The age of austerity could spell a comeback for cash rewards to stimulate innovation along the lines of the 18th century Longitude Prize. More - Cash prizes could be inspiration for new innovation
A groundbreaking project that turns Birmingham schoolchildren into IT mentors for other family members has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. More - Digital Birmingham's family IT mentoring scheme nominated for award
Alex Wissner-Gross, the physicist quoted in several articles about Google's carbon footprint, is putting some distance between himself and comments attributed to him over the search giant's environmental impact. He told TechNewsWorld.com: More - Carbon research never mentions Google
If the credit crunch is interfering with your plans to hit the slopes this winter, Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip might provide a tiny amount of solace. More - Game review: Shaun White Snowboarding – Road Trip for Nintendo Wii
EA's approach to big franchises is always to pick a genre and copy its best exponent … and this time, it's the turn of Star Wars Battlefront. More - Game review: Lord of the Rings – Conquest
The Wii clearly isn't short of a minigame collection or two, with Wii Sports, Wii Play, Carnival Games and the numerous other titles offering a pile of quick 'n' easy games for casual players. More - Game review: Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party
More - New look for Lara will be 'more female-friendly': how, exactly?
Last week saw yet another depressing announcement from the One Laptop Per Child project – more redundancies, further cutting back on the project's commitment to its free and open operating system, and a general scaling back and winding down of one of the most ambitious, inspiring projects of the past 10 years. More - Cory Doctorow: One Laptop Per Child - what went wrong?
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