Microsoft are allowing anyone to implement the ECMZ 334 and 335 specs covering cross-platform C# and CLI apps - even under the GPL:
http://port25.technet.com/archive/2009/07/06/the-ecma-c-and-cli-standards.aspx?
The use of Snapper payment cards on Wellington busses leads to the discovery of a 1/2 million dollar theft by drivers:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/2573231/Drivers-sacked-money-missing
SUSE 11 Linux takes off better than SUSE 10, though there seems to be some foot-dragging over KVM owing to Novells investment in Xen:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/07/novell_sles11_uptake/
As OLED displays inch nearer to use in larger screens, Canadian researchers are picking colour schemes that minimise power use:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17419-limitedcolour-screens-could-boost-cellphone-battery-life.html
A new biodegradable resin is developed for 3D printers, allowing them to produce scaffolds for growing new replacment human organs on:
http://technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2388
And finally. A useful transformer bot that converts from a shipping container to Blade Runner-esque restaurant in 90 seconds:
http://www.gizmag.com/muv-box-portable-restaurant/12162/
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