Nanobama: World's Tiniest Candidate Portrait (Wired Science from Wired.com)

The presidential candidates have been under a microscope for the last year, but today, the focus on Sen. Barack Obama's face reached the nanoscale.

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Top 20 Election Day Web sites and online tools (Computerworld)

Ready for election day? The Web is brimming with interactive tools--everything from widgets to mobile alerts--that can help you stay on top of the presidential vote and keep you informed, no matter where you go.

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The Pitfalls and Vulnerabilities of Electronic Voting (eWeek.com)

When U.S. voters take to the polls today, almost all registered voters will cast their ballots on one of three types of electronic voting machines, each of which comes with its own set of vulnerabilities and countermeasures.

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African Wireless Growth to Continue at More Moderate Pace, Ericsson Exec Says (BusinessWeek)

The president of Ericsson's sub-Saharan Africa operations expects the continent's mobile-phone industry to keep growing despite war and economic woes.

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Verizon tries to stave off cable ISPs, bumps DSL to 7Mbps (Ars Technica)

Verizon has beefed up its DSL offerings in hopes that it can attract customers away from cable in areas where FiOS is not yet available. It's also eliminating a lower-priced data option for pay-as-you-go mobile customers in an attempt to lock them into 3G service.

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Comcastic P4P trial shows 80% speed boost for P2P downloads (Ars Technica)

Comcast releases data on a major trial of P4P technology that directs peer-to-peer users to local sources first. Not only does it boost download speeds, it can save ISPs cash without straining the network.

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