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...Israel Independence Day was about appreciating how much the country has progressed. “Israel is a beautiful place in what its been able to give in 61 years,” said Kohen. “It’s amazing how a country so small can launch satellites in space and be on the forefront of technology.” Matthew R. Cohen ’11, co-president of Harvard Students for Israel, said he hoped that holding the event on the MAC quad could attract non-Jews to stop by and experience a little...
...alliance with Verizon, which is the largest cellular carrier in the United States, could help Microsoft's efforts to become a significant presence in the mobile software market. Microsoft's problem is that there is no reason to believe that it, or any other company, will be able to launch a phone that will break the chokehold that the Blackberry and iPhone have. Samsung has tried with its Instinct model, and Google (GOOG) provides its Android software for a handset sold by T-Mobile, the No.4 U.S. carrier. The Samsung and Google-powered products have barely made a dent...
...conventional wisdom is that the Microsoft phone launch with Verizon will be a failure before the first handset is shipped. This is a case where conventional wisdom is almost certainly true. Microsoft's Zune could not compete with the iPod because it did not offer any important new features and Apple has been in the market long enough to dominate...
Saying men on campus can to do more to advocate against rape, gender violence, and sexual harassment, Harvard Men Against Rape yesterday launched a Web site—MenSpeakUp.org—in the hopes of creating a male community to fight gender inequality. The Web site—unveiled at a showcase yesterday—includes blogs, video, and resources for those affected by sexual harassment. “We wanted to give something that is for gender equality and for change and for something positive,” said Hugo Van Vuuren ’07, who helped...
...Harvard Graduate School of Education will launch a Twitter feed dubbed “hgse_live” that will cover the Dalai Lama’s talk at Memorial Church this Thursday. The GSE plans to continue using the account for other talks in the future in an attempt to share its on-the-ground perspective of events pertinent to the study of education as the events unfold. Michael Rodman, the director of communications for the GSE, said that he was optimistic about the potential of the new feed. “It’s a great...