Mobile Application Solutions to Increase Business Productivity

We live in a society that yearns for communication and social interaction. With the advent of our current technology, from mobile devices like phones and tablets that makes communication a lot easier, it?s no wonder why more and more people rely on these devices not only for catching up with family and friends but to do business as well.

With the constant evolution of our network infrastructures like 3G, HSDPA, 4G and LTE, alongside our mobile devices it?s making it easier for us to connect to the internet.

By creating mobile applications for your small business we can tap into an even wider market. If you analyze it further you?ll see that your productivity will increase and it will generate more profit for your business. Citing a few examples, popular social applications like twitter and Facebook attracts abundant online traffic per day and statistics shows around 40% of the users are using their mobile devices to access their application. That?s an estimate of 800 million active users.

When creating mobile applications for your business it should be easy and interactive for the end users. Don?t bore them with long product descriptions or give them complicated user interface that would only cause them to be disinterested. Add interactive and easy to understand games, videos or pictures depicting your business and products. Include a feedback, or product review area from consumers for other potential consumers to read, I?m sure they will be interested with what others have to say about the product. Make sure that they can use the mobile application like they would on a full desktop computer. All the necessary information should be there like payment and shipping options, warranties, return policies and your business contact information as well. If you?re selling products that can be digitally downloaded like e-books, licensed audio and video applications, videogames or coupons and online vouchers make sure that they can have access to it immediately after payment is made. Security is important especially when private information is being transmitted online so be certain that your mobile application is secure to identity theft, hacks and unwanted spyware and viruses.

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If you have no idea how to create these mobile applications, there are third party mobile application development companies out there that can help you out. Once you?ve covered all the bases and rolled out your application I?m sure an increase in performance in sales, productivity or show decrease in expenses will be expected.

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Video: Probe leads to shakeup in Conn. town

>> now to growing anger in the wake of the arrests of four police officers . they're accused of targeting latino negligence the community community -- latinos in the community and now the mayor is under fire for a controversial comment about tacos. craig, good morning.

>> reporter: ann, good morning to you. this all started with the federal investigation into reports of corruption inside the east haven police department . prosecutors say they uncovered blatant discrimination. uh now the police chief is stepping down. the mayor announcing the latest shake up for east haven .

>> the chief notified me of his intent to retire as chief of the east haven police department .

>> reporter: the news comes days after word of a major corruption investigation by the fbi. four east haven police officers are under arrest, accused of waging a campaign of terror against latino residents.

>> four east haven police officers charged today were a cancerous cadre who deprived residents, particularly members of the latino community of their civil rights .

>> reporter: prosecutors say the officers would use excessive force , perform illegal searches and make false reports to place latinos in custody, allegedly beating some while still in handcuffs. the officers pled not guilty. part of the investigation this video taken by a local priest who says owners and patrons of a hispanic grocery store were beg harassed by police officers .

>> we don't have customers for a long time because they are afraid to come to the store.

>> reporter: investigators say more arrests could come soon. a possible target, chief gallo. he's named as a coconspirator but hasn't been charged.

>> chief gallo has never engaged in or condoned racial profiling of any nature whatsoever.

>> reporter: the whole scandal has drawn national interest after the mayor's comments to a reporter when the indictments were announced last week.

>> what are you doing for the latino community today?

>> i might have tacos when i go home. i'm not sure yet.

>> reporter: i asked what you're doing for the latino community.

>> i said maybe have a latino meal whether it's tacos or another meal.

>> reporter: the mayor's comments went viral on the web prompting calls for him to resign.

>> we all say stupid things at stupid times. i did that. i apologize.

>> reporter: in protest the group reform immigration america delivered 500 tacos to town hall . an editorial cartoon along with this, "the mayor is an idiot".

>> i don't think i ever called anyone an idiot in 40 years of journalism. people in east haven have to be embarrassed by this. go home and eat tacos? good lord.

>> reporter: tonight there is a town meeting here in east haven . that's where members of the police commission say they will ask the mayor to fire chief gallo instead of allowing him to retire. meanwhile as for mayor maturo, he insists he will not step down.

>> craig melvin, thank you.

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Charles Dickens: 12 great movie and TV adaptations

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Seed therapy for prostate cancer may zap fertility (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) ? Radioactive "seeds" that are sometimes used to treat early prostate cancer may do widespread damage to the DNA in a man's sperm, a small study finds.

The damage, researchers say, would seem to be enough to make a man infertile. And they should be aware of that going into treatment.

Known as brachytherapy, the treatment involves implanting radiation-emitting pellets into the prostate gland to kill off cancer cells.

Studies have found that brachytherapy is less likely to cause erectile dysfunction than either traditional external radiation or surgical removal of the prostate gland -- two other treatment options for prostate cancer.

The prostate gland produces fluid for semen, so surgically removing it leads to infertility. But not as much has been known about the effects of brachytherapy, according to Dr. Neil Fleshner, the senior researcher on the new study.

Studies have suggested that men who undergo brachytherapy often become infertile. But there are case reports of patients who have gone on to be fathers -- planned or not.

Many men now have prostate cancer diagnosed at an earlier stage -- and at an earlier age -- through screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood tests.

"More and more prostate cancers are being diagnosed in younger men, and there are more and more older men who still want to have children," said Fleshner, who heads urology at the University Health Network in Toronto, Canada.

