The Ministry of Justice says it wants Open Source software:
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/NZ-Ministry-of-Justice-We-want-open-source/0,130061733,339284547,00.htm
The US Government is planning "little brother" spy planes that can
recharge themselves by hanging bat-like from power cables:
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn13093-spy-planes-to-recharge-by-clinging-to-power-lines.html
Printer ink costing US$8,000 a gallon prompts a class-action lawsuit
against HP and retailers for price fixing:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071218-hp-and-staples-accused-of-colluding-on-printer-ink-prices.html
The Google Android phone is spotted in the wild. This clear picture
shows that the device resembles a Palm Treo:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/android-hardware-in-the-wild/google-android-prototype-in-the-wild-334909.php
Nanosolar starts selling its thin-film solar panels below the magic
breakeven figure of US$1 per watt retail:
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1846022020071218
And finally. Congratualtions to the International Space Station,
which just chalked up its 100th spacewalk:
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-12-18-voa39.cfm
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.