Proving he really is leader of the free world, Barack Obama has defied the Secret Service and Whitehouse lawyers, and will become the first US president to send email - and on his beloved smartphone, no less, reports The Atlantic. Oh yes, victory is sweet.

Broadband is promised for every child and, more curiously, every doctor, as part of President-elect Barack Obama's massive stimulous plan, which centres around the largest public works projects since the 1950s. But his internet initiative has drawn immediate criticism from conservative think tanks.