Bend me, shape me: Flexible phones 'out by 2013'?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20526577

Australian telcos are overcharging customers for data they haven't used due to a "technical inability" to distinguish if the data sent to a customer has actually been received.

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/telcos-overcharging-customers-for-data-20121130-2al3g.html

In a blockbuster announcement, Mcor, the makers of the IRIS color 3D printing system based on plain old paper, say they've struck a huge deal with print services giant Staples to supply 3D printing equipment for their numerous print and copy centers.

http://fabbaloo.com/blog/2012/11/28/breaking-staples-to-use-mcor-iris-in-copy-centers.html#.ULgbdKzql8E

Microsoft Security Essentials loses AV-Test certificate.

Bitdefender Internet Security is the winner with 17 out of 18 points. F-Secure Internet Security and Kaspersky Internet Security came in second and third respectively with 15,5 and 15,0 points. Out of the free programs, ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall got the highest score with 14,5 points. http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-security-essentials-loses-av-test-certificate

Autodesk has announced Fusion 360, "the world's first comprehensive cloud-based 3D modeling offering.

http://www.core77.com/blog/technology/autodesk_to_offer_comprehensive_3d_modeling_in_the_cloud_with_forthcoming_fusion_360_23929.asp

Humanitarian agency Australian Red Cross has created an app aimed at educating Australians about the difficulties faced by refugees. The agency’s “And then I was a refugee" app asks users to select a character who is forced to run for his or her life when their village is attacked by rebel forces.

http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/443235/red_cross_unveils_refugee_app/

Canadian government limits cases of non-commercial infringement. In such cases, statutory damages will be reduced to a one-time payment of between $100 and $5000 for all infringements that took place prior to the lawsuit.

http://balancedcopyright.gc.ca/eic/site/crp-prda.nsf/eng/h_rp01153.html#record

Windows Blue: Microsoft’s plan to release a new version of Windows every year, just like Apple's Mac OS

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/141676-windows-blue-microsofts-plan-to-release-new-windows-every-year

Per a new report from the University of Edinburgh Business School, the more friends you have on Facebook -- or, perhaps more accurately, the more "friends" you have on Facebook -- the more stressed you're likely to be about actually having them.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/11/are-your-facebook-friends-stressing-you-out-yes/265626/

Windows 8 App Development Hub

http://www.windows8appgenerator.co.uk/

A forensic software company has collected files on a million Canadians who it says have downloaded pirated content. Read it on Global News: Global News | Canada prepares for crackdown on BitTorrent movie pirates

http://www.globalnews.ca/pages/story.aspx?id=6442761468

OPTUS has called for a rewrite of Australian copyright law, urging legislative amendments that would allow digital copyright material to be shared among different technology platforms and devices.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/telecommunications/optus-pushes-commission-for-updated-copyright-act/story-fn4iyzsr-1226525283379

Leaked Intel roadmap shows the end of socketed CPUs – the end of upgradable PCs?

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/141443-leaked-intel-roadmap-shows-the-end-of-socketed-cpus-the-end-of-upgradable-pc

Windows 8 sales flounder as critics pan clumsy interface

"The main user interface restricts users to a single window, so the product ought to be renamed 'Microsoft Window' " Flat icons reduce discoverability Very low information density on Windows 8 apps Live tiles turned start screen into “incessantly blinking, unruly environment that feels like dozens of carnival barkers yelling at you simultaneously” Error-prone gestures" Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/windows-8-sales-flounder-as-critics-pan-clumsy-interface-20121126-2a2d0.html#ixzz2DIE8slav http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/windows-8-sales-flounder-as-critics-pan-clumsy-interface-20121126-2a2d0.html