In print: the laptop-per-child row, more on MBS, and councils shift to Google Maps

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• Which laptop per child?
  The chipmaking giant Intel is accused of damaging the non-profit scheme to provide cheap laptops for the developing world. It says it's helping. Bobbie Johnson reports.
• Publishers sing new tune over web lyrics
  Fan sites with words to popular songs are targeted as the music business sees a fresh source of revenue. Adam Webb reports.
• Facebook opens up to developers in pursuit of MySpace
  Turning the networking site into an online platform could boost its value, says Charles Arthur.
• Newly Asked Questions:
  • Is £40 the right amount to pay for a loudspeaker screw?
    Strictly speaking, it should be Ä61.31 (£41.51), writes Charles Arthur, which will buy you one - count it, one - screw that will hold your valuable Sony XS8303 loudspeaker together.
  • What is the real failure rate of the Xbox 360?
    Tim Anderson asked Game, one of the largest console retailers in the UK. "That's not information we're able to give out. It's commercially sensitive," it said.
• Age shall, after all, wither the heroes
  Keith Stuart: Something strange is happening to heroes. They are getting old.
• Gadgets
  iLuv i1055 | Creative Zen Stone | Samsung F3000
• If you want to change the world, a blog may not be the place to start
  Seth Finkelstein: Getting ideas into the system can be more difficult than writing web pages and hoping somebody reads them.
• Fibre, not copper, is the future of the web
  Victor Keegan: Given today's soaring copper price, maybe simple cost pressures will solve the problem for us.
• Technobile
  Anne Wollenberg: As if dating were not hard enough, social networking sites add another layer of anxiety to the process.
• Legal wrangles over porn billing software
  MBS's popups seeking payment for access to websites have caused concern, but it could be you breaking the law, not them. Michael Pollitt reports.
• The PDA is dead, long live the PDA's functions
  Jack Schofield: It's hard to see sales thriving if buyers have to choose between an 'expensive' PDA and a 'free' smartphone.
• Councils bypass Ordnance Survey for Google Maps
  Free our data: Local authorities are increasingly using the free application from the search giant on their websites.
• Buying a new PC? Don't bother getting more than 3GB of Ram
  Thinking of buying a top-of-the-range Windows Vista PC with loads of Ram? Then just be sure that "loads" is no more than 3GB: you could be throwing away anything from £50 upwards, says Scott Colvey.
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