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Bohemian neutrality - The wrangling over net neutrality deserves an opera. Gibbs obliges. ...

Google's App Inventor: First impressions - Gibbs just got an invite to Google's App Inventor and he's impressed with what is an early beta ...

Security-as-a-service growing - When you ask IT professionals if they use cloud computing or software-as-a-service, most start by saying "no". But if you ask some follow up questions, you will quickly find out about "that one application" that is a SaaS application. ...

Disband the ITU-T IPv6 Group - When the ITU-T IPv6 Group gets together in Geneva next week, one of the things they should discuss is the need for their very existence....

Rest in bits - Gibbs ponders death online ...

Ready or not, cloud is coming - Regardless of whether you are a cheerleader or a naysayer, the fact is the pieces for cloud computing are coalescing rapidly. This stuff isn?t vaporware. Our tests of cloud services ? the third of which appears in this issue -- show a rich and growing list of capabilities....

'Hope all is well' can be annoying as ? - This beef is a trivial matter, I realize; virtually all e-mail etiquette issues are minor by definition. But every time I read that smarmy greeting my blood pressure ticks up just a notch, meaning that I am -- ever so briefly -- less well....

The iMo Monster: A quick and easy secondary monitor - The scoop: iMo Monster 10-inch touchscreen monitor, by MIMO Monitors, about $260...

Apple, Adobe and laziness - Steve Jobs called Adobe lazy but why hasn't Apple fixed iTunes ...

Google/Verizon: Will a parallel non-Internet help the 'Net? - In spite of the fact that the net neutrality proposal that Google and Verizon published on Aug. 9 was not much like what the rumor mill predicted as late as the day before, the proposal sure has kicked off a lot of controversy....

Eric Schmidt and the end of an era - Gibbs sees the opinions of Google's CEO on online anonymity as the end of an era ...

Opinion: IT needs to help secure industrial control systems - After the Stuxnet worm exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a popular industrial controller, it's clear that operators of large-scale infrastructure management systems need to work with the IT security community to better safeguard these critical systems....

Don't get burned ? Put some SPF 50 on your business continuity/disaster recovery plan - On vacation, forgetting your sunscreen may lead to a painful burn, but forgetting key components of an organization's business continuity (BC)/disaster recovery (DR) plan hurts a lot more. Overlooking even one item can weaken your entire network and mean significant losses in revenue and productivity....

Do you need network security and privacy loss insurance? - If your business manages personal information about health or finances, a security breach can cost millions. HITECH and other regulations not only apply fines, but they require disclosure and notification of those affected. In some cases, companies must pay for free credit reports too. These costs can range from $80 to $200 per compromised record. The problem for many companies is the sheer volume of information that can be compromised in a single breach. If you lose 5,000, 50,000 or 500,000 records, the math may mean bankruptcy. Fortunately, you can now get insurance to cover these risks....

Ebook readers: Nails in old school publishing's coffin - Gibbs takes a look at the Barnes and Noble Nook and compares it to the Alex he recently reviewed ...

If net neutrality dies, blame the comms junkies - Mark Gibbs ponders net neutrality, service agreements and consumer comms addiction....

Living with the knowledge that we're infected - Even as average enterprise security spending has risen over the years from 2% of the total IT budget to 10%, the percentage of compromised corporate machines has also climbed, now up to 7% to 9% by some estimates....

Putting IE's market share gains in perspective - Much is being made of the fact that Microsoft has at least temporarily stanched the bleeding in terms of Internet Explorer's market share, and, in fact, has managed to nudge the number upward slightly in each of the past two months....

Is cyberwar lawful? - The answer is probably not -- at least an unprovoked attack -- based on extensive new legal research appearing in an upcoming issue of the British journal INFO....

Building a better netbook - Mark Gibbs looked at the Samsung NB30 and decided it needed a better OS....

