Chrome OS OK for 5 years

For business 5 years is reasonable but home users? ...
Something to consider if you buy Chromebook "old stock" at an attractively discounted price!

Google promises to patch Chrome OS for 5 years - Computerworld:

Computer chips in medicine

Think about this when you take the next capsule ...
I wonder what happens if they don't pass right through. They might all accumulate somewhere!

Computer chip makes sure medicine does go down:

Honda's weird jet engines

Honda - the quiet unassuming Japanese company ...
Most people don't realise that Honda makes more engines than any other company in the world. For lawnmowers, generators, motorbikes, marine, cars etc and even weird jet engines!

Honda is making a luxury jet with really weird engines | The Verge:

Google overtakes Apple

Changing of the guard at the top ...
IBM was third and Microsoft and McDonalds were fourth and fifth in the most valuable brand name stakes!

Google overtakes Apple as world's most valuable brand for 2014 | The Verge:

BlackPhone from Silent Circle

One way to combat the NSA and phone hackers ...
Quote: "BlackPhone offers all of that running on a forked Android version known as PrivatOS designed to be as anonymous, secure, and private as possible. The BlackPhone is completely unlocked, and it can run on any carrier worldwide."

BlackPhone maker Silent Circle raises $30M, moves to Switzerland | Ars Technica:

Windows 9 preview

Will Windows 9 be out within a year? ... 
Will Windows 9 be the popular fix as Windows 7 was to Windows Vista?

Windows 9 preview release date tipped for early 2015 | News | TechRadar:

Google's self-driving car

Are these the cars of the future ...
Interesting status report of where Google's self-driving cars are up to!

I took a ride in Google's self-driving car | The Verge:

Washer dryer combo with wi-fi

Internet of Things gathers speed ...
Samsung launches Australia's first 8Kg washer dryer combination that connects to your home Wi-Fi network.

Samsung releases Australia's first washer dryer combo with wi-fi:

Default font in MS Word

Not rocket science but still a handy tip to remember ...
I always struggle to remember how to do this. Should be more intuitive than this!

Tech Tip: How to change the default font in Microsoft Word | PCWorld:

'Star Wars' robotic arm

Looks like a better option than the traditional hook ...
Interesting that it has been built with similar strength to a natural human arm. No Six Million Dollar man here!

'Star Wars' robotic arm for amputees approved for sale in US - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):