http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3628517.stm

US firm Vocera has created a wireless voice communicator just like they use in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Similar to the TV series, all you do to contact someone is press the talk button on the lapel badge, say their name, and you will be put through.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/22/uk_warez_raids/

The global operation resulted in 120 searches in 10 foreign countries. Searches were conducted in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, The Netherlands, Singapore, and Sweden, as well as in the UK.

The upper limit for writing data has been found
US scientists have found the theoretical maximum speed that data can be written to a PC's hard drive.
...............The good news is that this is still one thousand times faster than the best magnetic hard drives in use today

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3647055.stm