India adds record renewables capacity in past year
Country outstrips UK, Japan, France and Canada as renewable energy capacity soars India added 2.33GW of grid-connected renewable power capacity during the year to the end of March, according to a statement from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, mRead more |
Cisco lifts lid on new partner marketing hub
Partner Demand Centre will serve as central hub for reseller marketing activity Cisco has created a new organisation tasked with boosting the speed and efficiency of partner marketing activities. The Cisco Partner Demand Centre will provide assistance toRead more |
Crime agencies highlight dangers of online scams
Cybercrime awareness day warns internet users that online scams cost victims on average £325 each Cybercriminals cost the British public £3.5bn a year in frauds, scams and identity theft, according to the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca)....Read more |
Ruckus asks Top Dogs to prove their pedigree
Vendor hires new UK supremo to back revamped partner programme Ruckus Wireless’ new UK chief is banking on the vendor’s first deal registration scheme and a fortified top-partner level to help grow its reseller base....Read more |
Network provider calls on BT to reveal FTTC postcodes
Fibrestream boss wants Ofcom the put pressure on the telecoms giant Community network specialist Fibrestream has asked UK comms regulator Ofcom to force BT to provide the postcodes that will receive its fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) connection....Read more |
Dieting for dollars? More US employees trying it (AP)
AP - How much money would it take to get you to lose some serious weight? $100? $500?Read more
Church ire in Philippines over sex education (AFP)
AFP - Sex education will become part of regular high school lessons in the Philippines for the first time, the government said Tuesday, in a move that drew the immediate ire of the country's powerful Catholic church.Read more
Peanut, tree-nut allergies may be on the rise in kids (Reuters)
Reuters - Between 1 and 2 percent of children in the U.S. and Canada may have allergies to peanuts or tree nuts, with the U.S. rates seemingly on the rise, two new studies suggest.Read more
A stone's throw from Nile, Egypt's taps are running dry (AFP)
AFP - Six months into her pregnancy, Tahani Rabia continues to ignore doctor's orders and rises before dawn every morning, praying that when she turns on the tap the water will flow.Read more
Male 'Pill' Still a Ways Off (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- For half a century, women have had access to birth control pills. Men? Still waiting. Read more
Certain Popular Antidepressants Linked to Cataracts in Seniors (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- A widely prescribed type of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) appear to boost the risk for developing cataracts among seniors, according to the first study to explor Read more
Prostate Cancer Vaccine Shows Few Side Effects (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News)-- The newly approved therapeutic prostate cancer vaccine, Provenge, is safe and has few side effects, a new study finds. Read more
Risk of Miscarriage Linked to Antidepressants (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- Women who take a certain class of antidepressants during pregnancy may increase their risk of having a miscarriage by 68 percent, Canadian researchers report. Read more
Study: Link Between Antidepressants and Miscarriage (Time.com)
Time.com - A new study reports a significantly increased risk of miscarriage in depressed women taking antidepressants, further complicating the treatment of the mood disorder during pregnancy Read more
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UniBlue PowerSuite 2010 review
A comprehensive PC clean-up and optimisation tool The issue of having to upgrade an ageing PC is rarely a welcome one, and could involve considerable expense in a business environment. Squeezing the life from a struggling machine is therefore common prRead more |
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction
Sam Fisher is no longer confined to the shadows In the fifth full-length Splinter Cell game, Sam Fisher becomes a rogue agent. Anyone unfamiliar with the events leading up to this needn’t worry though, as everything you need to know about Sam and hisRead more |
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Download films and TV programmes to rent or buy Most of us are now used to the idea of paid-for music downloads, but other forms of entertainment have yet to take off in digital format. Books, for instance, are now being downloaded in large numbers, beRead more |