Catching up on the Cool Tools backlog - It's not even the holiday season yet, and we've got a bunch of boxes coming in daily. This also means that I need to catch up on writing about some items that have been sitting here lately. These are cool items that are easy to talk about quickly without writing a full review....

Softer data-leak prevention - Data-leak prevention is growing at 10% a year, a bit slower than anticipated but still pretty fast compared to other security technologies. In this year's research we see DLP use or active evaluation among 36% of research participants. The primary driver is compliance, as with most security funding. In looking at DLP deployment over time we noticed something very interesting: quite a few companies that deployed DLP last year pulled back on their deployments because of a backlash from users and management. ...

The price of free Internet: a piece of your soul - It is not news that there are a lot of companies, and maybe a few governments, tracking your every move on the Internet. But most people have not yet internalized just how pervasive and detailed the tracking is....

Facebook, nannying, and objectives - Gibbs ponders the problems with employees and social networking and suggests that nannying won't cut it. ...

Not just a passing fad: Improved productivity looks good on your business - Technology, like fashion, evolves constantly, but one thing that is always in fashion is saving money....

Six million facing new tax bills - HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418....

Overnight curfew after NZ quake - Police declare an overnight curfew in Christchurch, New Zealand, after a powerful earthquake causes considerable damage but no fatalities....

Burned body found on golf course - A badly burned body is found in undergrowth between the 17th and 18th holes of an East Sussex golf course....

Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin - Shoes, eggs and plastic bottles are thrown at Tony Blair as he arrives at a book-shop in Dublin to sign copies of his memoirs....

Tory defects over schools scheme - A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative"....

Balls seeks phone hack statement - Labour leadership hopeful Ed Balls says the home secretary should make a statement about claims of phone tapping by the News of the World....

Protests over French Roma policy - Thousands attend rallies in Paris and other French cities to protest at the government's policy of deporting Roma people....

Chile miners advised to exercise - Scientists from the US space agency Nasa advise the trapped Chilean miners to exercise and regulate their day and night sleep patterns....

Nine die in New Zealand air crash - Nine people, including four tourists, are killed when a light aircraft crashes after taking off from Fox Glacier in New Zealand, say reports....

Karzai sets up Taliban talks body - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has formed a committee to seek peace talks with the Taliban, his office says....

Police chief raps Moat coverage - Chief Constable Peter Fahy says it was "not right" that TV broadcasters covered the last hours of gunman Raoul Moat on a live rolling basis....

Spud U Like? Gardener chipper over his super-spud - An amateur gardener grows what he believes to be the largest potato in the world....

Robbie Williams turns on Blackpool lights - Thousands of people watch Robbie Williams switch on Blackpool's illuminations....

Dawson facing spell on sidelines - England and Tottenham defender Michael Dawson will miss the game with Switzerland after being ruled out for at least six weeks....

Live text - US Open day six - Roger Federer, Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic are among the players in action on day six of the US Open at Flushing Meadows....

England boss happy with Mushtaq - England coach Andy Flower says he is satisfied with spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed's role within the team despite previous links with illegal bookmakers....

Pakistan trio keen to see row end - A lawyer for the three Pakistan players at the centre of allegations of corruption says they are keen for a "timely and satisfactory outcome" to the affair....

Chandhok impressed by Korea track - Hispania Racing's Karun Chandhok gives the Korean Grand Prix venue the thumbs-up after being the first F1 driver to drive it....

Officers could face crash charges - Two police officers who crashed a sports car seized from a suspected drink-driver could face prosecution....

Funeral for festival death star - The funeral is held of singer Charles Haddon from Northamptonshire who died in a fall in Belgium....

Council could cut over 1,000 jobs - One of Scotland's largest councils - North Lanarkshire - warns that it may have to cut more than 1,000 jobs....

Father and son die in bike crash - A father and his 15-year-old son are killed in a motorbike accident outside Galashiels in the Scottish Borders....

Name released after city death - Police release the name of a man who was found dead at his apartment in Armagh city on Friday....

