The Linux Foundation calls for the ditching of the Microsoft FAT filesystem as Microsoft are unable to share it freely:
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/04/linux-foundation-says-its-time-to-ditch-microsofts-fat.ars
Microsoft to discontinue the Encarta encyclopaedia this year. But what will happen to the data? :
http://encarta.msn.com/guide_page_FAQ/FAQ.html
Electronic Arts confirm that the next release of The Sims game will not have DRM requiring on-line authentication:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7972677.stm
A cunning way of encoding braille in pulses of vibrations on an otherwise ordinary touchscreen lets blind users interface to PDAs:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20127015.700-vibrating-touch-screen-puts-braille-at-the-fingertips.html
Isreal deploys sixty tonne robotic bulldozers to demolish houses in Gaza. It's hard to prosecute robots for war crimes:
http://technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2222
And finally. A novel fuel cell based on beer yeast that feeds on - human blood. I swear I am not making this up:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16882-yeastpowered-fuel-cell-feeds-on-human-blood.html
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