Posts by FanniM

CCTV hack takes casino for $33 MILLION in poker losses

I have a lot of respect for anyone who wins against a casino

Samsung's new Galaxy S 4: iPhone assassin or Android also-ran?

I like the idea of the phone translating what someone in Brazil says to me into English and vise versa. If this actually works, it might prompt me to buy it.

HEAVILY ARMED SEX CRAZED DOLPHINS on RAMPAGE in Black Sea

I wish this were true!

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/update-ukrainian-military-dolphins-not-actually-on-the-loose/273943/

Oops, they did it again? Britney Spears, Paris Hilton 'LAID BARE ALL OVER THE WEB'

On International Woman's Day we remember Grace Hopper

GH has inspired me to learn more about physics

Bacon sarnies can kill: Official

Everything in moderation! Easy to say, hard to do.

Bank whips out palm-recognition kit - and a severed hand won't work

It would be good to test this with identical twins.

Banged-up Brit hacker hacks into his OWN PRISON'S 'MAINFRAME'

It's shocking that the prison IT teacher lost his job over the hack. The prison needs to get a sense of humour.

Inside Lord Sugar's 'you're fired' YouView bust-up with TV baron

Even Lord Sugar leaving is good publicity as I hadn't heard about YouView before tonight. I'm fed up with Virgin so looking to change, but am not sure if YouView would be the right solution.

Apple iWatch: Coming soon, runs iOS, to earn mucho mazuma

I like the idea of the watch, but think the glasses could be dangerous.

Health pros: Alcohol is EVIL – raise its price, ban its ads

The unintended consequence of raising the price might be that people start stealing it. The only part I agree with is reducing the drink-drive limit.

First, servers were DEEP-FRIED... now, boffins bring you WET ones

3M Novec sounds a good idea. Wonder how much it costs ?

Squillionaire space tourist offers oldsters a holiday to Mars

I'm still within child-bearing age but don't want children - so I'm ideal. I've been with my partner for 17 years, so I reckon we'd get on ok crammed together all that time. I volunteer!

Outsourcing your own job much more common than first thought

Respect to the guy for thinking of this let alone doing it! I love the fact he spent the saved time looking at cat pics.

Apple to cough up $100m after kids rinse parents' credit cards on apps

My friend's toddler got something online from Amazon one-click. My friend didn't even think of sueing Amazon though. You have to be more careful with your children.

Review: Britain's 4G smartphones

I was very impressed with my friend's Blackberry Z10. It transmitted the entirety of Jump Street 21 via DLNA at 720p to our BluRay player using only battery.

Is world's first space tourist Dennis Tito planning a trip to Mars?

I'd like to go to see Mars, but only if I was fairly sure it wouldn't be a one way trip. I need to win the lottery.

Microsoft secure Azure Storage goes down WORLDWIDE

Cloud computing is just not secure enough yet.

BBC's new bosses - the lawyers - strike out Savile probe testimony

I wish the BBC would stop the self-flagellation and get on with making some decent TV.

Dead Steve Jobs 'made Tim Cook sue Samsung' from beyond the grave

It wasn't about the money for a Jobs. I think he just wanted recognition that his designs have been ripped off.

Oracle 'fesses up: Java security flaws more than storm in teacup

Is this the beginning of the end for Java?