FYI: The Washington Post article starting to bubble its way across the internets about the RIAA arguing that personal rips of CDs you actually own are illegal is sorta old news from a few weeks ago. [Washington Post]
Going one better than Monday’s Nano advent calendar, Israeli boffins have squeezed the entire Old Testament in Hebrew onto a gold-plated silicon chip that is smaller than a pinhead. – Kit Eaton
In case you missed it, the iPhone with 1.1.2 firmware has been confirmed to run unlocked with a couple of new SIM cards in addition to the TurboSIM, which we already knew worked fine: the StealthSIM and a new one called SonicSIM. We have not tested these, so proceed with caution. [hackint0sh and iPhone World]
Like a predestined domino, Gateway’s CEO falls out the door for Acer’s chief to take over, following Acer’s \scoop up of Gateway in August. Insert “cows come home” tag. [NYT]
After some delays, Nokia now says the N-Gage service is going to arrive in pre-release form to the N81 next week. [N-Gage Blog]
T-Mobile Sidekick users are reportedly having major problems with built-in AOL Instant Messenger, including messages that are delayed, out of sequence, or never received at all. T-Mo blames it on AIM, and neither side has a plan to resolve this yet. Sorry, Sidekick users! [BGR]
Facebook has announced that it is opening up its platform code to other social networking sites. Is this going to spell disaster for Google’s unlaunched OpenSocial initiative?
IBM is upset over a few ASUS design elements in both ASUS-branded and OEM laptops, prompting IBM to sue over patent violations. [Reuters]
