ASUS ThunderboltEX II Upgrade Card Now Available

The ASUS ThunderboltEX II PCI-Express upgrade card is now available to buy. Maximus VI Extreme owners will be able to add one or two Thunderbolt II connections to their setups. The full motherboard compatibility list is below:

• ROG MAXIMUS VI EXTREME
• TUF SABERTOOTH Z87
• ASUS Z87-PRO
• ASUS Z87-PRO (V EDITION)
• ASUS Z87-PLUS
• ASUS Z87-PLUS (VivoMouse EDITION)
• ASUS Z87-A
• ASUS Z87-A (NFC EXPRESS EDITION)

To learn more, the FAQ on the TBEX II card can be found here.

The iPhone 6 will seems have a unbreakable screen

Correspondence between Apple and the U.S. Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) discovered by 9to5Mac and analyst Matt Margolis reveal that the iPhone maker wants to start operations at its manufacturing plant in Mesa, Arizona, as soon as February. As Tim Cook confirmed, without revealing too many details about it, the Arizona plant will make sapphire glass for Apple, a product that’s believed to be used on a larger scale in future Apple devices – currently sapphire glass covers the Touch ID button of the iPhone 5s and the cameras of the new iPhones.
Margolis has recently speculated that there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that next-gen iPhones may have sapphire display glass covers that will include solar panels. While that can’t be confirmed at this point, it seems that Apple is very interested in seeing the sapphire plant live in order to meet an “aggressive” timeline.
More interestingly, the documentation reveals that the plant will be working on high-tech components for high-end products, without revealing whether it’s talking about new iPhones specifically.
“Project Cascade will conduct high-tech manufacturing of intermediate goods/components for consumer electronics. All finished components will be exported,” Apple wrote. “This high-tech manufacturing process will create a critical new sub-component of Apple Products to be used in the manufacture of the consumer electronics that will be imported and then sold globally. By pulling this process in the U.S., Apple will be using cutting edge, new technology to enhance and improve the consumer products, making them best in class per product type.”
The wording of the description of the activity that Apple wants to conduct at the Arizona plant seems to indicate that the iPhone may be one of the product to be “then imported and sold globally,” and that the facility won’t be limited only to making Touch ID and camera sapphire covers, but components that will “enhance and improve” products. Apple’s aggressive schedule may also indicate that the components need to enter mass production soon, possibly in preparation of a late 2014 iPhone 6 launch.
Furthermore, the document also lists several manufacturing components that will be used at the facility including diamond cutting wire and alumina block. The former is already being used to make components for iPhone and iPad models as well as the Mac Pro, while the latter is needed for making sapphire glass.

Foxconn is reportedly producing a limited iPhone batch with sapphire glass.
Apple’s documentation for the FTZ follows below.

Faster Than Titan: ROG Launches The MARS 760

ROG has just launched a new MARS graphics card: the MARS 760. This is fully-custom designed by ROG!

MARS-Wha?

As both MARS and ARES represent dual GPU products, the MARS 760 represents the ROG graphics team bolting two GTX 760 GPUs to a single PCB! By working closely with Nvidia, both teams have enabled the world’s first GTX 760 quad SLI setup: four GPUs in two PCI-Express slots! ROGers with Formula, Hero or even micro ATX Gene boards can get the best gaming performance possible.
“But.. GTX 760 is ‘mid-range’?”
The GTX 760 still has 1,152 CUDA cores, which together gives it 2,304: this is Titan territory! Yet, with a GHz+ core clock, it’s even faster than Titan, and the Ti 780 in some games!
The MARS 760 is – for the first time – a MARS affordable to many. No longer a limited run 1,000 part device, it provides a real alternative to those interested in buying GK110-territory products.

An Awesome Design: From Outside To In!

Naturally the board has essential ROG design-traits, such as the soft-touch rubber paint against anodized aluminum, red pulsating MARS light you can see through your case window and a dual-slot design so it’ll easily fit in your build!

DirectCU II & Super Alloy Power Hardware

DirectCU technology is still core to the design – with two fans, two heatsinks and eight heatpipes keeping the GTX 760 cores cool. Underneath there’s a high-endurance frame that doubles-up as a heatspreader for the VRMs and memory. The long card is further braced on the back side – and to protect the additional components – with an aluminium bracket.

The 100% Custom-Designed PCB!

The technology on the PCB is a step even further. The 12-phase DIGI+ VRM design has Super Alloy Power hardware and (Nichicon GT-series) Black Metallic Caps, providing longer life/harder wearing components. On the backside there are over a dozen super-low noise POSCAPs to enhance OC and stability potential.

