Hawaii astronomer captures image of forming planet

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/t/story/hawaii-astronomer-captures-image-forming-planet-14774799

Nissan 10-minute recharging explained

You may remember the item: "Nissan develops 10-minute recharging".  It referred to three items which contained little information & even contradicted one another.

SMH has an article that seems to provide the answers:

http://smh.drive.com.au/charge-a-car-in-time-it-takes-for-a-coffee-20111021-1mcaf.html

Bad news is that they all agree that it's 10 years away from production.

Which Australian ISPs throttle BitTorrent & by how much?

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/10/which-australian-isps-throttle-bittorrent-and-by-how-much/#more-487510

Erasable gel ink pen (video)

After erasure, the ink can be made to re-appear by exposure to very low temperatures (approximately -14°F, -25°C).  Invisible ink?

Inexpensive too.

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/10/21/pilot-frixion-ball-eraseable-gel-ink-pen-review/#more-78459

HTC Amaze 4G gets a one-click root option, permanent for unlocked bootloaders

http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-amaze-4g-gets-one-click-root-option-permanent-unlocked-bootloaders

Microsoft's Andy Lees: talking to your phone isn't super useful, NFC coming soon to Windows Phone

http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/19/microsofts-andy-lees-talking-to-your-phone-isnt-super-useful/

Blackberry outage temporarily saves lives in the UAE

http://www.ohgizmo.com/2011/10/19/blackberry-outage-temporarily-saves-lives-in-the-uae/