NZ Telecom is preparing for the implementation of ADSL2, and hopes to maintain
compatibility with old ADSL modems:
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/BDD34CCAEB800D5DCC256FAB007E6DC1?OpenDocument&pub=Computerworld
Cisco has moved 2,000 engineers to Linux desktops, not because it's free but
because one MS admin covers 40 Microsoft PCs and one Linux admin covers 400:
http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1394751021;fp;4;fpid;3
The Beyond Microwave reads a product barcode and sets cooking times
automatically. Can also receive barcode info from other Beyond devices:
http://www.smarthome.com/1304.html
Microsoft's check code explicitly prevents users from updating their legitimate
applications if they have not got an OS made by Microsoft:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1766843,00.asp
SUSE Linux to get ISO15408 compliancee granted shortly, opening it for use in
mission-critical and/or command and control operations by governments:
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/56451
Samsung bring out DDR3 memory. Twice as fast as DDR2 and running off 1.5V:
http://www.samsung.com/presscenter/pressrelease/PressRelease.asp?seq=20050217_0000098353#
Both Telecom and Vodafone open their "Push to talk" services for mobile phones:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10111917
The Cabir mobile phone virus seems to be slowly spreading around the world over
Bluetooth connections:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10111873
Holograms that produce images under certain chemical conditions can give
a cheap graphical representation of test results:
http://www.primidi.com/2005/02/20.html
UCLA Nanotechnology researchers develop a way of turning proteins on an off on
demand, by stretching them out of shape with a DNA-based actuator:
http://www.physorg.com/news3074.html
And finally. A peek inside a very exclusive hotel that charges US$1 million per
night. But the view is terrific and of course, there's the zero gravity:
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviation/article/0,20967,1027551-1,00.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.