| February 1-7, 2007
Heavenly Round-Up: Is there more light, or does it just feel that way now that a solution has broken through the clouds of indifference? If you can see farther, can you also see more clearly up close? Don't lose sight of the foreground in your fascination with your new distant perspective. There's a more cooperative vibe in the air. Now more than ever you could form an effective collaboration to serve diverse ends -- including your own. Be thorough in your initial assessment. Aries: You're hot and bothered by late-breaking developments. You've got a fire in your belly and a gripe to share. Do you have enough real information to act effectively? Go off half-cocked and you may not have the final piece of the puzzle when you really want it. Pause. Taurus: Sometimes, time flies.
Is Apple Just Dreaming iPhone Dreams?
He also argues that Apple probably did not want to embarrass Cingular by shining a spotlight on the inadequacy of the operator's HSDPA coverage, or hang the iPhone's success or failure on a half-built network. Agreed on both points. But I still don't see how Apple can hit its numbers (10m units in FY'08). In fact, I agree with Eric Savitz of Barron's. Why? 1. Bad surf. When it comes to web surfing, EDGE will provide nothing but frustration. Wi-Fi will fill the gap when available. But outside of the home, Wi-Fi usually suffers from a case of authentication heartburn — messing with credit cards and security keys. If it can't handle high-speed access to the Internet, then don't call it a breakthrough Internet device that can “read a web page while downloading your email in the background over Wi-Fi or EDGE." 2.
Heavily Advertised Drugs Not Always The Best Choice
The pharmaceutical industry spends billions of dollars every year advertising drugs directly to people like you. But we've found the most highly-promoted drugs are not necessarily your best choice. You'd have to have been in a deep sleep to have missed commercials with the Lunesta butterfly. Lunesta is the most heavily advertised prescription drug. But plenty of others get air time, like the acid reflux drug Nexium and the asthma medication Advair. Those ad campaigns are reaching their target audience, says Dr. Marvin Lipman, Consumer Reports' chief medical advisor. He reviewed a survey of 39,000 patients and 335 doctors to see what kind of requests doctors get in a typical week. "Seventy-eight percent of the physicians we surveyed said they've gotten 'I saw it on TV' requests," Lipman said.
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