The Adobe PDF 1.7 file format is now ISO 32000:
http://blogs.adobe.com/insidepdf/2007/12/iso_ballot_for_pdf_17_passed.html
Having been sold off by Telecom earlier this year, Yellow Pages will
outsource NZ directory assistance to the Philippines next April:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=74&objectid=10479012
Asus releases the Eee PC ACPI code as per the GPL, allowing other
Linux distros to run properly on it. Also to release an SDK:
http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2007/11/27/asus-resolves-eee-gpl-violation-releases-asus_acpi-code-changes
Asus think they'll ship 3.8 million Eee PCs next year. Some will have
cut-down Windows XP on them, US$30-60 premium over the standard model:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/04/asus-says-itll-ship-3-8-million-eee-pcs-next-year/
Two cases of exploding cellphones. One in New Zealand, one in Korea:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/28/asia/AS-GEN-SKorea-Mobile-Phone-Explosion.php
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10479010
AMD's quad-core "Barcelona" Opterons get stopped as a fault is revealed.
The fix slows down the chip by 10%. News held until after reviews:
http://techreport.com/discussions.x/13721
Spintronics successfully demonstrated in ordinary silicon to the
point where everything needed to make circuits works:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-12/nrl-ngm120307.php
And finally. It appears the NZ Government has an investment in Taser
International. $780,000 of NZ cash backing instruments of torture:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4292983a6160.html
News collated from various sources by Vik Olliver for Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. The views presented in this document are the personal opinion of the collator, and should not be taken as any more than that.