This powers both GTX 760 cores that run at up to 1,072MHz and the 4GB (2GB per GPU) GDDR5 memory running at 6GHz (effective). These are connected to the PLX PCI-Express 3.0 switch, providing the maximum throughput to the PCI-Express 16x connection. Add another MARS 760, connect the SLI link and you’ve got Quad-SLI with four GPUs!
Early adopters please note: Due to its entirely unique design, the drivers on the CD must be used to begin with to ensure the card works (otherwise you’ll get a black screen), while upcoming revisions of Nvidia’s drivers will include support for the MARS 760 directly.

Just how fast is it?

Between 3DMark 11, and popular games such as Bioshock Infinite, Crysis 3, and Tomb Raider, the MARS 760 scores between 6% to 14% faster than its Titan brethren, as shown below.

Best Free Android Games of 2014 – Top 10

We All Play games on our Smartphone, Games is the best solution to kill your boredom. it can be anywhere,When you are waiting for your friend on roadside, or waiting for a bus on bus stops or while travelling in Train. But many a times you want to play best and your favourite games but you are not even aware about that game which is available. So today i will share 10 Best Free Android Games of 2014, Some of them are New, Some you may know already, and some may be you have never even heard of.
Also Check > Best Free Apps to Track Stolen Android & IOS phones.

10 Best Free Android Games of 2014

1) Angry bird Star Wars II :

We all know about this Game Called Angry Bird, you might have played it as well in 2013, Oh best free games of 2014. that is the reason i’d recommend you Angry Birds Star Wars 2 because it’s got the best graphics with 30 different birds you can Choose, and a total of 120 levels. You definately wanna try it anyways.

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2) Plants vs Zombies 2:

This game have won awards which it deserves. plants vs Zombies is an addictive game which will keep you occupied because of its awesome graphics and increasing difficulties.In this game you must defend your lawn from zombies with plants. It is a unique concept and one of the fresher ideas in the zombie game market. Play it yourself and Enjoy it.

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3) Subway Surfers:

Subway surfers was People’s Favourite Game in 2013, and I am Sure Subway surfers will rock in 2014 as well, Subway surfer is developed by Kiloo, This game is liked by many people because it has a new update frequently, you dont get bored for sure if you keep updating the game. Players need to help Jake and other Characters which you choose to  escape from the  inspector and his dog. Run from the inspector as fast as you can, dodge trains, and pick up coins and power-ups along the way, avoid bumping into obstacles. Subway Surfers is an entertaining game with excellent graphics.

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4) Temple Run 2:

Temple Run is One of the Biggest Hit Android Game, No Doubt its Sequel Temple Run 2 is Even more Awesome with Better Graphics and New Elements, Keep Running as long as you are alive and Enjoy the Most at that very moment. Temple Run 2 Still will be in the Best Free Android Games of 2014 list.

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5) Flow Free:

Talking about Addictive Puzzle Game then I would Recommend Flow Free as it is my First Choice, All you have to do is connect two similar coloured pipes in a grid of squares. If a pipe ends up overlapping, it could break.

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6) Chain Reaction :

A strategy game for 2 to 8 players, I enjoy Playing this Game While i am travelling with my friends, People are not much aware of this game and they are missing out for something. if you love to games with your friends then yeah get this on your phone and Start playing right away.One of the coolest Strategy games ever made despite of its simplicity.

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7) Asphalt 8: Airborne:

If you love playing racing game then this one is for your. Asphalt 8: Airborne is one of the best racing games available for Android and thanks to its Freemium model, you can get and play it for Free. Being a Racing fan, reason to get this game is because of its graphics. if you have not played it, then you are missing something awesome.

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8) CSR Racing:

Another awesome Game for Racing fans, CSR racing is worth trying you will not regret after playing it, and its addictive too. a perfect time waster and kill your boredom.

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9) Fruit ninja:

With well over 100 million downloads to date and a 4.5 Google Play rating, it’s hard to say anything bad about Fruit game, another game that will keep you occupied with its colourfull graphics.

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10) Candy Crush Saga:

its Very Clear that Candry Crush Saga is Insanely popular game which lot of people enjoy even on facebook, if you are a facebook user then you may have got a notification about Candy crush invitation from your friend atleast once, or it may be you who sent the invitation. you can also enjoy this game on your android device without internet Connection.

