Over the last few years, we’ve seen a variety of apps designed to specifically assist people living with an illness. Most notably, this year at CES we got a look at Withings’ app that keeps a medical record of your blood pressure when used with its companion iPhone-connected blood pressure cuff. Now, the University of Toronto has developed an iOS and Android app to help people suffering from autism, brain injuries or any condition that causes language and speech challenges....

Popular domain registrarNamecheap.comhas today announced that it raised $20,000 for Save The Elephants via a campaign which offered users a special discounted domain transfers in response to a recent video showing the CEO of GoDaddyshooting elephantsin Zimbabwe. The registrar allowed GoDaddy customers totransfer their com/org/net domainsonto Namecheap’s servers for just $4.99 per domain, donating 20% from each transfer to Save The Elephants. It is estimated that over 20,000 GoDaddy customers decided to migrate their domains to Namecheap, earning the company $80,000 for facilitating the transfers in just a few days....

Rumours of an iPhone Nano have gained momentum, particularly over thepast few days, but a new report from The New York Times has rubbished the rumours, indicating instead that Apple is working on making its devices cheaper. TheNYT cites sourceswho have been briefed on Apple’s plans who also note that the Cupertino-based company will launch a new iPhone roughly the same size as the current iPhone 4, expected to hit the market in the Summer....

The topic of ‘tipping’ is a big bone of contention depending on where you live in the world and how much money you earn. But it seemsSean Parkerdoesn’t think twice about dishing money out for a spot of good service. The Napster co-founder and former Facebook President was having a good ‘ol time in West Hollywood’s Beverly Club at the weekend, and one waitress was given a pretty generous $5,000 tip for her efforts – almost the same amount as the $6,000 tab he ran up at the bar, Haute Livingreports, viaRumorfix....

NASA believes it’s discovered why a chunk of Martian rock mysteriously vanished. The Perseverance rover had tried to collect the sample as part of its search for signs of ancient life on the red planet. Perseverance used its seven-foot-long robotic arm to bore into the Martian surface and grab the rock. Data confirmed the drill had reached the proper depth. Telemetry and photos confirmed the sample tube had been sealed and placed in storage....