The New Zealand Open Source Awards are held tonight in Wellington:
http://www.nzosa.org.nz/
IBM threatens to pull out of ISO because of concerns that the system
suffers from "undue influence" without mentioning you-know-who:
http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_852573C400693880002574CD0027DDFF.html?ref=technology
T-Mobile unveil the first Googlephone. Sounds like there are a lot of
lock-ins for a supposedly open device:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7630888.stm
The NSA and Chinese government team up with the UN to eliminate
anonymous internet use by implementing "IP Traceback":
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/09/the_nsa_teams_u.html
The EFF files suit against the USTR in order to get details on the
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) released to the public:
http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/09/17
And finally. Nanosoccer, a game played on a 2.5mm x 2.5mm playing
field with balls (actually pucks) smaller than a human hair:
http://www.deviceguru.com/2008/09/22/get-ready-for-nanosoccer/
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.