A report justifying NZ Telecom's broadband fees compares their promises with
ISP's current pricing, is seriously outdated, & only covers 1st generation ADSL:
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/29BFF57CD51A236CCC25711E00732501?OpenDocument
Alex Ostrovsky is the lucky downloader of the 1 billionth iTunes track, netting
himself a place in the history books as well as a host of material goodies:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=1653881
Japan bans the sale of second-hand electronic devices manufactured before 2001
for "security reasons":
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29858
The Inquirer also reports that a twist in the Windows licence means that you
have to buy a new licence if you change the case:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29854
AIST Demonstrates a true 3D display that works by generating plasma bursts in
the air above the projector. Currently only 100 pixels are possible:
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=559
And finally. The real world of goatse, where a Sudanese man is caught at it and
ordered to marry the goat - with dowry:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4748292.stm
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.