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How to Install Android in VirtualBox

Want to run Android on your PC? The Android-x86 Project has ported Android to the x86 platform from ARM. Android-x86 can be installed on netbooks with supported hardware, but you can also install Android in VirtualBox.
Android can be run as just another virtual machine, like you would run a Windows or Linux virtual machine. This allows you to play with the Android interface and install apps in a full Android environment on your PC.

What You’ll Need

Before you can get started, you’ll need both VirtualBox and an Android-x86 ISO to install inside VirtualBox.

• Install VirtualBox: Download and install VirtualBox if you don’t already have it installed.
• Download an Android-x86 ISO: You can find the latest Android-x86 ISO files at Google Code. Download the latest one — currently Android 4.2.

Creating an Android Virtual Machine

You can now open VirtualBox and create a new virtual machine by clicking the New button. Go through the wizard and configure your virtual machine with the following settings:

• Operating System: Linux – Linux 2.6
• Memory Size: 512 MB
• Hard Drive Size: 3 GB or More

Next, power on your new virtual machine and point VirtualBox at the Android-x86 ISO file you downloaded. The installer will boot up inside your virtual machine.
Select the Installation option and press Enter to continue.

We’ll need to create a partition for the Android system. Select the Create/Modify partitions option and press Enter.

Select the New option with your arrow keys and press Enter to create a new partition in the free space.

Choose the Primary option and press Enter, then press Enter again to have the partition take up the entire size of the virtual disk you created.

Highlight the Bootable option and press Enter to make the partition bootable, then select the Write option and press Enter to write your changes to the virtual disk. You’ll have to type yes and press Enter to confirm writing the changes.

Activate the Quit option and you’ll go back to the Choose Partition screen.
This time, you’ll see the partition you created at the top of the screen. Select the partition and press Enter to install Android to it.

Select the ext3 file system, and then select Yes to format the partition.

Choose Yes to install the GRUB bootloader, and then select Yes to install the /system directory as read-write.

Once you’re done, you can remove the ISO file and reboot your virtual machine.

Android should boot up like any other operating system would in your virtual machine. As with an Android smartphone or tablet, you’ll have to go through the setup process and optionally provide Google account details. Skip the Wi-Fi setup screen — Android will use your virtual machine’s standard Internet connection.

If your mouse cursor doesn’t work, click the Machine menu and select the Disable Mouse Integration option. Click inside the virtual machine and you’ll see the mouse cursor. Press the host key displayed at the bottom-right corner of the virtual machine window (default key: Right Ctrl) to release the mouse cursor from the virtual machine.

You’ll boot into a live Android environment, complete with Google apps like Gmail, Maps, and the Play Store for installing other apps.
Android is primarily designed for touch input, but it can also be used with a mouse and keyboard — this means that your computer’s mouse and keyboard can function as serviceable input devices. Just don’t try doing anything you need multi-touch for.

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This isn’t the fastest way to run Android apps on your PC — BlueStacks is faster if all you want to do is play Temple Run 2 or another Android game on your Windows PC. However, Android-x86 provides access to a complete Android system in a virtual machine. It’s a great way to get more familiar with a standard Android system or just experiment with it like you would experiment with a virtual machine running any other operating systems.
Go full-screen with an Android virtual machine and you’ll get an idea of what it would be like to use Android on a laptop. If the rumors we’re hearing are correct, we’ll be seeing Android laptops coming out this year — ASUS Transformer devices already function just like Android laptops when in docked mode.

Bitcointalk Forum Hacked by Anonymous claim to be from FBI

Anonymous Hackers Claiming to be from FBI take down The Most Popular digital currency forum BitcoinTalk and the group of hackers mention themselves “The Hole Seekers”.

The site is now down, but for a period, it displayed animations of bombs exploding and photos of classical music conductors, all set to the 1812 Overture, which is also the soundtrack to the explosion scene in V for Vendetta.

Toward the end of the animation, a banner was displayed, stating:

“Hello friend, Bitcoin has been seized by the FBI for being illegal. Thanks, bye”

Theymos, the administrator of BitcoinTalk, told CryptoLife.net that the attack was worse than he originally thought.
“There’s a good chance that the attacker(s) could have executed arbitrary PHP code and therefore could have accessed the database, but I’m not sure yet how difficult this would be. I’m sending out a mass mailing to all Forum users about this,” he explained.
Theymos summarized that the forum will be down for a while and said he thinks that password hashes were not compromised, but he can’t be sure at this time.

