Hardware: Win an EeePC

If you're still after an EeePC, or want an upgrade from your 700 series, Asus is holding a competition here. You can either enter the prize draw, or there is a more creative competition for current 700 series owners, where you have to show a picture of yourself in the craziest location with your EeePC, to win an upgrade to the 900 series. The assumed part Microsoft sponsorship would explain why only Windows editions of the EeePC are being given away

An article over at Science Daily talks about a new alternative to the silicon chip and in local news, Spode gets his internet connection back and celebrates with pings all round.