Consumers are struggling to find an easy way to get files like photographs out of their phones to share with friends and family. Microsoft Corp's upcoming MyPhone service seems to solve the mobile industry's eternal challenge: how to make a wireless service easy to use. It may not have as much storage or as many features as the equivalent from Nokia but an early version of the service is easier to use. Sales of cameraphones have already passed those of digital cameras, and last year alone some 700 million cameraphones were sold. But sharing the pictures requires cables (or shaky wireless connections), time and nerves. Microsoft's MyPhone is the solution at least for users of Windows phones. It is a simple back-up service, still in limited testing, that uploads pictures and any other data from a phone to a Microsoft data center via the Internet.

The global swine flu death toll marched past 100 with four new fatalities reported in Mexico and one in the United States, the two countries where the first outbreaks were reported. Prior to the latest North American deaths, the World Health Organisation had reported the global toll at 95, with 13,398 people in 48 countries infected with the A(H1N1) virus since it was first uncovered last month. Mexico's four fatalities increased the toll to 89 with 100 new infections, bringing the total to 4,821, the country's health ministry said yesterday. In Chicago, a second swine flu death reported by officials in the midwestern US city brought the US toll to 15. In addition, two more countries -- the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean, and South America's Uruguay -- each reported their first two confirmed cases of swine flu, raising the number of countries with cases to 50.

Ravi Pokharna, PT Education said "The financial support offered through the scholarship scheme was welcomed by all students and sends a clear signal that the management sector in its widest context, has new and exciting opportunities to offer for anyone with talent, drive and commitment." PT Education has more than 80 educational centers across the country, training more than 45,000 students every year; with a sterling success rate among CAT examinees (CAT toppers for last 5 consecutive years have been from PT Education).