Some actual details on the Mexico ACTA talks are released. As a leak, of course. Activities now include spin-doctoring to sooth the public:
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4795/125/
Google injects US$2 million into Wikipedia on the quiet:
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/02/17/google-gives-2-million-to-wikipedia/
RepRap 3D printers can now print objects using clay as well as plastic:
http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2010/02/a-reprap-printing-in-clay/
The latest ARM Cortex-A9 CPU uses 28nm fab to improve performance by 40% and cut power by 30% running at 2GHz. Ready for ARM laptops?:
http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/ARM-Holdings-and-Globalfoundries-provide-details-of-28nm-part/
Chip-stacking brings the possibility of 1 TB FLASH drives in 2012, with this working prototype by Toshiba existing today:
http://technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2791
And finally. DNA Hackers produce functioning DNA that uses a 4-bit rather than 3-bit code and can incorporate artificial amino acids:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527484.000-lifes-code-rewritten-in-fourletter-words.html
Vik :v) Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. http://diamondage.co.nz
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