Apparently, they felt that their $45 billion dollars of bailout money entitled them to a luxurious corporate jet that features "plush interior with leather seats, sofas and a customizable entertainment center." The French-made Dassault Falcon 7X also has an impressive range of 5,950 nautical miles—meaning that it can fly as far East as Saudi Arabia and as far West as Russia.

After learning of their plans to go ahead with the purchase, Obama's officials told Citigroup execs simply to "fix it." Ohhh, man that feels good. Like a satisfying smackdown that all taxpayers can revel in. [Huffington Post via Digg]

But at the same time, many are pointing out that a 3G iPhone may never come to the US, and instead AT&T would offer iPhone users a piece of their sweet 700mHz cake for Wi-Fi anywhere. Boy oh boy. Isn't all this speculation fun? [macworld via crunchgear]

Worried about hackers? You should be. This doesn't sound safe at all. If you are already a Cingular subscriber and Citibank account holder you can sign up for the trial service here. – Travis Hudson

NYC Mobile Trial [Via Gearlog]

This isn't the first time that Citibank has embraced new technology for its customers. A few months ago, they started to release RFID credit cards. I for one can't wait until they start scanning our eyes whenever we want to purchase some soda pop. – Nicholas Deleon

Citibank Singapore debuts biometric fingerprint payment system [Digital World Tokyo]

Many have gone to great lengths to protect themselves from the tentacle-like reach of RFID technology because they're crazy concerned about the risks that the technology brings. A big overreaction, or justified paranoia? – Nicholas Deleon

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My RFID Credit Card [Gearlog via Popgadget]