Microsoft plans Office tie-up with Nokia

Microsoft Corp said it will announce an alliance with Nokia on Wednesday, likely unveiling plans to make the software company's Office suite of applications available on devices made by the world's top cellphone manufacturer.

Reuters Article

Sequoia e-voting machine commandeered by clever attack

Computer scientists have figured out to how trick a widely used electronic voting machine into altering tallies with a technique that bypasses measures that are supposed to prevent unauthorized code from running on the device.

The Register Article

Broadband Competition Reaches 6 M Milestone

The Office of Communications said on Tuesday that competition in the U.K.'s broadband market has reached a significant milestone of 6 million.

Wall St Journal Article

3-D Printers Make Manufacturing Accessible

3-D printers can take blobs of plastic and shape them into almost any object you desire. Now, thanks to open source hardware designs and enthusiastic do-it-yourselfers, these printers are increasingly popular and accessible.

Wired Article

North Americans pay more for cell phone service

Cell phone users in the U.S., Spain, and Canada pay more for mobile phone service than cell phone users in other parts of the world, according to a survey published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

CNET Article

Driverless cars gives glimpse of transport of the future at Heathrow Airport

The Personal Rapid Transport system, 21 electric shuttles on a two-and-a-half mile pathway, is expected to ferry more than half-a-million passengers a year to and from the business car parks of Terminal 5. The £25 million system, which travels up to 25mph and uses computers and laser guidance to keep it on course, allows up to four passengers in each car to travel in comfort with their luggage.

Telegraph Article

She's having a baby (on Twitter)!

And so this is how we measure progress on the internet: not in afternoons and coffee spoons, but by which medium people use to reporting that they're giving birth.

Guardian Article