Bill Gates Comes in at No. 2 on Forbes Rich List

Carlos Slim has further widened the gap between himself and the man who occupies second place on Forbes' rich list.

He was robbed of his ‘World’s Richest Man’ title in 2010 by Carlos Slim, a 70-year-old Mexican telecoms mogul who placed third on 2009’s list of the world’s billionaires. However, it seems 2011 was not the year of the comeback for Bill Gates. Forbes just released its annual billionaires list and Bill, with his $56 billion fortune, it still at number two while Slim and his net worth of $74 billion are sitting comfortably at number one.

Sweden Replacing Stamps with SMS System

Sweden is going to replace stamps with handwritten codes that you obtain via SMS.

Stamp collecting is about to get a whole lot more interesting as Sweden has just announced a system that could eliminate the stamp altogether. TIME magazine reports that the Swedish postal service, Posten AB, is looking to launch a system that would see people pay for postage for letters and packages via text message. 

AMD Bulldozer, Llano Launch Dates Leaked

Various sources point to June and July release dates for Bulldozer and Llano.

Based on information gathered by "industrial sources," various reports are indicating that AMD plans to launch its upcoming high-end desktop Bulldozer CPUs sometime during the week of June 20, 2011.

Nintendo Can Remotely Disable New 3DS System

Nintendo can "brick" the 3DS using a system update.

Nintendo reportedly has a kill switch in place to disable the new Nintendo 3DS handheld if users are caught playing illegal games stored on unapproved SD cards. The news arrives by way of Japanese retailer Enterking who warns consumers about the possible 3DS "bricking" by Nintendo itself

iPad 2 Has Samsung Reconsidering 10'' Tab Price

We recoiled when we heard that the 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab was to cost €700 in Portugal. Though tablets do tend to cost more in Europe, we were still a little anxious to hear how much retailers would be charging stateside. However, it seems Samsung is already considering dropping the price of the 10-inch tablet, and it’s all because of Apple.