New Zealanders are the fourth less likely bunch to pirate software in the world - yet we still get charged 40% more:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/3703560/Kiwis-go-unrewarded-for-low-piracy-rates
The MPAA goes to war in Iraq - against the US military:
http://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-worries-about-pirating-u-s-soldiers-in-iraq-100515/
Google releases the VP8 codec as Open Source, using it in the WebM format specification. Chrome, Youtube and Firefox to support it:
http://www.fsf.org/news/free-software-foundation-statement-on-webm-and-vp8
Fighting crapware on new PCs. How vendors pay to have their trial crap put on your new PC to the detriment of its performance:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/3708734/Fight-rubbishware-on-your-PC
OLPC Laptops going to Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi. All children there to get one. Palestine deployment continues:
http://thejournal.com/articles/2010/05/13/olpc-kicks-off-ambitious-new-efforts-in-africa-and-middle-east.aspx
Looks like the new Chevy Volt car might have the Android OS. Makes sense. Like the Android handsets, Chevy's hate sharp corners:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/05/googles_android_os_headed_to_the_chevy_volt.php
At least one distributed, secure social networking project is underway. Could Facebook's days be numbered?:
http://www.gizmag.com/diaspora-open-source-social-network/15098/
And finally. How to propell baby at frightening speed along the pavement and get some fun out of it. Next, the babyhelmet:
http://www.gizmag.com/roller-buggy-stroller-scooter-hybrid/15140/
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