via allthingsd Now it is illegal to unlock your smartphone devices...and the fine for the first offense is $500,000 Really?! The practice of unlocking cellphones without carrier permission so you can use a device with another network will be illegal starting on Jan. 26. The new law, which applies to devices purchased after today, came about in October when the Library of Congress’ Register of Copyrights, which determines exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), ruled that unlocking cellphones and tablets without carrier permission should be illegal. source : http://www.theatlantic.com Autism risk of drug taken by thousands of mums for epilepsy: Up to 17,500 children affected since 1973, researchers believe as many as one in three children born to mothers taking Epilim affected. Drug taken by about 21,500 women of childbearing age to control seizures. source : http://www.dailymail.co.uk Consumption of artificial sweetener- and sugar-containin