iPhone Rising

"Five years ago the iPhone didn't exist but it now accounts for over 50 percent of Apple's revenue. I recently read that if you consider the iPhone business as a standalone business it would be in the top 10 most valuable businesses in the world."

On the other hand, in the 1960s, General Motors had even more spectacular statistics.  At that time, if regarded as a standalone economy it would have been third in the world.  More recently, it had to be bailed out of bankruptcy by the US taxpayer.

Not predicting anything here.

Anyway, more like the first paragraph at:

http://www.macworld.com.au/blogs/dreaming-of-ios-5-27958/

"Prior spaceflight experience an advantage"

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/04/virgin-galactic-posts-help-wanted-for-astronauts/#more-447697

Car Hacking

http://m.smh.com.au/digital-life/cartech/big-brother-in-the-drivers-seat-20100610-xzx1.html

Cars That Can Drive Themselves

http://m.smh.com.au/digital-life/cartech/google-tests-car-that-can-drive-itself-20101011-16eew.html

http://m.smh.com.au/digital-life/cartech/race-on-german-scientists-unveil-selfdriving-car-20101014-16kfz.html

Optus Customers Pay To Fix Weak Signal

 Remember a previous article, "Optus Femtocell Trial Could Improve Poor 3G Reception At Home"?  Here's a slightly different take:

http://m.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/optus-makes-customers-pay-to-fix-its-blackspots-20110411-1da6b.html

Helicopters Juggle & Play Table Tennis

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/flying-quadrocopters-herald-rise-of-the-machines-20110408-1d70m.html

Private Records Of 3.5 Million Texans Mistakenly Leaked

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/04/private-records-of-3-5-million-texans-were-mistakenly-leaked/

How To Set Up A Fully Automated App & Settings Backup On Your Jailbroken iDevice

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/04/how-to-set-up-a-fully-automated-app-and-settings-backup-on-your-jailbroken-idevice/

Flash On iOS With Skyfire Web Browser

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/04/11/watch-flash-content-on-your-apple-ios-devices-with-skyfire-web-browser/