Bill Gates announces Internet Explorer 7.0 at the RSA Conference 2005,
proposing the addition of new levels of security to Windows XP SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/feb05/02-15RSA05KeynotePR.asp
The first magazine for the Linux newcomer is released. Of course, it's free. The
PDF is downloadable the "subscriptions" link from this page:
http://www.tuxmagazine.com/
Novell announces the Hula community project to create an open source
collaboration server, based on code taken from Novell's NetMail:
http://www.novell.com/news/press/archive/2005/02/pr05014.html
Symbian joins the bid to lower smartphone development costs, but takes away
backwards compatibility with Symbian 9:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=21285
NanoChromics show off their NCD non-volatile display technology that can be
produced on LCD production lines with only relativley modest modifications:
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000680031783/
Zyvex and Arkema develop a partnership to sell nanotubes for incorporation
into novel materials. Arkema can now make 5 tonnes of nanotubes annually:
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/02-16-2005/0003024892&EDATE=
And finally. Stanford University researcher Irving Weissman is to create a
mouse-human hybrid. Human brain cells will be injected into developing mice:
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=333
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.