Apple shenanigans, Kenya's 'Slum Island' and the Poo Printer

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B U S I N E S S Apple tries to trademark the word 'startup' Apple is attempting to trademark the word "startup", covering a range of products and services, in a bold application filed in Australia on 27 August » T E C H N O L O G Y On Kenya's 'Slum Island', mobile payments could launch micro grids On Remba Island, access:energy have set themselves a lofty challenge: proving that micro-grids, combined with a mobile-payments system, can bring power to rural East Africa. And what's more, they want to prove that it's good business » C U L T U R E Poo Printer uses bird excrement as ink An artist called Fabrizio Lamoncha has developed a Poo Printer, which uses a group of caged male zebra finches to spell out letters from the Latin alphabet using their excrement » T E C H N O L O G Y How 4G deals compare as O2 and Vodafone begin UK rollout 4G in the UK finally gets competitive as both Vodafone and O2 launch their 4G data networks, and Three announces it will launch its own 4G network in December » S I L I C O N   E U R O P E 'Spinal Tap for startups' Vooza uses satire to smuggle advertising Vooza is a band of comedians, directors and editors who put together mockumenatary style web videos and sell native advertising within those videos. Wired.co.uk speaks to founder Matt Ruby » C U L T U R E Climb into a Victorian ice well to discover shimmering particle physics Clamber down the two ladders that lead into the Victorian ice wells of London's Canal Museum and you'll be greeted by a shimmering mass of perspex discs suspended from the ceiling » Promotion Shop The Collection Just William is a covetable British accessories brand, created with a discerning eye for busy people, who are spirited, fun and culturally aware. For him and for her. Online only. Click here W I R E D   B L O G Check out WIRED 2013's speaker list in detail For WIRED 2013 we are gathering pioneering thinkers from across the world, all of whom are pushing the boundaries of what's possible in their fields Listen » P O D C A S T Wired.co.uk Podcast 139: Steve Ballmer, defibrillator drones and Apple trademark shenanigans Listen this week for an entertaining 30-minute look at the most interesting technology and science stories from the last seven days, with Wired.co.uk's Olivia Solon, Katie Collins and Kadhim Shubber Listen »

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