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Citing rumors from production plants in Shenzhen, China, Shanzai.com reported Friday that Apple is in fact working on a 7-inch tablet, though its alleged design is said to be more like an iPhone 4. The report said,
"Yes 5 plus different designs have been floating around to help Apple protect itself from people
discovering its next product look and feel but... the final design will in fact bear more resemblance to the iPhone 4 stylings than the original iPad design."
Apple has tipped its hand on future iPad designs by filing for patents in China. According to Patently Apple, the new patent filings show a number of changes to the design of the iPad, the first is the ability to dock in landscape mode as well as portrait. Other features that may be in the works include a new port and a smart bezel. Time will tell if any of these designs pan out but it's a fascinating peek at what could surface in the next several weeks or quarters ahead.

New 7-inch Apple iPad Coming Soon

The RSPCA has launched a hunt to trace the owner of a cat which was dyed pink and thrown over a garden fence. The North Wiltshire branch of the society was alerted to the animal’s plight by a member of the public who saw a cat being thrown into their back garden in Wesley Street, Swindon, at 10.30pm on Saturday did not see the person responsible but called the RSPCA.

The naturally white female cat, aged between one and two years, is in good health and the fur
pattern around her neck suggests she wore a collar until recently. An RSPCA spokesman said it cannot rule out the possibility the cat is someone's missing pet which was dyed as "a sick prank". It is unknown how long the dye will stay on Veterinary surgeon Penny Gillespie, who is caring for Pink at Cheldene Veterinary Centre and Boarding Cattery, said: "We have no idea what the dye is or how long it will last. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the RSPCA cruelty and information line on 0300 1234 999.

Pink cat found dumped in a garden of Swindon, Wiltshire

Actress Lindsay Lohan was released from a suburban Los Angeles jail late Friday night, well short of the nearly monthlong stay a judge had intended for the actress following a failed drug test. The actress is not entirely free. She will be required to wear an ankle alcohol monitor and stay away from establishments that primarily sell alcohol until her next court date on Oct. 22.

After news of her positive drug test broke last week, Lohan seemed to acknowledge an addiction problem on her Twitter feed. "Regrettably, I did in fact fail my most recent drug test and if I am asked, I am prepared to appear before Judge Fox... as a result," she wrote.

Lohan's father, Michael Lohan said, "I pray to God that Shawn does the right thing and advises her to go right into rehab now, and show the judge she's serious, because in 30 days when she goes back before the judge he can do whatever he wants".
Lindsay Lohan was arrested twice in 2007 on charges of driving under the influence, and in the second incident, she was charged with cocaine possession.

Lindsay Lohan freed from LA jail after posting bail

In New Delhi, it's a race against time for the organisers to clean up the mess around the stadium as more and more athletes continue to pull out. Tubby Reddy, the Sascoc chief executive officer, confirmed fears that India was not ready to host the Games, scheduled to run from October 3 to 14. "We have been monitoring the situation on a month-to-month basis and found that the facilities are currently not appropriate to stage the Games," Reddy said this week.
"I have been told that only 18 of the 34 blocks that will house athletes during the Games have been sufficiently finished," said Reddy.

The transfer of the Games Village to the Delhi Government has taken place in the wake of complaints from various Commonwealth Games Associations about poor hygienic conditions at the venue. Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation Mike Hooper had gone to the extent of terming the condition “filthy and unimaginable'' and its president Mike Fennel had lodged a written complaint with the Cabinet Secretary. There was more bad publicity for the Games on Tuesday when a pedestrian suspension bridge for athletes collapsed, injuring 27 workers. It was to be an important link between the athlete's car park and Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, the venue of the opening ceremony. As a result, an Australian discus champion and a British triple jumper have pulled out, citing safety and security concerns. A day after the bridge collapsed, The Times of India reported that another embarrassment had hit the troubled Games -- the ceiling of the weightlifting arena at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium also collapsed. According to the reports, the ceiling fell "directly over the field of pay". Security concerns surrounding the Games have also been heightened in the wake of the shooting of two Taiwanese nationals traveling in a tourist bus outside the Jama Masjid in the walled city area here on Sunday.

The Commonwealth Games: The Games Village still not prepared

Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying to kill American soldiers and F.B.I. agents in Afghanistan, was sentenced to 86 years in prison on Thursday in Federal District Court in Manhattan. The case of the scientist, Aafia Siddiqui, 38, had attracted wide attention, including in Pakistan where she was portrayed by politicians and the news media as a heroine, as well as from human rights groups. Her lawyers had requested a sentence of 12 years, while prosecutors had pressed for a life sentence.

Pakistan's prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani called Aafia Siddiqui as "the daughter of the nation" on Friday and vowed to campaign for her release from an American jail.

“The International Justice Network stands in solidarity with the international community in condemning this unfair and unjust result in Dr. Siddiqui’s case.” “This sentence is not only unjust because of its harshness to Dr. Siddiqui - but also because of its impact on her two small children in Pakistan who may never see their mother again,” “This case is not over. This is just the beginning,” Tina Foster of the International Justice Network told reporters, adding that the real importance of the case, her group believes, is that it draws attention to thousands of disappearances in Pakistan.

Aafia Siddiqui was arrested in 2008, when she was carrying in her purse instructions on making explosives and a list of New York landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire State Building.

In 2008, Ms. Siddiqui was taken into custody in Ghazni, Afghanistan, after the local authorities became suspicious of her loitering outside the provincial governor’s compound. While in custody, on July 18, 2008, prosecutors said, Ms. Siddiqui grabbed an M4 rifle from a police station floor and fired on Army officers and F.B.I. agents. She was shot in the abdomen.

Siddiqui was allowed to speak at length at the hearing. In an emotional rush of sentences, she denied that she was mentally ill and repeatedly invoked the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) in urging Muslims not to respond to her sentence with violence.
“I am asking all the Muslims: Don’t do an act of violence,” she said in court. If you want to do anything for me, educate them about Islam,” she said, saying it is a religion of peace that has made her happy and content, even in prison.

Pakistani Scientist Gets 86 Years for Firing at Americans

The founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates is yet again the richest man in America. He was announced for the 17th year in a row the richest man in the United States. Bill Gates is first on the Forbes list with an estimated fortune of $54 billion, up from $50 billion in 2009. No. 2 on the list was investor Warren Buffett, worth $45 billion, up $5 billion. Oracle founder Larry Ellison's net worth was unchanged, in third place, at $27 billion. Christy Walton, heir to Walmart founder Sam Walton's fortune, was in fourth place with $24 billion, up $2.5 billion.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, No. 35, saw the largest relative increase, more than tripling his fortune to $6.9 billion from $2 billion. He manage to rank higher than Apple’s founder, Steve Jobs, who was 42 with a fortune of 6.1 billion.

California is the state with the most billionaires -- 83 -- among them No. 332 Meg Whitman, worth $1.2 billion, the Republican candidate for governor of the state in November elections.

The top ten Richest Americans are:

1. Bill Gates- 54 billion dollars

2. Warren Buffett- 45 billion dollars

3. Lawrence Ellison- 27 billion dollars

4. Christy Walton and family- 24 billion dollars

5. Charles Koch- 21.5 billion dollars

6. David Koch- 21.5 billion dollars

7. Jim C Walton- 20.1 billion dollars

8. Alice Walton- 20 billion dollars

9. S. Robson Walton- 19.7 billion dollars

10. Michael Bloomberg- 18 billion dollars

Still, Bill Gates is the richest man in America