Calls for the Internet's TLD root servers to be administrated by the UN to
reduce political interference:
http://news.com.com/Will+the+U.N.+run+the+Internet/2010-1071_3-5780157.html?tag=st.pop
Contrary to recent Microsoft studies, IDC market figures put server unit shipment growth at 13.5% with Linux at 31.3%, Windows at 10.7% and Unix growth at 5%:
http://www.it-analysis.com/article.php?articleid=12804&SESSID=c8b3310313f5138db4612445b1359fef
A summary of the US$9 billion that Microsoft is paying in out-of-courtt settlements for alleged patent infringements and antitrust lawsuits:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=24621
The Motorola v265 is the latest recipient of attention, as the method of putting
back functionality removed by Verizon is disclosed in a blog:
http://www.originofstorms.org/?p=88
As Microsoft looks to buy Claria, MS's anti-spyware package mysteriously no
longer says Claria's adware is a threat:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1834607,00.asp
Schools and school areas in the UK start to take advantage of Open Source
Software, not just to save costs but to add novel functionality:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4642461.stm
Mandriva, Progeny and Turbolinux plan a Debian 3.1-based Linux solution to rival
Red Hat and Novell:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1834942,00.asp
Fujitsu shows off a QVGA 0.8mm thick flexible colour display with persistent
images that can be reloaded using the amount of power in an RFID signal:
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtm?articleID=165701915
http://www.japancorp.net/Article.Asp?Art_ID=10490
The Optimus keyboard, though still a design concept, uses OED displays in the
keycaps to indicate the functions of all keys:
http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/
Belgians figure out a way to 'camouflage' dead pixels on expensive plasma and
LCD screens:
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/mech-tech/dn7634
Small gearwheels on silicon substrates that are etched with lines can be rotated
by polarised light alone:
http://www.trnmag.com/Stories/2005/071305/Light_powers_biochip_gears_Brief_071305.html
And finally. A review of 45 major studies published in three influential medical journals shows 1/3 to be basically hogwash:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/07/13/contradictory.studies.ap/index.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.