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charge your iPhone by breathing

I thought this was an April Fool - charge your iPhone by breathing. "Save on your electricity bills with the AIRE mask charger. This mask will charge your iDevice while you are breathing at a normal pace; using the air you breathe to propel a few mini wind turbines. The mask is only a concept and does not exist at this point in time (thank goodness)." Read in full: http://modmyi.com/content/7046-aire-mask-charging-your-iphone-while-you-breathe.html

Windows 8 running on a MacBook Air

✉ [From Hans] Windows 8 running on a MacBook Air? Kind of work's but then again it doesn't. "Now of course, caveats aplenty here. Windows 8 is in Consumer Preview mode right now this isn't the final plate, just a taste. What Microsoft released today is meant to be toyed with and dug around into, but not to replace your current OS. It's an unfinished product. There will be bugs." Read in full: http://m.gizmodo.com/5889404/windows-8-on-a-macbook-air-beautiful-and-kinda-broken

14 inch MacBook Air is on the cards

✉ [From Stephen Trew] a 14 inch MacBook Air is on the cards. "Apple is reportedly considering launching a 14-inch MacBook Air and may start mass production in the near future to fully enter the Asia PC market, according to sources from the upstream supply chain." Read in full: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120229PD206.html

CutYourSim - I've personally never heard of them

I've never heard of CutYourSim before now. "CutYourSim, the unofficial official service that offers permanent factory unlocks for a variety of devices, has started proposing factory unlocks for the iPhone 4S and other models." http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/02/29/official-factory-unlock-iphone-cutyoursim/

Another Government agency drops the Blackberry in favour of the iPhone.

✉ [From Hans] Another Government agency drops the Blackberry in favour for the iPhone. "Business across the globe are dropping BlackBerry as their smartphone handset and business software provider in droves, and now it appears that there is another nail being driven into the RIM coffin, with the news that The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is dropping BlackBerry in favor of the iPhone." More deets: http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/02/29/blackberry-loses-feds-to-ios/

Microsoft Flight

Microsoft Flight is more like a game rather than a simulator. Disappointing. But you can download and have a play yourself at the following link: http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/

Apple's market cap surpasses $500 billion

✉ [From Stephen Trew] Apple's market cap surpasses $500 billion. "Apple's overall market cap passed $500 billion this morning (it's currently at $505.1 billion as of this writing) — fairly unprecedented territory. According to The Wall Street Journal, only five other companies have ever had a market cap in excess of $500 billion, and only one of those companies (Exxon) has done it in the last 10 years." Read in full: http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/2/29/2832650/apple-market-cap-500-billion

Windows 8 looks pretty cool

I have to say that Windows 8 does look cool. "The Windows 8 consumer preview is loaded up with great features. Here's a closer look at our five favorites." Read in full: http://m.gizmodo.com/5889122/the-five-best-new-features-in-windows-8-consumer-preview

Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO images

[From Stephen Trew] You can now try out the latest and greatest from Microsoft. It's a big change. Enjoy! "Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO files (.iso) are provided as an alternative to using Windows 8 Consumer Preview Setup. If you are on a PC running Windows and want to install the consumer preview on another partition, another PC, or a virtual machine, we recommend you download Windows 8 Consumer Preview Setup and use the built-in tools for converting an ISO image into installation media, such as a DVD or USB bootable flash drive. You can find additional information, including a list of supported upgrades, in the FAQ."

HP lays off 275 employees from webOS division

[From Stephen Trew] Another sad day for WebOS. "We've just received word that HP has laid off more than 270 employees from its webOS division as it "no longer needs many of the engineering and other related positions that it required before." This follows just behind the departure of former webOS head Jon Rubinstein, a restructuring, and a previous round of layoffs in September."