Windows 10 Mobile has finally started to roll out for existing Windows Phone 8.1 devices this month, and again, a few unfortunate users with the wrong device are left out. Specifically, it’s the HTC One M8 with Windows: there is no known plans for the phone to get Windows 10 Mobile. ... Read More »
In light Facebook opting to discontinue support of their essential APIs for BlackBerry andWhatsApp announcing they would be ending support for BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry OS devices at the end of 2016, Lou Gazzola, head of App Ecosystem and the Developer Outreach team at BlackBerry has now taken to the ... Read More »
Microsoft is currently working on a new Universal Windows App of Skype for Windows 10, which is set to replace the awful Messaging and Skype Video apps already available on Windows 10 today. WinBeta has had some hands on time with an unfinished version of the app, as so far ... Read More »
From a tunnel of inflatable swimming pool toys – to hotel rooms made of giant concrete tubes – take a look at 12 striking structures that celebrate small-scale 21st Century architecture. “I wanted to show how scale really is not a barrier to creativity. In fact, probably the inverse is ... Read More »
Most of the people killed in last Tuesday’s terror attacks in Brussels have now been identified. Thirty-five people were killed in the three bomb attacks at Brussels airport and Maelbeek metro station and many more were injured. The casualties came from a wide variety of countries including, Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, ... Read More »
A captive breeding programme that has tripled numbers of lynx in Spain over the last 15 years may now be followed by the reintroduction of the lynx to the UK after an absence of more than 1,000 years. While the return of a major predator worries farmers, the tufty-eared cat ... Read More »
A TV documentary has given an intimate portrait of the Queen ahead of her 90th birthday next month. But what titbits about life as a royal did ITV’s Our Queen at 90 reveal? 1. Prince George calls the Queen, his great-grandmother, “Gan-Gan”. 2. There’s a cushion bearing the slogan “It’s ... Read More »
Takeaway In elderly patients, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and β-blockers (BBs) were associated with increased incident and ischemic stroke risk whereas BP variations were not. Study design N=5951 either taking at least 1 hypertension drug or with hypertension. Median 9.1 y follow-up. Hazard models used for HRs. Adjusted for covariates. ... Read More »
Takeaway Sustained smoking abstinence resulted in substantial weight gain but also a large reduction in cardiovascular risk scores. Study design Subgroup analysis of a randomized trial. Outpatient smokers with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder. Completed 12-wk open-label smoking cessation intervention with varenicline. Those who achieved 12-wk abstinence then randomly ... Read More »
It’s bad enough that an outrage was perpetrated last week against the voters of Maricopa County, Ariz. It would be far worse if we ignore the warning that the disenfranchisement of thousands of its citizens offers our nation. In November, one of the most contentious campaigns in our history could ... Read More »
