Microbes found thriving in volcanic Mars-like habitat

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/12/-microbes-found-thriving-in-volcanic-mars-like-habitat-1.html

"WiFi napping" to double your phone's battery life

 http://www.businessinsider.com/wifi-napping-2011-7

San Francisco working on plan to install composting public toilets

http://inhabitat.com/san-francisco-working-on-plan-to-install-composting-public-toilets/

"Self-aware" bank account robbing code unleashed by hacker

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/16/potent_xss_script/

Hybrid bus a "masterpiece of British engineering"

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/12/london-double-decker-hybrid-bus/

Cocaine levels found in the air connected to crime & health issues

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/12/cocaine-levels-found-in-the-air-connected-to-crime-and-health-issues/

Eric Schmidt reveals Google may be working on a Nexus Tablet

http://androidandme.com/2011/12/news/eric-schmidt-reveals-that-google-is-working-on-nexus-tablet/

http://www.businessinsider.com/eric-schmidt-google-tablet-in-six-months-2011-12