"Cardboard Framed Tricopter And QuadCopter (video)"

If you would like to own a quad or tricopter but just can’t afford the $300 for a professionally build flying machine such as the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0. You might be interested in these that have been built using cardboard frames rather than the tradition aluminium ones. Details of building both the tricopter and quadcopter have been published over on the Mike Estee website, and can be viewed in flight after the jump.

The quadcopter you can see in action in the video below is even fitted with a rubber-band

"Angry Birds Space Hits 10 Million Downloads"

Rovio Mobile launched their latest installment in the Angry Birds saga last week, Angry Birds Space, which is available on a number of different platforms which include Android, iOS and the PC and Mac.

 

We heard on the weekend that Angry Birds Space had made it to the top of the charts on Apple’s app store, and now we get some details on just how popular the game has become

"Ex-RockStar Employee Leaks GTA 5 Details"

If you have been wondering what the new Grand Theft Auto Five (GTA V) game might have in store for you once its launched later this year. An ex-Rockstar employee who recently got sacked from RockStar North for general misconduct, has now revealed plenty of details about the new GTA 5 game and what you can expect.

 

GTA V is expected to arrive around June 2012 and might well include the following details supplied by the ex-Rockstar employee.

Here is the info you really want:

1. The protagonist will be one character, and one character alone. His name is (as some rumours said) Albert De Silva. He’s a half hispanic man who was once part of a crime family

"Original 1984 Mackintosh 128K Computer Appears On eBay"

An original Mackintosh 128k M001, has turned up for sale in eBay, and it was first launched in 1984 with the famous ’1984′ Mackintosh advert that was directed by Ridley Scott.

 

The Mackintosh 128K M001 is currently listed on eBay for $3,519.84 and it even comes with the original box as well as the manuals and software that came with it at launch.

Equipped with 128 KB RAM, 64 KB ROM, a 3.5″ 400 KB floppy drive, a 1-bit 512 x 342

"New Max Payne 3 Trailer Intros Games Machine Gun Weapons (video)"

Rockstar Games has released a new video trailer this weekend for its upcoming Max Payne 3 game. Which reveals the range of submachine gun weapons that will be available and at your disposal to use whilst playing. 

The video after the break includes a glimpse of the Micro 9mm, SAF .40, MPK, M972, and M10 which you will be able to use in Max Payne 3. Together with the return of bullet-time in action sequences, and over-the-shoulder zoom aiming and cover mechanics.

Rockstar Games will be launching Max Payne 3 in May 2012 on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

"Apple Offering Royalty Free Liscense On Its New Nano SIM Cards"

Apple obviously wants its new nano SIM card to become popular, as it would give the company more room inside its iPhone by using a much smaller and thinner SIM card.
 

According to a recent report by Foss Patents, Apple has the support of most of the European carriers for its new SIM card standard, but some companies seem to be worried about using

"Facebook May Take Legal Action Against Employers Who Ask Staff For Passwords"

There have been a number of reports over the last few weeks that certain companies and even some colleges have been asking their employees for their Facebook password details.

And now Facebook has released a statement on the matter, which could mean some sort of legal action against the companies that ask for these details in the future.

As a user, you shouldn’t be forced to share your private information and communications just to get a job.  And as the friend of a user, you shouldn’t have to worry that your private information or communications will be revealed to someone you don’t know and didn’t

"HTC One X With Snapdragon S4 Gets Benchmarked"

AT&T’s version of the HTC One X won’t come with the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor that is featured in the international version, instead the device will come with Qualcomm’s dual core Snapdragon S4 processor.

Now it looks like we have the first benchmarks on the S4 version of the HTC One X, thanks

"Motorola XOOM WiFi To Get New Update Soon"

Owners of the Motorola Xoom can look forward to a special treat soon. According to some reports, the Motorola XOOM WiFi Android tablet will be receiving an update very soon. It looks like some testers have started receiving emails about a new update that is coming.

We have no idea what it is, so it is likely the usual, like fixing bugs and adding some enhancements to the operating system. Probably nothing major. We should know soon