Saturday 24 December 2011

Apple sold 925 iPhone 4S handsets each minute during the device’s debut weekend (Infographic)

& it sells 81 iPads every 60 seconds on average.  Research In Motion sells 103 BlackBerry phones ...

http://www.bgr.com/2011/12/23/every-60-seconds-apple-sells-925-iphones-2-million-people-watch-online-porn-more/

The Internet's Go Daddy issues

http://kottke.org/11/12/the-internets-go-daddy-issues

Use the power of your mind with the Mindflex duel game

Apple’s Santa Siri ad: the most effective ad of the holiday season (video)

3.7 billion appointments?

Hate SOPA? 6 things you can do to stop it

http://gigaom.com/2011/12/23/hate-sopa-6-things-you-can-do-to-stop-it/

Quick tip: introduce yourself to Siri

7 ways pedal power will change the world

Mac vs. PC: the ultimate lab test for new desktops & laptops

No winner in Android v iPhone 2011 marathon

Scribble your email: new feature for Gmail iOS

Börn from jets: the five most awesome Saabs ever

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/12/born-from-jets-the-five-most-awesome-saabs-ever/?pid=1461&viewall=true

Creepy photo-tagging tech slotted into Google+

And the most popular browser in the world is ...

Berkeley explains why Google trumps Microsoft

3 smart-grid trends to watch in 2012

Some lessons from declining childhood obesity in New York

Liquid metal capsules used to create self-healing electronics that fix themselves

When a break in a circuit trace occurs, the liquid metal capsule breaks too, releasing the liquid metal & "healing" the circuit in microseconds.  Minor annoyance averted for a TV viewer.   Major disaster averted for the occupants of an aircraft or spacecraft.