. Elop had outlined just six …
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Apple WWDC 2011 to Convene in San Francisco: 10 Things to Look for
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Apple is planning to hold its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco starting on June 6. The company will also be holding its annual keynote address where, historically, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has talked about updates to software and new versions of the company’s iPhone. However, recent rumors suggest iPhone news won’t be prominent at the event this year, and those in attendance will sit through discussions on software, including iOS 5 and Apple’s upcoming desktop-based operating system, Mac OS X Lion. For its part, Apple hasn’t released specific details what it has planned for WWDC and all of the reports surrounding the event are little more than rumors. But based on what Apple has said so far, and how the company has organized its keynotes in the past there are several other things that consumers and developers can look forward to at this year’s event. Flip through this eWEEK slide show to find out what one might expect from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference this year.
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Cell phone use may cause cancer: WHO
PARIS — Mobile phone users may be at increased risk from brain cancer and should use texting and free-hands devices to reduce exposure, the World Health Organisation’s cancer experts said Tuesday.
Radio-frequency electromagnetic fields generated by such devices are “possibly carcinogenic to humans,” the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced at the end of an eight-day meeting in Lyon, France.
Experts “reached this classification based on review of the human evidence coming from epidemiological studies” pointing to an increased incidence of glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer, said Jonathan Samet, president of the work group.
Two studies in particular, the largest conducted over the last decade, showed a higher risk “in those that had the most intensive use of such phones,” he said in a telephone news conference.
Some individuals tracked in the studies had used their phones for an average of 30 minutes per day over a period of 10 years.
“We simply don’t know what might happen as people use their phones over longer time periods, possibly over a lifetime,” Samet said.
There are about five billion mobile phones registered in the world. The number of phones and the average time spent using them have both climbed steadily in recent years.
The IARC cautioned that current scientific evidence showed only a possible link, not a proven one, between wireless devices and cancers.
“There is some evidence of increased risk of glioma” and another form of non-malignant tumour called acoustic neuroma, said Kurt Straif, the scientist in charge of editing the IARC reports on potentially carcinogenic agents.
“But it is not at the moment clearly established that the use of mobile phones does in fact cause cancer in humans,” he said.
The IARC does not issue formal recommendations, but experts pointed to a number of ways consumers can reduce risk.
“What probably entails some of the highest exposure is using your mobile for voice calls,” Straif said.
“If you use it for texting, or as a hands-free set for voice calls, this is clearly lowering the exposure by at least an order of magnitude,” or by tenfold, he said.
A year ago the IARC concluded that there was no link between cell phones and brain cancer, but that earlier report was criticised as based on data that was out of date.
The new review, conducted by a panel of 31 scientists from 14 countries, was reached on the basis of a “full consensus,” said Robert Baan, in charge of the written report, yet to be released.
“This is the first scientific evaluation of all the literature published on the topic with regard to increased risk of cancer,” he said.
But the panel stressed the need for more research, pointing to incomplete data, evolving technology and changing consumer habits.
“There’s an improvement in the technology in terms of lower emissions but at the same time we see increased use, so it is hard to know how the two balance out,” Baan noted.
The IARC ranks potentially cancer-causing elements as carcinogenic, probably carcinogenic, possibly carcinogenic or “probably not carcinogenic”. It can also determine that a material is “not classifiable”.
Cigarettes, sunbeds and asbestos, for example, fall in “Group 1″, the top threat category.
Cell phones now join glass wool and gasoline exhaust in Group 2B as “possibly carcinogenic”.
Industry groups reacted cautiously, pointing to other common consumer items — including coffee and vegetables pickled in chemicals — that are included in the same category.
“In France, the health ministry already applies a precautionary approach to cell phones because it considers that no danger has been established, that doubts remain and, thus, that more research is needed,” the French Federation of Telecoms said in a statement.
Some consumer advocacy groups said the new classification was overdue.
“As of today, no one can say the risk does not exist, and now everyone — politicians, telecoms, employers, consumers and parents — have to take this into account,” said Janine Le Calvez, head of PRIARTEM, a consumer advocacy group concerned with cell phone safety.
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Ra.One 1 – New Official Trailer – Ft. Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor (HD) 2011
Ra.One 1 – New Official Trailer – Ft. Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor (HD) 2011 Ra.One 1 – New Official Trailer – Ft. Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor (HD) 2011 Ra.One 1 – New Official Trailer – Ft. Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor (HD) 2011 Ra.One – (2011) Trailer Slowed Down 5x FT. Shahrukh KhanRa.One – (2011) Trailer Slowed Down 5x FT. Shahrukh KhanRa. One (also known as Ra.1) (Hindi: ??.?? or ??.1 or ??.??) is an upcoming Hindi science-fiction superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film, which features Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal, will be produced under Khan’s production company, Red Chillies Entertainment. According to Khan, “Ra.One” means “Random Access – Version, 1.0″. The film was scheduled to be released on 3 June 2011, but was later pushed back due to extensive post production work, The promotions of the film are to be conducted extensively within a long period of 7 months starting with the release of the film’s first teaser late March. The film is set for release on October 26, 2011. This film will reportedly have stunts from Shahrukh Khan. The special effects team was hired from Hollywood. Khan worked out to prepare himself to be able to perform the stunts for the film, Ra. One (2011) Trailer, Directed by Anubhav Sinha, Produced by Shahrukh Khan, Gauri Khan, Written by David Benullo, Music by Hans Zimmer, (background) Vishal-Shekhar, Ilaiyaraaja, Ra. One (2011) Hindi Movie Trailer & Cast, Shahrukh Khan as G.One Kareena Kapoor …
Now bad boy Salman Khan lands into ‘land trouble’
By JaiLaxmi
Mumbai- Bollywood’s bad boy Salman Khan has now landed into ‘land controversy’. According to the reports, the actor has ‘bought’ 83 acre land, which cannot be sold or bought, in Vaje village near Panvel.
More than 250 villagers from Vaje, where 307 families live, gathered at the talathi’s office in Panvel, protesting against the ‘illegal’ sale of their land to Salman Khan and a political leader of the region.
The resolute villagers have filed complaints with Collector of Raigadh district who in turn has ordered an inquiry into the transactions.
Vishnu Patil, a resident of the village said that they found out that 2.5 acres of the land had been sold to actor Salman Khan without even seeking any clearance from them.
Another resident of the village said that it was much later that we found out that the land was being sold to a political bigwig for profit.
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Akon’s Bollywood Song Leaked!
Shah Rukh’s next home production, Ra.One has been creating a lot of buzz since the movie went on floors last year.
As the audience is eagerly waiting to catch this ambitious flick, a track from the movie has been leaked before the audio release. But it’s not just any track, it’s the much talked about item number titled, “Wanna Be My Chammak Challo” composed by international singer, Akon!
This is a first in Bollywood, the fact that this popular number is already available on-line, has left the producers concerned. Having said this it could have easily been a publicity stunt to find out the audiences reaction.
Well it’s definitely worked; we love the rough cut version and can’t wait to hear the original, at the same time we’re amazed at how well Akon has sung the Hindi vocals.
Now, we wait to see whether our very own, “Chammak Chalo”, Kareena Kapoor will be able to do justice to the item number choreographed by, Ganesh Acharya. We believe the soundtrack is different to the previous popular items numbers, “Munni Badnam Hui” and “Shelia Ki Jawani”, all the more reason to love this track. Listen to the leaked track here !
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Katrina’s the mediator!
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Asian delegates won’t boycott FIFA: Hammam
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West Bengal govt to felicitate victorious Bengal football team
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