Britons are now sending more then 4 billion texts weekly. That's more than were sent in the whole of 1999 and 25% more than one year ago. In September, 4.8 billion texts were sent, about 4,000 per second!
That’s some furious texting. People would be better off with Blackberrys though…
Scientists have devised a new currency to be used in space. The Quid 'coins' are made from a polymer which unlike credit cards or regular coins, have no sharp edges which could damage space suits.
The Quid is expected to be used in the upcoming inflatable space hotel and aboard Virgin's SpaceShipTwo.
The current exchange rate is about 1 Quid to £6.25.
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Dutch students have developed powdered alcohol which they say can be sold legally to minors. The latest innovation in inebriation, called Booz2Go, is available in 20g packets that cost about £0.70. Top it up with water and you have a bubbly, lime-colored and -flavored drink with just 3 percent alcohol content.
Van Elderen and four classmates at Helicon Vocational Institute, about an hour’s drive from Amsterdam, came up with the idea as part of their final-year project.
"Because the alcohol is not in liquid form, we can sell it to people below 16," said project member Martyn van Nierop.
The students said companies interested in making the product commercially could avoid taxes because the alcohol was in powder form. A number of companies are interested, they said.
A form of alcohol that’s legal to sell to minors and free from tax… sounds too good to be true.
Source: Reuters
An interesting idea from Microsoft. The report says we can expect to see them in retail stores by the end of 2007.
[Via: SchrankMonster]
An unusual clash between a 6-foot (1.8m) alligator and a 13-foot (3.9m) python has left two of the deadliest predators dead in Florida’s swamps.
The Burmese python tried to swallow its fearsome rival whole but then exploded.
The remains of the two giant reptiles were found by astonished rangers in the Everglades National Park.
Some animals are stupid…
Source: BBC News
The eCigarette is an electronic cigarette that provides nicotine and replicates the action of smoking without giving you cancer and croaky voicebox.It even provides vapour to exhale.
Reuters [Via: Sci-Fi.com]
I've been having problems with my Inspiron overheating lately, so I might give this a go 
. Pat Dori, a disgruntled customer who phoned Dell 19 times eventually decided to take the company to court for 'failing to adequately address the problem'. He had the legal papers delivered to a Dell kiosk in a shopping centre, and not surprisingly, no one from Dell turned up in court. Mr. Dori won the case by default, and won $3000 and a ruling allowing the repo depot to close the kiosk and seize everything there if the judgement wasn't paid. Dell decided to settle out of court.
Steve Jobs announced the iPhone at his Macworld keynote speech today, rumored to exist for the last year, it'next big thing from Apple. It has a widescreen multi-touch screen, which isn't a touch screen but a "revolutionary user interface". It’s anyone's guess what Apple mean by that, but it certainly looks interesting.
The iPhone has an impressive specification and runs a slimmed down version of OSX, so it’s sure to offer plenty of eye candy. It has built in WiFi, Bluetooth and EDGE aswell as a 320×480 screen and a 2Megapixel camera. Two versions will be available, a 4GB for £257 and an 8GB for £309.
For years, competitors at the World Pie Eating Championship in Wigan have shown their eating prowess by gobbling as many meat and potato pies as they could manage in three minutes. But this year, in a break from tradition, the champion scoffers will compete to eat just a single pie in the fastest time possible.
Organisers of the annual event say the changes have been made in light of the Government's healthy eating advice and anti-obesity campaign, and will also offer vegetarian options.
“They've taken things too far this year – pies are supposed to be meat and potato and anything else just isn't normal,” said Dave Smyth, 48, from Hindley, who won the first contest in 1992 when he ate an impressive four pies in three minutes.
