In a minigame called Battle Mii, I squared off against two Nintendo staffers, each equipped with a standard Wiimote with nunchuck attachment.

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The old 201 Squadron standard is due to be laid up in Guernsey's Town Church during the Battle of Britain week parade in September.

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In other words, an industry-wide standard for returns is a good idea, but it faces a serious uphill legal battle and only resolves a small portion of the problem over digital ownership.

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It has no qualms about switching its network from Wi-Max, the standard it currently uses, to LTE, which appears to be winning the 4G standards battle.

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Sony is currently locked in a battle with Toshiba, which, despite helping to develop the Cell chip, is pushing an alternative DVD standard.

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