ITBusiness Elsewhere is a collection of unusual technology stories from around the globe
The holiest of handhelds
The Inquirer
You know the world has changed, never to be quite the same, when even thePope has an iPod.
Roll with IT
Wired
A roll-up computer sounds like a fabulous idea. Unless, of course, you’vejust spent a whack on a new laptop and groovy new laptop bag.
Turnitin.com banned
The Inquirer
Message to Canadian university students: go ahead, plagiarize. The softwareto catch you has been banned. At least at one university.
Google goofs
San Francisco Chronicle
Oops. We weren’t going to tell you all our financial secrets, but what thehay. Accidents happen.
Women’s rights? Not in IT
News.com
Here’s a shocker. The IT industry is sexist. Oh – you didn’t realize that?That must be because you’re not a girl.
Toast your partner across the miles
New Scientist
Some scientists in Boston have come up with a way for long-distance couples to raise a glass to each other using Wi-Fi. If you have to go to these lengths to keep a relationship together, why bother?
