Nobel prizes go out to the development of the practical fibre optic cable and the creation of the CCD image sensor:
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2009/10/ccds-fiber-optics-take-home-physics-nobel-prize.ars
The London Stock Exchange expects to save approximately UKP 10 million annually with it's new Linux-based system:
http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2568&blogid=14
A microkernel that has been formally checked mathematically is developed, seL4, for safety-critical and secure software:
http://nicta.com.au/news/current/world-first_research_breakthrough_promises_safety-critical_software_of_unprecedented_reliability
Google discovers DRAM errors are far more common than was previously believed. A mean of 3,751 correctable errors per DIMM per year:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/storage/?p=638
And finally. The first engagement ring is reprapped by Adam Elkins of Philladelphia - and she said "Yes!":
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1097
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