Piano Practice
| January 21, 2012
Author: luapo
iPad 3 will reportedly have a Quad-core A6, LTE and Retina Display.
| January 21, 2012
You can expect the iPad 3 leaks to come in a steady stream from now until March. Within the last couple of weeks, we’ve heard that it will have an upgraded camera, be slightly thicker, and, of course, tote a Retina display. Now yet another source is adding its voice to the choir, with a report that supposedly confirms many of the details we’ve heard already (and adding a couple of its own).
The report says that Foxconn and company are increasing volume of the iPad 3 this month, and will hit full volumes in February, with a release scheduled for March. It will supposedly be packing a quad-core chip (Apple’s A6 SoC), a Retina display (probably 2048×1536 resolution), and will offer 4G LTE wireless compatibility.
Ten 100-year predictions that came true
| January 21, 2012
In 1900, an American civil engineer called John Elfreth Watkins made a number of predictions about what the world would be like in 2000. How did he do?
In December of that year, at the start of the 20th Century, John Elfreth Watkins wrote a piece published on page eight of an American women’s magazine, Ladies’ Home Journal, entitled What May Happen in the Next Hundred Years.
1. Digital colour photography
2. The rising height of Americans
3. Mobile phones
4. Pre-prepared meals
Who’s the Most Gullible Online and Why?
| January 21, 2012
Think grandma and grandpa are the most likely to fall for Internet scams? Think again, suggests a study on gullibility released earlier this month.
Younger, less educated, underpaid Americans are the group most likely to fall for schemes of digital criminals peddling fake charities, rogue antivirus software or myriad other cons, the survey indicates. Middle-class earners are less likely to be victims, but folks earning more than $200,000 annually seem to be almost as gullible those living below the poverty line, it found.
Brits and Australians are more skeptical than their American counterparts, says the study, released by security firm PC Tools and survey firm The Ponemon Institute. Only those three nations were studied.
Aussie Tourist’s Bungee Cord Snaps – Video
| January 20, 2012
A 22 year old Australian tourist miraculously survives after her cord snapped during a bungee jump over the Zambesi River on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Bill Gates’ philanthropic efforts have helped save over 5.8 Million lives
| January 20, 2012
Microsoft founder and former CEO Bill Gates has become well-known for his efforts in raising money and awarenessfor charities via the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. According to the below infographic, he has given $28 Billion to charity since 2007, which is 48% of his net-worth.
The Gates Foundation has focused on eradicating Malaria, helping third-world countries grow rice, and a crusade to end Polio. Gates is carving out his legacy with his post-Microsoft efforts, which are both admirable and impressive.
