Sunday, October 23, 2011

Steve Jobs Biography Hints At What's To Come From Apple: Textbooks, TVs And More

Steve Jobs Biography Hints At What's To Come From Apple: Textbooks, TVs And More: "While at the helm of Apple, Steve Jobs shrouded the company's plans in secrecy. He even lied regularly, assuring the world Apple had no plans for a certain product, just months before he'd release precisely such a device."

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Steve Jobs, from dropout to Apple visionary - The Economic Times

Steve Jobs, from dropout to Apple visionary - The Economic Times: "Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is a living legend in Silicon Valley, the man who has changed modern culture with the iPod, iPhone, and iPad.

Jobs on Wednesday resigned as chief executive of the California company, turning the helm over to chief operating officer Tim Cook. "

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

First Look: Special coin for 2000th Test, at Lord's - Rediff Sports

First Look: Special coin for 2000th Test, at Lord's - Rediff Sports: "It is coincidence. Maybe it is destiny.

At the same time, it is also fact.

On 21st July 1884, Lord's hosted the first Test match ever played. That featured England and Australia, the former winning by an innings and five runs."

Friday, July 15, 2011

News of the World sold 1.1 million extra copies

The last edition of News of the World sold 1.1 million extra copies on top of the usual 2.66 million. But in which decade did sales of the newspaper reach 8.5 million?
t's the 1950s. It reportedly made it the world's biggest selling newspaper.


Scientists in Japan have grown the teeth from stem cells planted in the mouths of mice.

A Tanzanian scientist has created a powerful new weapon against disease-spreading mosquitoes - a trap that uses the pungent odour of what?

It's smelly socks. The pongy garments attract four times as many of the deadly mosquitoes as the scent of a human body. By spraying a similar smell into special traps outside homes, they stopped the bugs going inside and biting people.
source : bbc