Wednesday, April 7, 2010

07-Apr-2010 AM clippings

Enjoy:

InternetNZ weighs in on ACTA and finds economic evidence that ACTA's proposed controls over the internet are not needed:
http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/feature/FF781B3E4EC60084CC2576FD00186BE6

Woosh Wireless not doing so great. Record loss of $38 million leaves them $12m in the red:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/3551911/Woosh-Wireless-plunges-to-record-loss-of-38m

Apple iPads look like they have problems connecting to Wifi anyway:
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/193579/apple_confirms_ipad_wifi_issues_suggests_fixes.html

IBM Breaks its vow not to use patents against OSS, filing suit against the Open Source Hercules project that emulates Syztem Z:
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/04/ibm-breaks-oss-patent-promise-targets-mainframe-emulator.ars

A superconductor that works in sub-nanometer lengths is discovered, opening the way for highly miniaturised superconducting processors:
http://www.thinq.co.uk/news/2010/3/30/worlds-smallest-superconductor-discovered/

And finally. Is allowing Japan to continue whaling a fair trade for a trading deal between New Zealand Japan? Ask the man in the middle:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/3549910/Whales-govt-harpooned

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