New iPad and iPad mini expected for release on 22nd October
Apple is due to hold a launch event for the latest iPad and iPad mini on 22nd October according to John Paczkowski of AllThingsD and Current Editorials.
The event is expected to be invitation only and could announce the launch of the latest iPads, Mac Pro and OS X Mavericks.
The new iPad is expected to be thinner and lighter than previous models. It could also include the fingerprint scanner that featureson the iPhone 5S.
Last year, Apple issues invitations to a private event in October, only days before, where it announced the current iPad and iPad mini launch.
Alleged Silk Road founder to face charges
Ross Ulbricht, the alleged founder of the online drugs marketplace Silk Road, has been ordered by a federal judge to be sent to New York from San Francisco to face charges.
Federal authorities in New York have charged Ulbricht with three felonies related to the website. Ulbricht’s attorney has denied the charges.
The FBI shut down the website when they arrested Ulbricht on 1st October at a library in San Francisco.
Ulbricht is also being charged in Baltimore federal court with soliciting the murder of a former worker who was arrested on drug charges. It is suspected that Ulbricht feared the former worker would turn on him, leading to his arrest.
New technology in Ford car takes control of wheel to avoid collisions
Ford’s Obstacle Avoidance system is a new equipment that has been fitted to one of its Focus-branded vehicles as part of a project involving other carmakers and suppliers.
The equipment can scan up to 200m ahead by using three radars, ultrasonic sensors and a camera.
A built-in display shows warning signs and sounds a chime when danger is ahead. If necessary, it applies the brakes, scans for a gap in the road ahead and steers to avoid a crash.
Bard Samardzich, vice-president of product development at Ford’s European division said: "Obstacle Avoidance can sense that the pedestrian or that object is coming across the front of your vehicle. If it doesn’t sense you responding accordingly in your vehicle by braking or manoeuvring, it will take over."
