If you’ve eaten at a Subway recently, there’s a slight chance that you might’ve got your credit card information stolen. OK probably not! But a group of Romanian hackers have managed to hack into Subway cash registers and have been logging down all sorts of customer info since 2008. More »
Windows Phone 7, quietly a great-looking platform, has a new NYC subway map application called NYC Transit available. It actually uses a revamped map layout, customised subway line views, subway locator and updated service status all in Windows Phone packaging and looks awesome (and useful for any WP7 wielding New Yawker!). Comes in both free and $US1.29 version. More »
McDonald’s is still the largest fast-food chain in terms of money, but Subway just overpowered Ronald in restaurant count. 33,749 to 32,737 is the current score. And did you know Subway passed up McD in the US nine years ago? [Guardian]
Japan is generally considered to be one of the most technologically advanced cultures in the world. With companies like Panasonic, Toshiba, Canon and Sony all hailing from Japan, it really isn’t a surprise. Here are five technologies commonplace in Japan I wish we had in Australia. More »
Passengers on the London Tube barely escaped with their lives when a defective train with no driver broke away and sped through six stations without stopping. Circle around and hear the harrowing tale of London’s ghost train of death. More »