“Passwords are hashed using sha256crypt with 7500 rounds (very strong). The JavaScript that was injected into bitcointalk.org seems harmless,” he added.
The administrator said the attacker injected some code into $modSettings['news'], which is the news at the top of the forum pages. Updating news is normally logged, but this action was not, so Theymous believes the update was done in “some roundabout way” and not by compromising an admin account.
“Probably, part of SMF related to news-updating or modSettings is flawed. Possibly, the attacker was somehow able to modify the modSettings cache in /tmp or the database directly,” he added, concluding:

“Figuring out the specifics is probably beyond my skills, so 50 BTC to the first person who tells me how this was done. (You have to convince me that your flaw was the one actually used.) The forum won’t go back up until I know how this was done, so it could be down for a while.”

Reddit forum members have been discussing the payloads involved in the hack – both the HTML source and the Javascript payload. Forum member ‘super3′ said he can’t see anything that stands out as malicious, but ‘itsmemax’ claims the Javascript payload is a bluff.
Michael Parsons, of BitcoinByte.com, said: “Whoever hacked the BitcoinTalk forum has deliberately confused the ‘illegality’ of the Silk Road site with bitcoin in general.”
He went on to say bitcoins were seized from Silk Road not because they’re inherently illegal – which they’re not – but because they played a part in money laundering.

“Any money, either State fiat or decentralized bitcoin, found during a drug bust would be seized,” Parsons clarified.
He suggested BitcoinTalk may have been hacked in an attempt to undermine the bitcoin protocol, thus damaging confidence in the ecosystem.
“Perversely, I think it will be a benefit to the bitcoin community, as it will encourage debate about bitcoin and how it is not illegal just because some hackers say so,” Parsons concluded.

Official Twitter Account of American singer, lady gaga hacked.

Official Twitter Account of American singer, songwriter, lady gaga is hacked.

The Official twitter account of American singer Lady Gaga are has been hacked and compromised few hours back. The Twitter Account of Lady Gaga is being used to tweet abusive words for her.

It is still not known how and by whom the Account is being compromised but you can see few tweets fired by the Account in the screenshot below:

The account is still showing those tweets and have not been recovered. if you are lucky enough , you can still see those tweets at Official Twitter Account of lady gaga here

Global Pune based Fraud hacker Amit Tiwari arrested

Amit Vikram Tiwari, an engineering dropout and global hacker, is in the CBI net. He is part of a global network of hackers and was arrested on Friday from Pune following a tip-off from the FBI.

One and Only in history, The biggest international hacking scandal, possibly involving corporates, associations and big individuals, coordinated raids conducted by investigating agencies in India, China and Romania, on the basis of intelligence from Federal Bureau of Investigation about the “organised hacking” happening in three countries and others. In India, the Central Bureau of Investigation conducted raids at four places including Mumbai, Pune and Ghaziabad and arrested the alleged mastermind hacker in India – Amit Vikram Tiwari (31), son of a former army colonel, said sources.
Interestingly, the controversial cricket league – Indian Premier League – is back in news again with the hacking scandal. According to highly placed sources, people connected to the IPL had approached Tiwari for hacking into the some accounts but they reportedly had a dispute over money after which work was not reportedly completed. CBI is investigating the IPL connection with the hacking. Officials refused to divulge details but hinted that some people associated with the tournament wanted high-level hacking done.
It is suspected that Amit Vikram Tiwari is main Fraud hacker in India but he was in touch with people abroad and master-hackers are based somewhere else. Sources also said that most of clients who approached Tiwari for hacking into email accounts and websites were foreigners. All possibilities — national security, corporate hacking, financial fraud and hacking into government departments and secret units, are being probed by CBI in coordination with FBI.
Rediff News reported:

FBI has also tipped off India about the hackers stealing online banking credentials of account holders. All credentials are picked up by the hacker and then a price is fixed before he sells that information.

 

The amount that the data is sold for depends on the bank balance of the person. There are amounts that have been fixed even for those people who have less than 500 dollars in their account. Accounts comprising sums such as $90,000 to $200,000 too have been hacked and the information sold.

