With great power comes great responsibility ... Buddhism and drug use is not part of it ;)
"The FBI files of Steve Jobs have been released, showing a man who commanded respect as an innovator but was questioned on his honesty and morality.
The file was prepared on the Apple founder as he was considered for a presidential appointment in 1991 during George H W Bush's time in office.
Documents also revealed that Jobs had been the victim of an extortive bomb threat in 1985. Jobs' files note, too, his conversion to Buddhism and admissions of drug use.
The documents were made public on Thursday through freedom of information laws, and posted to the FBI's website."
This is one of the coolest gadgets I've seen ... totally worthy of our Funky Kit mention.What is it? The iModela is a mini 3D milling machine from Roland!
"With the iModela hobby milling machine, 3D modelers and hobby enthusiasts can easily and accurately create and embellish a wide range of projects by producing 3D shapes, reliefs, textures and patterns from modeling wax, foam, balsa wood and plastic materials. With a milling area of 3.39 inches wide by 2.17 inches in length and 1.02 inches in height, iModela is the perfect tool for small-scale creative projects."
Just thought i would share this video what XFX have made to celebrate the launch of their Radeon HD 7970 range. It's a parody of the popular 90's tv program Power Rangers, enjoy....
Sir Richard Branson doesn't want anyone to own .xxx domain names with his name on it. So does anyone want to register Virginmedia.xxx or maybe Virginairlines.xxx and how about Virgintrains.xxx.
"Virgin is attempting to gain control of the domain richardbranson.xxx. The company took the action after an individual unconnected with the company registered the name.
"We have a complaint against the owner of richardbranson.xxx," a Virgin spokesman said. The top-level domain launched last year after considerable debate. Virgin said it was spending an increasing amount of time protecting its brands, including the Branson name, online.
In order to win control of the domain Virgin has filed an application with the National Arbitration Forum, a body which deals with domain name disputes."
Big Apple gets to show its books ... I mean suppliers books that is.
"Apple has published a list of its suppliers for the first time as it looks to head off criticism over how workers are treated. The company also said it has increased its inspection of factories in a bid to ensure proper working conditions for suppliers' employees.
Apple came under fire last year after workers committed suicide at factories owned by its supplier Foxconn. The tech giant had so far kept details of its supply chain secret."
Sci-fi becoming non-fiction? ... Let's see of this will ever become reality. But wait ... I've already seen something similar from GE! Oh, it's an ultrasound scanner.
"A $10m (£6.5m) prize is on offer to whoever can create a Star Trek-like medical "tricorder". The Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize has challenged researchers to build a tool capable of capturing "key health metrics and diagnosing a set of 15 diseases".
It needs to be light enough for would-be Dr McCoys to carry - a maximum weight of 5lb (2.2kg). The prize was launched at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. According to the official Star Trek technical manual, a tricorder is a portable "sensing, computing and data communications device"."
Eggs thrown and fights started ... why? Because these Apple fanboyz/girlz could get their hands on the iPhone 4S ... WTF?
"Apple has halted the sale of all iPhone models from its stores in China, after large crowds disrupted the launch of the iPhone 4S.
An Apple store in the Sanlitun area of Beijing failed to open after a large crowd gathered outside in anticipation of the launch. The crowd became unruly, throwing eggs. Scuffles broke out with police.
China is the world's largest mobile phone market, and Apple's second-biggest market. The iPhone 4S, which has voice-activated functions, was being introduced through official Apple stores in China for the first time."
Just as I predicted. Hackers strike again. Well, it's more like a worm ... still it's related. Facebook seem to be the target this time.
"A computer worm has stolen 45,000 login credentials from Facebook, security experts have warned. The data is believed to have been taken largely from Facebook accounts in the UK and France, according to security firm Seculert.
The culprit is a well-known piece of malware - dubbed Ramnit - which has been around since April 2010 and has previously stolen banking details. Facebook told the BBC that it was looking into the issue."
New Years Eve sure brings about some exciting things, and news is no exception. According to the Chinese government, they intend to send a few of their astronauts to the moon in the near future. The exact date, however, has not yet been set but this is certainly an exciting update and we can only hope that everything goes according to plan and the astronauts make it safely to their destination.
"China will conduct studies on the preliminary plan for a human lunar landing," the State Council white paper says, also calling for deep-space exploration of planets and asteroids.
It does not give a timeline for the moonshot, but is seen as an official declaration of China's lunar goals.
The plans come as U.S. manned spaceflight is on hold, with NASA's space shuttle fleet retired and International Space Station missions dependent on Russian rockets. While President George W. Bush called for a return to the moon by 2020, President Obama canceled the program due to high costs but has proposed sending Americans to an asteroid by 2025.
China is building its own prototype space station, the Tiangong 1, before construction of a Mir-class station. It has already mapped the moon with the Chang'e-1 lunar probe, and plans to send the Shenzhou-9 and Shenzhou-10 spacecraft to dock with Tiangong-1 in 2012."
