Google reveals Spanner, the database tech that can span the planet. The Spanner technology sees Google craft a globally distributed database to underpin its massive software platforms with the help of atomic clocks, GPS systems and some of its most lauded computer scientists.
It'll cost you. How much it costs: $135 for a passport, $110 for a renewal, $105 for a minor (under 16), $55 for a passport card (for entering the United States through land border crossings or sea ports-of-entry -- not for international travel via air). How long it lasts: 10 years (kids passports expire in five years)
The cost of renewing a child's passport is Â£49 for the standard service, Â£96.50 for the one-week service and Â£109.50 for the premium service. There is no way around these costs if you want to go abroad unless you were born on or before 2 September 1929, in which case your passport is free.