A power cut causes a major Telecom outage in Auckland affecting the Internet,
EFTPOS, paging systems and the emergency services:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4261599a11.html
Xtra is resoundingly voted the worst ISP in New Zealand - in every
available category. They have excuses for that too:
http://www.consumer.org.nz/newsitem.asp?docid=3121&category=News&topic=ISP%20survey%20reveals%20dissatisfaction%20with%20broadband
Nanotube supercapacitors look set to take on the combined role of batteries
and capacitors for hybrid vehicles:
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/nov07/5636
New image processing techniques allow many photos on Fickr to be combined
to produce high-resolution 3D models of landmarks:
http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=37724
And finally. Pakistani police beat up a load of lawyers to curb extremism.
While I understand the temptation, it ain't quite right:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7078364.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.