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In the UK, full versions of Windows 7 Home Premium -- not an upgrade edition -- are going to cost around £65. That's less than the price the Yanks have to pay just for an upgrade version -- $120 (£72) -- and half what they'll have to cough up for a full version -- $200 (£122).

Anyway: good news, everyone! For once, we can sit back and watch Americans shafting Americans, instead of us. Over pricing, that is. Is this the end of rip-off Britain, or a glorious one-off? Sadly, we suspect the latter, but let us know what you think in the comments.

The electronics giant said it would stop using a proprietary standard in favour of the ePub open format.

Sony said it would have its store converted to the format by the end of 2009. Most Sony Readers can already handle books in the ePub format.

This may not mean the end of all locks on books readable on Sony's device as the ePub format has an option to implement copyright controls.

non-commercial internet file-sharing

peer-to-peer networking

future government policy,

to figure out exactly where you are and to get turn-by-turn directions to where you're going. New phones that include global positioning system (GPS) receivers can do exactly that. With the right software or service package, they can pinpoint your location, give directions to your destination and provide information about nearby businesses.

Cell phones contain low-power transmitters that let them communicate with the nearest tower.

Captioning Systems has a great method of delivering captioning in the theater.

Prior to the performances the script was converted from a standard live theater/musical theater script to standard captioning format using PCS Live Theater Captioning software

One in 10 people has some form of hearing loss, and this larger group would appreciate communication enablement,

headset uses a tiny projector to display images on a user's retina

used real-time translation to provide subtitles for a conversation between people lacking a common language

The cost does not include the price of the translation tools and software