Sorry Microsoft, Android & iOS are the only mobile operating system that matter

Android & iOS smartphone market share: Google & Apple take 87% of market.

http://www.bgr.com/2012/10/02/android-ios-smartphone-market-share/

/ Windows Phone Apple Google /

One step closer to KITT • cars that talk to each other

"It's morning rush hour in the New York metropolitan area and thousands of cars are inching toward the city. On top of the usual congestion — hey, it's New York — the thick, gray fog that blankets the roadway makes visibility limited. It's so difficult to see, in fact, that the sound of screeching tires reaches your ears before you see the brake lights on the car ahead. By then, it's too late to avoid a rear-end collision."

How to fix this?

Cars that talk to each other:

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/one-step-closer-to-kitt-cars-that-talk-to-each-other/8488?tag=main;spotlight

Black mamba venom holds promise for pain relief

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-04/black-mamba-venom-holds-promise-for-pain-relief/4294584

/ narcotic opium block pores nerve cell dependence tolerance addiction morphine analgesia effective pain relief without toxic side-effects /

TomTom Navigation for Android released (with a compatibility catch)

http://www.slashgear.com/tomtom-navigation-for-android-released-with-a-compatibility-catch-04250328/

/ turn by turn turn-by-turn screen resolution WVGA Google Play incompatible Galaxy Nexus Nexus 7 Galaxy S III tablets phones app map update /

Android adoption rate • Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean reach 25%

http://www.bgr.com/2012/10/02/android-adoption-ice-cream-sandwich-jelly-bean/

/ Google OS operating system adoption rate /

iOS 6 adoption rate • 60% of all iPhones are now running iOS 6

http://www.bgr.com/2012/10/02/ios-6-adoption-rate-iphone-ipad-ipod-touch/

/ iPod Apple operating system update iOS /

Making the case for STEM skills • for everyone

"Should everyone strive to develop some literacy in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)? Demand for people with STEM skills is white hot, even in an era of high unemployment. Even the most creative-type jobs now call for STEM abilities. One expert argues that everyone needs to have some STEM in their background, and it shouldn't be limited to engineers, programmers and scientists."

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/making-the-case-for-stem-skills-for-everyone/1473?tag=main;carousel