iOS app predicts the probability of your plane crashing

In case you're jumpy about getting on any planes these days, there is now also an app to help alleviate your fears. Am I Going Down? is an iOS app that makes use of big data to measure the probability of your plane crashing. You just need to enter the flight information as well as the airline, plane type, and airports you are departing from and arriving to. The app gets its data from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives, the United States National Transportation Safety Board, and the International Civil Aviation Organization. Its calculations take into account the prior accidents which resulted in one or more passenger fatalities. But flights older than 10 years aren't included. It might seem a bit morbid but if it can help reassure people, then we don't see anything wrong with that.

Source: Mashable | Download: Apple iTunes Store ($1.19)

Virgin Mobile offers Starbucks promo to members

Virgin Mobile is introducing two new promotions for its Member Benefits program with its new partner Starbucks. For a limited time, members who purchase a $10 Starbucks Gift Card online over here will get topped up to $15 via an exclusive promo code. Members will also be able to win Starbucks Cards. Until February 10, you can enter online each day to win one of the Starbucks Cards valued at $15 each.

Here are the first pictures of Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs

The Aaron Sorkin scripted Steve Jobs biopic based on Walter Isaacson's authorized Jobs biography has had a lot of ups and downs and seemed to be held in a Hollywood holding pattern as various high profile actors (like Christian Bale and Leonardo DiCaprio) were in talks to play the iconic part. It seems Sony Studios has found their Steve Jobs in Michael Fassbender (who recently played young Magneto in the X-Men prequels as well as the Android David in Prometheus). 

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Raspberry Pi 2 computer gets upgraded in features, price remains at US $35

The incrediby tiny yet supremely versatile Raspberry Pi 2 just got a whopping upgrade plus the ability to run a free version of Windows 10. The latest Raspberry Pi features a 900MHz quad-core chip and have loaded in 1GB of RAM which some say is roughly six times te oricessig power of the old Model B+. Raspberry Pi has been a great tool for kids learning how to code, since it can run various flavours of Linux and has the ability to be used to teach anyone how to write programs. Microsoft has even thrown its hat in by offering a Windows 10 for Raspberry Pi version for free via its Windows Developer Program for IoT (Internet of Things). For Canadian buyers, the Raspberry Pi will cost just under $50 with taxes and shipping. 

Source: Engadget