A serious problem is found in the Debian (and Ubuntu etc.) openssl
packages, resulting in insecure keys:
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.security.announce/1614
Asus to ship Splashtop Linux built into all PC motherboards, starting
with the P5Q series and rolling out from there:
http://www.geek.com/splashtop-linux-desktop-to-appear-on-every-asus-motherboard/index.php
The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA)
wants the EU to force Microsoft to adopt open standards:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207603293
Red Hat's Fedora 9 "Sulphur" release hits the download sites:
http://fedoraproject.org/en/index
E-Ink now offering flexible displays that retain images for a year without
power, can be made in weird shapes, and are only 330 microns thick:
http://www.gizmag.com.au/e-ink-unveils-paper-thin-display-cells/9314/
Highly directional sound is the next weapon in the advertiser's
arsenal; you know, those people who pump up the volume in TV ads:
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=40a81cd5-f712-4baf-90c2-530d3f03596d
And finally. Polar bears are now officially endangered by global warming,
meaning the US government is officially obliged to fix the problem:
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-polar15-2008may15,0,1220040.story
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.