The numbers quoted by the UK government for illegal downloads are traced to a cooked survey by Jupiter Research, not the cited source:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/04/sabip_7m_stat_sponsored_by_bpi/
Google will not include current European books in their online library and puts 2 non-US people on the board:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10346253-93.html
Nokia release a mini version of the popular N97 smartphone:
http://www.gizmag.com/nokias-n97-mini/12708/
Skype not only gets new owners, but a capability that has been missing from day 1 - connection to the Asterisk Open Source PBX:
http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/09/01/skype-dials-new-owner-and-open-source/
An 8-bit, hand-held processor doesn't seem too spectacular, but this one runs of air, and can be powered by a hand-pump:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17730-new-microprocessor-runs-on-thin-air.html
And finally. Something to definitely not try at home - switching the compressed air can on an air horn for butane, and applying a match:
http://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/fire-horn/
Vik :v) Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. http://diamondage.co.nz
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