File sharing might feel like a religion for you, but in Sweden, it's now a church that has been formally recognized by the government. Copy and Distribute!
The BBC will be airing a documentary called Secrets of the Superbrands today, where they'll be looking at the power that brands like Apple hold over us. They did some poking around with an MRI scanner, and discovered that for Apple fanatics, their brains respond to Apple products in the same way as people of faith do to religious imagery.
The Odin 99, also known as the "Buddha phone" for pretty obvious reasons, is an altar-away-from-altar for more material Buddhists. The flashy gold-colored phone features a lotus-leaf emblazoned button that, once pressed, will load the phone's customizable, animated Buddhist altar....