2nd December 2012 Archive

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Archaeologists uncover 'Unicorn's lair'

Pyongyang's claims to rule Korea ride on legendary King's one-horned steed

The lair of a unicorn ridden by King Tongmyong, one of many monarchs from Korea's Koryo Kingdom, has been found, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the state-run agency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Lest you doubt the report, know that the KCNA's Introduction page tells us the agency "speaks …

Bootnotes 2 Dec 04:06
Quickflix sheds staff, drops ads, hunts for US benefactors

Streaming costs curbed by restructure

Riding out the storm of sudden executive exits, rapid cash flow burn and a trading halt, Australian IPTV aspirant Quickflix now hopes it is weeks away from securing a new strategic investor. Quickflix founder and recently re-appointed CEO Stephen Langsford confirmed at the company's AGM last Friday that the company had engaged …

Business 2 Dec 21:54
Apple plants flag on wireless power-supply map

Near field charging works well enough for keyboards and mice

Apple has fenced off its own little patch of the wireless charging space, with a patent covering the use of “near field magnetic resonance” (NFMR) to wake up low-power peripherals like keyboards and mice. Apple’s contribution to the art is disclosed in “Wireless power utilization in a local computing environment” here. Far …

Hardware 2 Dec 22:07
John McAfee 'captured'

Blog post reports failed border crossing

Fugitive anti-viral figurehead John McAfee has reportedly been captured while trying to cross the border from Belize to Mexico. “We have received an unconfirmed report that John McAfee has been captured at the border of Belize and Mexico,” states a blog post dated December 1st. McAfee has been on the run since being linked to …

Law 2 Dec 23:15