The OpenMoko-based FIC Neo1973 is "the World's First Integrated Open Source Mobile Communications Platform", the smartphone is expected to compete against the Windows Mobile, Palm, Symbian and now OS X operating systems on mobile phones. Based on the initial specs, it will be released with EDGE, like the iPhone, instead of the faster 3G or HSDPA , I am having doubts if Europe and Asia will find it interesting.

The ADA 67th Scientific Sessions in Chicago started today and there has been a noisy buzz on everything diabetes. However, what got my interest more is the research development on oral insulin. The Type 1 diabetics are dependent on insulin. While the type 2 diabetics do not, still at a later stage, they will insulin as well. At the moment, insulin is only available by injection.

In what are looking more and more like a fire sale, Ford Motor Company is reportedly set on selling off British luxury marques Jaguar and Land Rover. Having hired investment banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to work the sale into an appealing package, it seems that Ford will cut its losses with both UK subsidiaries in an effort to raise funds for the core production.

Blackstone Group LP is planning to raise up to $2 billion for two new funds of hedge funds, according to recent reports, the Blackstone Strategic Alliance Fund LP and the Blackstone Strategic Alliance Offshore Fund Ltd. Also, according to a report, the Rothschild Group has made its fund of hedge funds tax efficient for UK investors by launching a preference share version of the fund.

Enjoy the outdoors during the summer season. Picnics, barbeques, patio parties - all are great opportunities to enjoy good food and wine. Around this time of year, though it's been warm down here for a good many months and will only get warmer, it is about time to lighten things up a little when it comes to wine.

With temperatures rising and grills firing up, people everywhere are raring to relax and enjoy the warm weather.

Many bootstrapped businesses have started in the home, some as part-time jobs until they develop real revenue. In fact, one site provided by Small Business and Government Grants Resources suggests 50 million people in the United States have already started some kind of business from home up from just 6 million in 1984.

The website credits the National Association of Home Based Businesses, which also runs a portal to abundant home business resources, with the statistics, and gives some tips on how to get started.

I am a WWW baby. For almost all my travel needs, I am greatly dependent on what the World Wide Web has to offer. At the click of my mouse, I see what needs to be seen. For my budget travel needs, aggregators and other online travel tools help me in selecting what I think is the best for me. There are still those, however, who would still rather talk to a person.

David Adams over at OSNews has mapped out his new custom Wired Home. Some of the things he's looking at are: Structured wiring (Cat5, RG6, and a patch panel), Wired networking (ethernet), Wireless networking (802.11g), Remote lighting control, Remote heating and air conditioning control, Intrusion alarm, Fire alarm, Surveillance cameras, and more.

Want to add some value to your home? One of the best ways is to retrofit your home with structured wiring, which incorporates RG6 and Category 5 cabling.

VeraLight Inc. is the developer of the non-invasive diabetes-screening device code-named "Scout" and its researchers conducted the study on 322 subjects ranging from 21 to 88 years old with a broad range of skin color. Manufactured in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Scout DS is a simple-to-use device that weighs about 10 pounds and does not require the patient to fast or provide a blood sample but instead uses light directed onto a small area of an individual's forearm to be able to detect abnormal concentrations of advanced glycation end products (AGEs).

What was that thunder? Was it lightning? Was it a roaring of a train? How about a jet? Nope. Actually it was a hurricane, not a real hurricane, maybe more accurately a HIM and HER-icane, called the Beckhams.

David and Victoria (Posh Spice) Beckham "officially" arrived in LA yesterday and I swear you would have thought that it was the second coming! The crowds roared and stamped their feet-- well at least some did.