After this week’s rant at Dell, it’s time to roll out another Thankful Thursday. For those unfamiliar with Thankful Thursday, the new weekly posting tradition here at PC Fastlane is meant provide a change from the rants that are sometimes posted. A lot of developments occur in the technology world that benefit the lives of disadvantaged individuals, and something cool and interesting is released almost every day in the world of gadgetry.

There might just be a replacement for the Concorde. A team of specialists have come up with a hypersonic aircraft design that can travel at twice the speed of the Concorde. It is capable of flying from Brussels to Australia in under five hours.

New T-ray device could find hidden art work. A new tetrahertz device, which works similar to an x-ray, could allow archaeologists to find old art work and murals covered by plaster or paint.

Google phone prototype coming. And sooner than you think: February 14.

iPhone and iPod Touch get a storage upgrade. The 16Gb iPhone has been long-awaited by Apple fans.