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memorychips Briefs and bytes from the world of science and computing Great Jobs In October, Apple announced that co-founder Steve Jobs passed away. He was the mind behind the iPhone, iPad and other devices that turned Apple into one of the world's most powerful companies. Jobs, 56, underwent an operation for pancreatic cancer in 200, (fill) a liver transplant in 2009 and passed away in his home on October 5, 2011. Source: Apple Inc. Google takes over … again Google has launched an online music download store featuring songs from three major music companies; Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and EMI Music. Google's store will sell songs for around US$1 a piece, and allows users who buy songs to share one or two free listens with contacts on the Google+ social networking service. Brother's Bill A South Florida woman got a shock when she opened a recent cell phone bill – she owed US$201,000 (NZ$252,141). The woman, who shares a plan with her two deaf and mute brothers, communicates by texting. Normally that's not a problem, but when her brothers spent two weeks in Canada, sending over 2000 texts and downloading videos the charges quickly built up. Communications provider, T-Mobile graciously cut the bill to US$2500 (NZ$3134) and gave six months to pay. Source: AP Think inside the Square Word is spreading quickly among small American businesses hustling to thrive in tough economic times -hip young internet payment service Square will give them an edge. The brain child of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, Square lets anyone take credit card payments using smartphones or iPad tablet computers. Barely one year old, it is used by 750,000 Super Broccoli Popeye might want to consider switching to broccoli. British scientists unveiled a new breed of the vegetable that experts say packs a big nutritional punch. The new broccoli was specially grown to contain two to three times the normal amount of glucoraphanin, a nutrient believed to help ward off heart disease. An AP reporter who tasted the new broccoli found it was the same as the regular broccoli. Scientists, however, said it should taste slightly sweeter because it contains less sulphur. - AP merchants and handles $US2 billion in transactions annually. The San Francisco-based startup is aiming to snag the 26 million American businesses that do not accept credit cards and is planning to expand outside the United States next year. Source: AFP Source: Reuters HER MAGAZINE | December/January 2012 | 67