Stealing identities, hacking into bank accounts and snooping into emails for information are part of this major international hacking racket which involves money’s worth over $600 million, the sources added.
FBI also shared the GPS location of the criminal with CBI. But not just in India, FBI had contacted Combating Organized Crime (DCCO) of Romania and Ministry of Public Security (MPS) of China, providing specific input on hackers penetrating e-mail accounts and mounting attacks on U.S based financial systems.
Officials claim that 900 email accounts were hacked between February 2011 and February 2013 by international hackers including Tiwari and 171 accounts out of these belonged to Indians. “It has been alleged that a number of internet websites advertised that the website operators could get access to e-mail account in exchange for a fee varying from $250 to $500. The customers desirous to get unauthorized access, submitted e-mail accounts to these websites. Upon receipt of the order, as well as the e-mail addresses, the website operators gained access to such e-mail accounts and sent a proof of such access to the customers. On receipt of payment from Customers these website operators shared the password with the customers,” said CBI Spokesperson Kanchan Prasad. CBI has booked Tiwari and unknown hackers for criminal conspiracy, theft of information and Section 66 of Information Technology Act.
Sources say that payments were being received by hackers through western union money transfer and web-payment portal paypal.com.
What has baffled investigators is that FBI tracking the scandal. It is being suspected that some accounts related to United States government and big corporates there were also hacked after which FBI tracked the hosting sites, used for hacking, in India, China and Romania. In India, Tiwari and his fellow hackers were using two primary websites – and from Pune www.hirehacker.net and www.anonymity.com.
CBI Director Ranjit Sinha said that this was part of an international law enforcement operation and CBI had registered two FIRs against suspect operators of hacking websites. “The operation is product of an international investigation coordinated by Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Combating Organised Crime (DCCO) of Romania, CBI and the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) of China and raids in three countries were carried out simultaneously,” said Sinha.
The FBI officials had been reportedly having regular meetings with CBI in New Delhi over past few months and a preliminary inquiry was registered last month itself and it was decided that coordinated raids would be conducted in all the countries. FBI has launched major operation against hackers located globally last year as part of which Romanian authorities have arrested a hacker known as ‘Guccifer’ on Thursday who was infamous for hacking into accounts of powerful leaders. It is alleged that Guccifer leaked online Colin Powell’s personal emails, an unreleased script of Downton Abbey, and the paintings of George W Bush.
CBI sources say they had no information about arrests made in Romania and China as it was the domain of authorities in those countries and it was only concerned with the probe in India.
CBI officials, after arresting Tiwari from Pune, bringing him to Delhi for interrogation. He has initially given some inputs about his clients and people whose accounts were hacked. Agency has recovered his computers, laptop and hard-drives for retrieving the data.
Sources say that Tiwari, had been arrested in 2003 as well for trying to defraud a Mumbai based credit card processing company (9 lack Rs fraud in 2003). Mumbai Police had arrested him for the scandal.
Why FBI was Interested in Amit Tiwari ?
It is being suspected that some accounts related to United States government and big corporates there were also hacked after which FBI tracked the hosting sites, used for hacking they were found to be operated from India, China and Romania. Instead of taking direct action on these Websites they reach to Local Bureaus giving the logs and tracking data to the members of these Organisations. In India, Tiwari and his fellow hackers were using two primary websites – and from Pune www.hirehacker.net and www.anonymity.com.
Who is Amit Tiwari?
An engineering dropout from Pune and a global hacker, he is the son of an Indian Army colonel. The Mumbai police arrested him in 2003 for defrauding a Mumbai-based credit card processing company of nearly Rs9 lakh.
What is hacking?
Hacking is explained in section 43 of the Information Technology Act, 2000. It includes unauthorised access, download, introducing virus, disrupting or damaging computers of others.

Sections applicable in hacking
Hacking is punishable under section 66 read with section 43 of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Punishment/Fine 
The person can be punished with up to three years imprisonment or fine up to Rs5 lakh or both.
Who is his clientele?
From jilted lovers to corporate entities, he catered to everyone willing to pay his fees ($250-500). He operated through two websites — www.hirehacker.net and www.anonymity.com. He is accused of hacking into the email accounts of more than 900 people globally. He used to be paid via Western Union money transfer and Paypal.
His modus operandi
Customers who wanted unauthorized access to email accounts used to submit particulars of those accounts on the websites run by Tiwari. Upon receipt of the order as well as the email addresses, the website operators used to gain access to such email accounts and send a proof of such access to the customers. On receiving payment from customers, these website operators shared the password with them, according to the CBI.
Question for FBI: U.S based hackers also hack websites, Financial institutions, Credit Cards of millions of people around the world, including India. Will FBI ever take the initiative to arrest them to support Indian Investigation Agencies?

eBay to allow Bitcoin sales in 'virtual currency' category

After PayPal President David Marcus tweeted "We're believers in BTC," eBay's US and UK branches say they will let people sell digital currencies in the classified ads sections of the sites.

