Worm therapy for Ulcerative Colitis?

A few years ago, a 35-year-old man in California had extensive ulcers in his colon. He was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, and doctors recommended removing part of his colon. So he swallowed over a thousand parasitic worm eggs from Thailand, and just over a year later, his ulcers were gone.

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammation of the mucous membrane (or mucosa) that lines the colon, and symptoms include open sores in the lining of the colon, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, and rectal bleeding. What causes it remains unknown, but the disease has been linked to defects in regulation of the immune system.

PlayStation powered super computer! Smartphone powered version for the future!

Before the PlayStation 3 was released in 2006, there was already buzz that its unusual, IBM-designed processor might be valuable for supercomputing. “PS3s… could help cure Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or mad cow disease,”wrote CNN in September of that year, referring to a plan to link idle consoles in people’s homes, creating a massive, international, distributed supercomputing system. It worked. Click the read more link for more details.

Report reconsiders urban transportation systems

The Forum for the Future’s new “Megacities on the Move” explores the very real transportation planning challenge faced by the largest of these larger urban areas. The Forum calls these urban areas “megacities,” which sometimes stretch for hundreds of miles or kilometers. The transportation policies of these megacities must be comprehensive, diverse and long-term in nature. The challenges of these cities will probably dwarf those of my own particular region. Click the read more link for the complete article on future transportation options!

Free VoIP calls over 3g with your iPhone and Android with Viber!

You know those voice minutes you've been coaxed into buying for, like, ever? Now would be an awesome time to bid 'em adieu. Out of nowhere, Viber has swooped in to crush the dreams of Skype and every other VoIP provider out there, and if these guys can reach critical mass, avid iPhone users will certainly be able to buy a mobile plan with fewer minutes. It works as such: install the free app on your iPhone, provide just your phone number (no "registration" is necessary) and then fire it up. Viber uses your existing contact and favorites list, and you can make Viber or standard voice calls from within the app; naturally, a Viber logo pops up beside any contact who is also a user, making it easy to see who you can VoIP call for free. Click the read more link for more details!

PlayStation Phone 'Zeus Z1' caught on video

Here are videos of the long awaited and oft rumored Playstation Phone aka the PSP Phone as well as Zeus Z1 by Sony Ericsson in all its Gingerbread (Android 2.3) glory. Hit the read more link for the other video and details of the gaming device!

HTC responds to HD7 death grip reports, says some signal drop is 'inevitable'

There have been reports that the HTC HD7 that we reported was announced by Mobilink suffers from a "death grip" issue this past week. the furor's gotten loud enough to merit an official HTC reponse. Here's the statement, sent to Computer Weekly:

Quality in industrial design is of key importance to HTC. To ensure the best possible signal strength, antennas are placed in the area least likely to be covered by a person's face or hands while the phone is in use. However, it is inevitable that a phone's signal strength will weaken a little when covered in its entirety by a user's palm or fingers. We test all of our phones extensively and are confident that under normal circumstances reception strength and performance will be more than sufficient for the operation of the phone when network coverage is also adequate. 

Hit the read more link for more details and a video!

Mobilink launches HTC HD7 in Pakistan for Rs. 55,999/-

Mobilink has shown its love for smartphones recently. After Motorola Milestone, Mobilink has launched Windows® Phone 7 powered HTC HD7 smartphone in Pakistan.

The HD7 is another one of HTC's 4.3 inch touchscreen behemoth phones that uses almost the same hardware as the HD2 but runs on a new operating system. Click the read more link for more details.

The HTC HD7 smartphone features the latest Windows® Phone 7 platform which includes cutting-edge technologies and a series of unique applications that complements the Windows® Phone 7 Hub and Tile experience.

Launched under the umbrella of Mobilink’s post-paid brand indigo, the HTC HD7 smartphone is bundled with FREE GPRS for the first three months.

HTC HD7 offers a powerful range of innovative online services, keenly sought by high-end users, online social-networking enthusiasts, bloggers and corporate professionals alike. The Windows® Phone 7 also integrates with many popular Microsoft services such as Office in the smartphone.

The HTC HD7 smartphone allows you to watch movie in style on a huge 4.3 inch widescreen display with kickstand. With the 1Ghz processor, the HTC HD7 provides you with an exhilarating browsing experience and access to your multimedia and social network. With the 16GB built-in memory, users can store a huge library of 720p HD videos, music and games.

• Price: Rs. 55,999/-
• Where to Get: Mobilink Sales and Service Centers
• It is also available here at HomeShopping for Rs. 54,990/-company unlocked!

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HONDA UNVEILS BRIO CITY CAR FOR THAILAND, INDIA

Honda has taken the wraps off a new small car prototype at the 27th Thailand International Motor Expo. Dubbed the Brio, the show car is essentially a thinly masked version of the production model.

Designed as an easy-to-use urban cruiser, the Brio will eventually make production in Asian markets, including Thailand and India. The Brio measures in at just 142.1 inches, but Honda says it offers “enough cabin space” via efficient packaging. Hit the read more link for more details and pictures!

Recent statistics on Android's Success - Neilsen

Android has made further inroads into the market should be no surprise to anyone who has been following recent smartphone trends, but the sheer scale of Android's growth, and the speed of that growth, are mind blowing.

At the start of this year Android held just 9% of the U.S. smartphone market, not even double digits. That has now rocketed up to a 22.7% share of the smartphone market. In less than a year. Hit the read more link to see the comparison with iPhone and Blackberry.

Google Editions - Google's Foray into the online book business!

Google likes to have its fingers in a lot of pies and the latest would appear to be the online book business. The Wall Street Journal are reporting that Google will have an online ebook store up and running in the U.S. by the end of the year with an international launch in Q1 of 2011.

The store, to be called Google Editions, will seemingly rely on independent book sellers as the basis of its sales the WSJ reports "Users will be able to buy books directly from Google or from multiple online retailers—including independent bookstores—and add them to an online library tied to a Google account. They will be able to access their Google accounts on most devices with a Web browser, including personal computers, smartphones and tablets."