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[ No Comments ]Posted on March 7, 2010 by admin in General
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Bangalore: ” Hey, this is Andrew calling. Do you have a minute? Can I talk you through the new features of your card?” The voice of a Gurgaon call centre employee, thinly disguised as American by rolling the Rs, addressing a customer in Iowa, may become a thing of the past. The traditional voice calls [...]
iPhone set to surpass BlackBerry
[ No Comments ]Posted on March 7, 2010 by admin in General
Sunday, March 7th, 2010TORONTO: Apple’s iPhone is set to overtake Research In Motion’s BlackBerry in the global smart phone market by next year, according to Forbes online. Currently, BlackBerry enjoys about three percent of the world’s mobile phone market, while Apple’s has about two percent share of the market. But BlackBerry’s lead over iPhone is shrinking and Apple [...]
Apple iPhone at Oscars
[ No Comments ]Posted on March 7, 2010 by admin in General
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Commercials have been synonymous with the Oscars. This year was no different. As rumored, Apple aired its first iPhone television ad at the glitzy awards ceremony. The commercial, aired multiple times throughout the awards ceremony, featured a number of movie and television clips with actors and actresses answering the telephone. “Hello?” Eventually, the commercial [...]
Cell Phone Manners
[ No Comments ]Posted on March 2, 2010 by admin in General
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010How many times do you experience a friend, a family member, or partner who looks at their phone, answers their phone, or plays on their phone while you are in a conversation, or trying to spend quality time together? I believe most people will answer it happens a lot more than it should. I know [...]
Mathematical formula drives box office success
[ No Comments ]Posted on February 19, 2010 by admin in General
Friday, February 19th, 2010Washington: Ever wondered why some modern Hollywood movies are so successful? Well, the secret behind those blockbusters could be a mathematical formula, scientists have claimed. American researchers, who analysed the length of every shot in 150 high-grossing movies in various genres released between 1935 and 2005, found that many blockbusters follow a mathematical way to [...]
