It took five days for the British to change course and insert their forces into Iraqi units too (as they had done previously).

ECONOMIST: Britain's armed forces

You may not notice the glossy facade at first, however, as the biggest hardware change in the new PS3 is where you insert disc-based media: a top-loading slider gets moved to the left, revealing a space for your brand new copy of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Game of the Year Edition (bundled with the 250GB console).

ENGADGET: PlayStation 3 Slim review (late 2012): is the third time a charm?

In particular, some developing countries are angry at what they see as western nations' attempts to insert new loopholes into regulations on how emissions from land use change are accounted for, which could allow western nations to cut actual emissions by less than they have pledged.

BBC: New UN climate chief calls for more ambition

Of course, not everyone is sold on the need to change, even if a sponsor might pay a king's ransom to insert its product into an NFL game.

WSJ: Why Is the NFL Afraid of Technology?

They may insert themselves into unused space within a binary so as not to change the size or other characteristics of those files (though they would affect a checksum).

CNN: Technology - Analysis: Understanding viruses