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Entries for June, 2011

Mobile banking to help 2 billion people by 2020: study

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Mobile financial services are expected to improve the lives of around 2 billion people in developing countries within a decade and boost economies, a Boston Consulting Group study found. Original post by Soulskill

Tom Bihn Breve for iPad and iPad 2 Review

Tom Bihn makes great bags, and I can say that with absolute confidence.  My husband has a Tom Bihn Empire Builder bag that he has used every single day for the past 8 years.  After seven years, we bought him a new Absolute Shoulder Strap, but the bag itself looks as good as the day [...]

Updated WiGig Spec Released

The Wireless Gigabit Alliance today announced the publication of its 1.1 specification. Original post by CmdrTaco

Teenage girl in China offers to sell virginity for iPhone 4

A teenage girl in China has offered up her virginity in exchange for an iPhone 4, Chinese news site Biznewschina reports. The young girl recently took to Weibo, a Chinese microblogging service similar to Twitter, to seek out someone willing to buy her an Apple iPhone 4 in exchange for sex. According to the report, [...]

10 Great iPhone Apps

It wasn’t so long ago that Apple sold its one billionth iPhone application. What are some of the best applications that run on Apple’s smart phone? Original post by Soulskill

How 2-D Bar Codes Work

Bar codes have grown up in a big way since they hit the market with a bang (or a beep) in the 1970s. Now all you have to do is whip out your smartphone and point it at the nearest 2-D bar code. It may contain a message just for you, dear consumer. Original post [...]

One Step Beyond: Permanent Short Term Memory Loss

Imagine living in a world where Post-it notes are needed for basic things like locking the door at night or turning off the lights. On Discovery Channel’s “One Step Beyond,” meet a woman who suffers from permanent short term memory loss. Original post by Soulskill

The Ultimate Auto Junkyard Quiz

If it’s been awhile, if ever, since you’ve roamed through aisles and piles of castoff cars and parts, maybe you’ll find a surprise or two when you test your knowledge of salvage, wreckage and junk, online and in person. Original post by Soulskill

Synology Launches Enterprise NAS Line

Synology moves upscale with a new Enterprise NAS series. Original post by samzenpus

Google boasts 500,000 Android activations per day

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Consumers are activating more than half a million Android devices every day, and week-to-week growth in gadgets running the Google Inc software is at 4.4 percent, according to Android chief Andy Rubin. Original post by Soulskill