13th April 2013 Archive

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FAA: 'No, you CAN'T hijack a plane with an Android app'

A simulator, as it turns out, is just that

Aviation officials have taken a skeptical view of claims that it's possible to hijack a commercial aircraft using a smartphone, with both the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) issuing statements to the effect that it simply couldn't happen. On Wednesday, Spanish …

Security 13 Apr 00:08
Dubai splurges on 700hp, 217mph Lamborghini police cruiser

Pix There's nothing quite like obscene amounts of oil revenues

The Dubai police force can expect a flood of applications to its cadet academy now that it has added a 217mph Lamborghini Aventador to its cruiser fleet. How much did it set back Dubai's Finest to get their hands on this stylish bit of four-wheeled extravagance? It depends upon whom you believe: Sky News puts the price at £250 …

Hardware 13 Apr 00:28
Facebook Home gets SMACKDOWN from irate users

'Too much Facebook. One star"

Facebook's app that takes over mobile phones has been met with a flurry of negative reviews, as people complain at just how much Facebook Zuck & Co. have put into their phones. The "Facebook Home" app became available to download on select Android devices on Friday, and at the time of writing had a rating of 2.4, with almost …

Mobile 13 Apr 00:39
Oblivion movie review

Perilous planet: Drone repair man to the rescue, naturally

When the film Oblivion was mentioned in the office recently, my first thoughts were that it was a prequel to The Hangover series. I couldn’t have been more wrong... or was I? After all, this Tom Cruise sci-fi caper has loss of memory as one of its key themes, which, booze fueled forays aside, immediately has me thinking of some …

Hardware 13 Apr 07:00