Old news, but more studies have come to light that mobile cell phone radiation may be reducing population of bees. A recent study in India showed that when exposed to 900 Mhz GSM cell phone radiation, bee colonies population declined when compared to a dummy cell phone placed at a bee colony.
Maybe it's time we consider low radiation alternatives to sticking that cell phone next to your brain on that next lengthy cell phone call.
At a few test stores, Costco is unveiling gelato ice cream in their menu of prepared foods. Mmm! Pizza and ice-cream. Now if only they would bring over that Peking duck pizza I've been enjoying over in Taiwan.
So far I have only encountered Costcos in San Diego County to have the Gelato.
I had high hopes on getting an iPad 3G and signing up for the $29.99 monthly, no contract, unlimited data plan. However it seems it's going to be no more - now the best you can get is a $25 for 2 GB data plan.
Read the details here on ZDnet.
I'm going to have to reconsider the benefits of getting a 3G iPad now with this latest announcement.
iPhone tethering is going to be an extra $20 on top of your data plan per month.
The iPad I won with your votes in the Granada Hills Highlights Trumark Homes photography contest.
PCMagazine reports that the police, under authority of a warrant, broke into Jason Chen's house and proceeded to confiscate his computer and technology gadgets.
Jason Chen had posted about a week ago regarding the leak of a real iPhone 4.0 prototype which he paid a sum of $5000 USD to acquire and be the first to uncover on gizmodo.
I know this much for sure:
1. The iPhone 4 prototype was real - there was sufficient evidence for this, but this pushes it beyond any reasonable doubt what-so-ever.
2. Apple is making an example of the whole ordeal. It takes its leaks very seriously.
Looks like shipments came in one week earlier than promised. I believe if you drop by an Apple store or Best Buy in the morning you will be able to buy one.
It's about time Facebook took safety more seriously. They've recently put together a task force to help make Facebook more safe. So far they have put together this page with some information for users, parents, law enforcement, educators and teens on how to be safer on-line and not just on facebook.
Sure a lot of things seem like common sense, but there are sections within the specific categories that help to answer a lot of the FAQs I'm sure Facebook staff get all the time.
One thing is for sure: they recommend blocking and reporting quite a bit. I personally recommend making good use of the privacy features.
Just in Photoshop alone, I'm most excited about the new extracting tools, the HDR, and the content aware fill. However, at a full price of $1899 for the design version (ouch), I might have to take up some local college art classes to get in on an academic discount for an upgrade - no known pricing about this yet.
Check out some video demonstrations on what's new at photoshop cafe.
Pricing for the Adobe CS5 Suite on Pre-Order
Its about time.
TomTom Lifetime Traffic and Lifetime Maps GPS units
These might just be good enough reason to upgrade.
I love TomTom navigation in general. If only they had included the lifetime - one-time fee for their TomTom on iPhone application I would be using it all the time. As it stands right now, Navigon is still the best for the iPhone platform.
I was busy weed whacking and leaf blowing throughout the whole ordeal in So Cal. I heard yelling, and didn't recognize what the yelling was about till after the quake. I didn't see any damage, no car alarms went off.
A 7.2 though. Yes, that is a massive earthquake! I'd say its closer in magnitude to what the 'BIG One' everyone was talking about that was to hit California in the 90s.
Thankfully it wasn't a super damaging one. My dad described it as a rolling one, not a jarring one. 2 people are reported to have died in Mexico, and 100 or so injured -- thankfully.
Here are some pictures from the Baja California 7.2 earthquake from Washington Post.
Video of the shaking in San Diego (about 100 miles closer to origin) by some chick making a youtube video at the same moment it hits.
The way I describe Costco in Taiwan is: American flavor, mixed with Asian spices. I'm Taiwanese, and I like Costco, and its no big surprise that the locals like Costco too.
Here's my photo gallery of a Costco in Taiwan.