PayPal President David Marcus.

It seemed like it was only a matter of time before e-commerce giant eBay and its payment platform PayPal addressed the sale and use of Bitcoin on its sites. And, despite concern from government regulators, it appears the company believes in virtual currencies -- so much so, that it will soon start allowing their sale on its US and UK sites.
Last week, PayPal President David Marcus tweeted "To clarify: we have no policies against using PayPal to sell Bitcoin mining rigs. We don't support any currency txn whether fiat or BTC... for a host of regulatory issues. But we treat BTC and any FX txn the same way. We're believers in BTC though."
Then, a couple of days later, eBay UK sent an e-mail to one of its merchants that was published on Reddit, which said the company plans to open a "Virtual Currency" category for the sale of Bitcoin and other digital currencies on the UK site.

Please know that per our recent policy update, Virtual Currency (i.e. Bitcoin and Litecoin), whether digitally or physically delivered, cannot be listed in Auction-style or Buy-It-Now listing formats. eBay is opening a Virtual Currency category to allow the sale of virtual currency in Classified Ads format on February 10, 2014. We request that you do not list these items until that date. Please be informed that repeated breach of the policy may further jeopardize your account status. To avoid any inconvenience in future, we'd appreciated it if you go through our help pages or contact us before listing any such items.

While eBay US and UK will start allowing Bitcoin to be sold in its classified ads format, it won't yet let users sell the currency in the auction or buy-it-now formats. Additionally, all transactions will be required to happen outside of eBay. A eBay UK spokesman told CNET that virtual currency sales will only be allowed on eBay US and eBay UK for now; it's unclear if the policy will spread to other countries where eBay operates.
"To promote a trustworthy marketplace and ensure compliance with applicable regulations, eBay is updating its Currency Policy," eBay UK spokesman Steve Heywood told CNET in an e-mail. "The updated policy clarifies that listings for Bitcoin and other similar virtual currencies must be listed in the Virtual Currency Category in the Classified Ad format. This applies to both the US (effective immediately) and the UK (effective 10 February)."
Marcus told CNET in an interview last month, "I really like Bitcoin. I own bitcoins." But, he also said he's not yet ready to let people link their Bitcoin wallets with their PayPal accounts. "Whenever the regulatory framework is clearer, and the volatility comes down, then we'll consider it," he said.

Bitcoin has proven that it can do well as a traded currency. It's been around since 2009, but didn't really get going until 2011 when it was worth $2 per coin. By 2013, the currency had climbed to $20 per coin, and then jumped to $266 last April. Within the past couple of months, it had another price jump and is now hovering around $1,000. While eBay appears to be opening its doors to virtual currency, China's largest e-commerce site Alibaba shut the door on Bitcoin earlier this month. The company announced that the sale of Bitcoins on its Web site is now banned. While the majority of site's sales are made via Taobao's Alipay system, a handful of merchants were accepting Bitcoin payments or selling the digital currency.

Mini industrial robot arm turns your desk into a factory space

Become a mini tycoon of industry with the uArm industrial robot arm, sized to fit on your desk and do your bidding.

This uArm is attached to a wheeled chassis.

When you think of robots in factories, you probably imagine those autonomous arms with lasers or pinchers on the end, doing fancy things like putting cars together. Since those robots are cost-prohibitive and large, they don't exactly make great office companions. A uArm on Kickstarter, however, will give you a similar effect in a much smaller package.
The Arduino-powered uArm is inspired by the industrial-strength ABB PalletPack robot arm. It's strong enough to lift up and relocate a full can of soda. The possibilities for such a gadget are quite varied. You could use it to dish out cat treats, move chess pieces, or hand you a pen when you need one.
There are a couple different options for the end of the arm, including a gripper "hand" and a vacuum pump-driven suction cup. You could also fashion your own add-on to achieve whatever you want it to do, whether it's to scribble in a notebook or heft an LED bulb to light up your work space. The gadget is controlled through a Windows application, with Android and iOS apps under development.
The uArm has surpassed its funding goal already. The arm comes in either acrylic or wood with a gripper for $185 in kit form. If you don't want to assemble it yourself, then it costs $279 to buy it already put together.
This leads to an interesting thought. Could a uArm be used to assemble other uArms? That may be a little advanced for now, but it's a nice thought for the future of this handy little robot.
Once the campaign is completed, the robot arm will go open-source with the design files and software being released in May 2014. The uArm is best explained by seeing it in action. Check out the pitch video below.