Tech

Speed of technology

Before the gig is even over the opening track from tonight's Live8 in London is on sale online. In fact it's already the top-selling song of the day on iTunes. Who knows, with downloads counted alongside singles, might it even chart tomorrow?

I'm getting a bit bored of people drawing comparisons between Live8 and Live Aid, but there's one more to throw into the mix. Could you have even imagined that back then? A song charting less than twenty-four hours after being recorded.