Jessica Berman of voanews.com writes:
Scientists are studying the use of mobile phones to track patterns of malaria transmission in endemic nations. The research is part of an effort by many countries to control or eliminate the mosquito-borne disease.
A high for RIM, a low for Apple
Mark Bridge writes:
Apple started last week in the glow of a CoolBrands survey that had named it the UK's coolest brand – but it ended the week with its head bowed in embarrassment. Not only did Tim Cook apologise for the quality of the company’s iOS 6 Maps application, he recommended that customers use competing services until it gets better.
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Google employee no.20 becomes the new number 1 at Yahoo!
Mark Bridge writes:
Internet veteran Yahoo! provided last week’s biggest news, at least in terms of press coverage. It appointed Marissa Mayer as its President and Chief Executive Officer, having enticed her away from Google after 13 years.
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Black days for BlackBerry?
Mark Bridge writes:
BlackBerry and bad news seem inextricably linked at the moment. RIM’s CEO admits he’s “not satisfied” with recent company performance and warns of challenging times ahead... and then the company is hit by a $147 million dollar damages order for patent infringement.
Mind you, Research In Motion wasn’t the only mobile company bringing disappointment into the mainstream news last week.
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A different kind of share for Facebook CEO
Mark Bridge writes:
What a week for Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Not content with transforming his company through its stock market flotation, he then went on to marry. What does this reveal? Well, he’s clearly capable of multi-tasking and he’d rather wear a suit for social occasions than for work.