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Big drugmakers think small with nanomedicine deals

YoopyaMay 3, 2013November 10, 20240

(Reuters) – Is nanomedicine the next big thing? A growing number of top drug companies seem to think so. The ability to encapsulate potent drugs

New iPhone 6 Next Summer With A Bigger Screen? Not So Fast

YoopyaMay 2, 2013September 5, 20240

Few consumer product companies can work the rumor mongers into a lather more intensely than Apple so absorb this latest report with that in mind. On top

Chat app messaging overtakes SMS texts, Informa says

YoopyaApr 29, 2013September 8, 20240

Instant messaging on chat apps, such as WhatsApp, has overtaken the traditional SMS text message for the first time, according to research firm Informa. Informa

Google acquires news stream service Wavii

YoopyaApr 29, 2013September 8, 20240

Google has acquired news stream service Wavii for an estimated $30m (£18m). Wavii, which was launched last year, offers customised news feed to users, summarising

Samsung Electronics profits boosted by smartphone sales

YoopyaApr 26, 2013November 10, 20240

Samsung Electronics has posted a record quarterly profit, boosted mainly by growing sales of its smartphones. It made a net profit of 7.15tn won ($6.4bn;

Twitter lands ad agency partnership for major revenue boost

YoopyaApr 23, 2013November 10, 20240

Twitter has struck one of its biggestadvertising deals to date with media agency Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG), the companies said, in the social media site’s latest

Space debris collisions expected to rise

YoopyaApr 22, 20130

Unless space debris is actively tackled, some satellite orbits will become extremely hazardous over the next 200 years, a new study suggests. The research found

Kepler telescope spies ‘most Earth-like’ worlds to date

YoopyaApr 20, 2013November 10, 20240

The search for a far-off twin of Earth has turned up two of the most intriguing candidates yet. Scientists say these new worlds are the

Twitter launches music app to deepen multimedia offering

YoopyaApr 19, 20130

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc launched a stand-alone music-streaming app on Wednesday, opening another front in the micromessaging service’s ambitious expansion into multimedia content. The iPhone

Climate scientists struggle to explain warming slowdown

YoopyaApr 16, 20130

(Reuters) – Scientists are struggling to explain a slowdown in climate change that has exposed gaps in their understanding and defies a rise in global