The State Services Commission is suggesting that government agencies should drop some common Microsoft apps, as they're underused:
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/state-services-commission-tells-govt-agencies-dump-microsoft-104584
Tridge of Samba fame releases a patch that allows Linux to use FAT filesystems without being targeted by patent trolls:
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/07/vfat-linux-patch-could-circumvent-microsofts-patent-claims.ars
New Zealand suggests conducting trials by videoconference to save money in prisoner transfer fees:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10582761
The EU caps roaming mobile phone calls, TXTs and data charges making them 60% cheaper for most users and ending the great roaming rip-off:
http://www.gizmag.com/eu-roaming-mobile-tariff-cuts/12134/
The next release of Wine is out, allowing yet more Windows apps to run on an x86 Linux machine:
http://www.winehq.org/announce/1.1.25
And finally. Air NZ find a unique way of making people pay attention to the pre-flight safety video. The presenters are naked (SFW):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Mq9HAE62Y
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