3:58 PM
I am sending this LOTD via my new phone, so hopefully the formatting goes okay.
I think that it was a GREAT solution for Apple to offer free cases for all iPhone 4 owners. The articles about the antenna problem all mentioned that a case would avoid the antenna reception issue, so giving free cases is an excellent (but not cheap!) solution:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/apple-free-cases-iphone-4-owners/2010-07-16
During the Q&A session, Steve Jobs indicated that future iPhones will not be getting a bigger display than they have now, saying that "no one's going to buy that". The "Hummers" he's talking about must be the Droid X, EVO 4G, and Samsung smartphones...which are all selling well:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/16/jobs-no-ones-going-to-buy-a-big-phone/
Despite gathering a large inventory to try to meet the demand at launch, the Droid X is sold out online and in many stores around the country. The good news is that, unlike the HTC Incredible, Motorola will be replenishing supplies right away:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/201259/droid_x_sells_out_despite_verizon_preparation.html
Sony Ericsson has had 2 consecutive quarterly profits due to the sales of their new Android smartphone. Their success with the Xperia X10 has led them to decide that they will focus all of their smartphone efforts on Android--they apparently will stop using Symbian and/or Windows Mobile:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/smartphones-boost-sony-ericsson-earnings-ceo-bets-android/2010-07-16
Plans to rely on UAVs to patrol the US borders have not progressed quickly because there is a shortage of trained pilots to fly the UAVs:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100715_2928.php?oref=topstory
Report on how India has been leading the global growth in R&D spending, with growth of more than 40% over the past 3 years--with their $8.3 billion in R&D in 2009 expected to grow to $40 billion to $45 billion by 2020:
http://www.rdmag.com/News/2010/07/General-science-engineering-Report-India-leads-growth-in-global-engineering-R-D/
The endangered Sonoran Pronghorn has created an issue with security along the Arizona-Mexico border. The trouble is that their range is partly on each side of the border and putting in a fence or watch towers could drive the antelope-like animals to extinction:
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/endangered-antelope-interferes-arizona-border-security
NIH researchers have made a breakthrough with their research that may make a universal flu vaccine possible. A universal vaccine would work for all flus and a single flu shot could last for decades!
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jul2010/niaid-15.htm
Unemployed single mom suffering from leukemia almost lost her health insurance because she underpaid her COBRA premium by a penny!
http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/07/13/cancer-patient-loses-coverage-over-a-penny/?icid=mainmaindl9link3http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/07/13/cancer-patient-loses-coverage-over-a-penny
The Messenger spacecraft, the first NASA spacecraft designed to orbit Mercury, is giving scientists new information about Mercury's atmosphere and evolution:
http://www.asdnews.com/news/29164/MESSENGER_Spacecraft_Reveals_New_Information_About_Mercury.htm
BYU researchers demonstrated that UAVs could be used to save lives by flying search-and-rescue missions in our large national parks. The UAV they developed is a cheap alternative to helicopters and can be used in poor weather conditions that stop helicopters from flying:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727696.000-cheap-drones-could-replace-searchandrescue-choppers.html
Utah woman is pregnant with 2 babies, due at different times. She was born with the rare condition called didelphys (2 uteruses) and has a baby in each uterus with slightly different stages of development:
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-woman-double-pregnancy,0,2370086.story