Before that, students had to wait until they had done a year of A-level maths before they knew enough to aim higher.

ECONOMIST: The way to save minority subjects

The jury's still out on how well it gets the job done -- that will need to wait until a review unit arrives at our doorsteps -- but we're glad to see that Alcatel is finally making some progress in reaching the US market.

ENGADGET: Hands-on with the Alcatel One Touch Idol, the Ultra's younger sibling (video)