So it's important to give men a clearer picture of what to expect after brachytherapy, Fleshner told Reuters Health.

To help do that, he and his colleagues studied semen samples from five men who'd undergone brachytherapy at least one year earlier, all of whom were younger than 55.

They compared the samples with published data on healthy, fertile men and with information on more than 7,600 infertile men who were part of a large database.

Overall, 46 percent of sperm from the brachytherapy patients had DNA "fragmentation" -- genetic damage that, in great enough proportion, would render a man infertile.

By comparison, 13 percent of sperm from fertile men and 20 percent from infertile men had such damage.

All five brachytherapy patients had an abnormally high amount of genetically damaged sperm -- "indicating likely infertility in all," Fleshner's team reports in the Journal of Urology.

Men who are having their prostates surgically removed and still want to have children can opt to bank their sperm ahead of treatment.

Similarly, Fleshner said, "if a man is going for brachytherapy, then sperm-banking may be a good idea."

But in weighing treatment options, any man has to discuss the benefits and risks of each with his doctor, according to Fleshner.

In general, any prostate cancer therapy can have lasting side effects, like urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction.

And because brachytherapy is used for early-stage prostate cancer, some men who are candidates for it may also be able to delay having any treatment at all.

That's because prostate cancer is often slow-growing and may never advance to the point of threatening a man's life. So many men with early-stage tumors can opt for "active surveillance" -- which means monitoring the prostate cancer over time to see if it's progressing.

One study found that more than 120,000 American men diagnosed with prostate cancer every year are ideal candidates for active surveillance.

In reality, though, the majority of those men end up having surgery, radiation or other treatment instead.

SOURCE: http://bit.ly/wxNaA6 Journal of Urology, online January 19, 2012.

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Solar storm

Solar flare sets off auroras around the Arctic Circle

Web edition : Monday, January 30th, 2012

Earth?s nearest star erupted late on January 22, belching out a solar flare. At the same time the sun launched a blast of hot gas known as a coronal mass ejection toward Earth.

A day later, when the particles slammed into the atmosphere, they set off auroras around the Arctic Circle. Fast-moving protons that came along for the ride also triggered a solar radiation storm, the biggest seen since the ?Halloween storms? of October 2003.

Scientists expect such powerful solar blasts to become more common as the sun moves toward a predicted peak of activity in 2013.

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FDA approves Roche skin cancer drug (Reuters)

(Reuters) ? U.S. health regulators on Monday approved Roche's pill to treat an advanced form of the most common form of skin cancer, known as basal cell carcinoma.

The drug, Erivedge, which was co-developed by Curis Inc, was given a green light by the Food and Drug Administration more than a month ahead of the expected March 8 decision date. It was approved for use by adults whose cancer cannot be treated with surgery or radiation or whose disease has spread to other parts of the body or returned following surgery.

Erivedge, known chemically as vismodegib, is the first drug to gain FDA approval for advanced basal cell carcinoma. Curis, which earned a $10 million milestone payment as a result of the approval, is entitled to royalty payments on sales of the drug.

"Today's approval provides a new treatment for people with advanced basal cell carcinoma who, until now, had no approved medicines to help shrink disfiguring or potentially life-threatening lesions," Hal Barron, Roche chief medical officer, said in a statement.

The drug, which is taken once a day, is expected to cost about $7,500 a month, with an estimated 10-month course of treatment totaling about $75,000, Curis said in a regulatory filing.

Roche is awaiting an approval decision on the drug in Europe.

Basal cell carcinoma is generally a slow-growing and painless form of skin cancer that starts in the top layer of the skin and develops on areas that are regularly exposed to sunlight or other ultraviolet radiation.

Erivedge works by inhibiting a signaling pathway that is active in most basal cell cancers and only in a few normal tissues, such as hair follicles.

The drug was approved with a warning alerting patients and health-care professionals of the potential risk of death or severe birth effects to a fetus. Pregnancy status must be verified prior to the start of Erivedge treatment, the FDA said.

Curis shares were down 16 cents, or 3 percent, at $5.02 on Nasdaq. Roche shares closed off 1.2 percent in Switzerland.

(Reporting by Bill Berkrot; editing by Mark Porter and Gunna Dickson)

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Disney Mobile on DoCoMo brand launches with two new Android phones in Japan

It appears Disney's mobile efforts in Japan are going pretty well, and with the help of carrier NTT DoCoMo they're expanding under the joint "Disney Mobile on DoCoMo" brand name. The partnership is kicking off with two new Android-powered handsets launching over the next couple of months that pack in access to exclusive content from Disney like full-length animations, games, wallpapers and more. First up is the F-08D (left), a "luxury smartphone" that features silhouettes of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, a 4.3-inch HD (720x1280) LCD display, dual cameras and 1.2Ghz dual-core OMAP4430 CPU available in pink or white next month with preorders opening up February 17th. Next up is the P-05D (right), which has a slim 7.8mm thick frame, rear camera and 4.3-inch 540x960 res OLED screen all powered by a dual-core 1Ghz CPU that will launch at some point in March. Check out the press releases after the break for a few more details on each of these Japan-only cellphones, or hit the source link for even more specs -- no word yet on pricetags or which version of Android these will end up launching with.

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