Irish citizen dies in plane crash - A 26-year-old man from the Irish Republic is among nine people killed in a plane crash in New Zealand....

More cuts in councillors proposed - More plans to reduce the number of councillors in Wales are put forward to create what ministers say would be greater fairness for voters....

Village £550,000 broadband quote - Villagers told by BT it will cost £550,000 for a broadband connection receive an estimate from another company of £50,000....

Mozambique police fire at rioters - Police in Mozambique's capital fire rubber bullets on the third day of riots, as the violence spreads to the central city of Chimoio....

UN calls special food price talks - The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices....

South Korea FM offers to resign - The South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, offers to resign after it was revealed that his daughter was offered a job in his ministry....

Japan imposes new Iran sanctions - Japan imposes new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme but maintains its oil import schedule....

Netherlands coalition talks fail - Talks to form a coalition government in the Netherlands collapse as the leader of the far-right Freedom Party Geert Wilders walks out....

Six men jailed for Portugal abuse - Six Portuguese men are sentenced to up to 18 years in jail after being found guilty of multiple charges of sexual abuse at a state-run children's home....

Castro addresses rally in Havana - Fidel Castro addresses a rally for the first time since handing the Cuban presidency to his brother Raul in 2006....

Colombian troops storm rebel camp - Colombian troops storm an ELN guerrilla camp near the Venezuelan border, killing 11 rebels, a day after 14 policemen were killed in an ambush in the south....

Blair in 'radical Islam' warning - Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world....

Clinton warns on Mid-East talks - The US secretary of state warns the current round of Mid-East peace talks may be "the last chance for a very long time"....

Pakistan rally bomb kills dozens - A bomb kills at least 50 people at a Shia Muslim rally in the south-western city of Quetta, the second attack on Pakistan's religious minority in days....

Afghan violence 'will get worse' - Violence in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better, the UK's most senior military commander in the country tells the BBC....

US sees 54,000 jobs go in August - The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show....

BP blowout preventer 'removed' - BP replaces the blowout preventer that failed to stem the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well and says it has paid $8bn (£5.2bn) in damage costs....

HSBC threatens to quit London HQ - HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says....

Petrobras files $65bn share offer - The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers....

BP says oil spill cost up to $8bn - BP says the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $8bn - a rise of more than $2bn in the last month alone....

Poll 'backs move from New Labour' - A poll commissioned by Ed Miliband's leadership campaign finds voters are less likely to vote Labour if there is not a shift from New Labour policies....

Lib Dem veteran Cyril Smith dies - The former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Cyril Smith has died aged 82, his family and party confirm....

Fox rules out French 'ship share' - Defence Secretary Liam Fox rules out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation....

Reading Arabic 'hard for brain' - Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read....

'No evidence' implants are toxic - Tests on a type of breast implant filled with an unapproved gel have shown no evidence they are unsafe, UK experts say....

Compost sparks Legionnaire's fear - Gardeners are being warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost....

Men in short supply in primaries - One in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show....

Music tuition falling, poll says - Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests....

School lottery 'failed in aim' - England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say....

PS3 hack escapes court challenge - Sony has won a permanent ban in Australia of a hack for its PS3, but the code behind it has been released for free on the web....

Memristor revolution backed by HP - A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time....

Global broadband divide revealed - The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures....

Plans for solar 'close encounter' - Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere....

Wolves fail to halt aspen decline - The re-introduction of wolves to a US National Park has not helped re-establish quaking aspens, as many researchers had hoped....

Method to trace persistent CFCs - Ultrafine measurements of atmospheric gases could help scientists track down the last sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of the ozone layer....

DJs unite for Love Parade track - Three of the world's most successful club DJs join forces to pay tribute to those who died at the Love Parade festival in Germany in July....

Sarah Kennedy leaves BBC Radio 2 - Veteran broadcaster Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2's Dawn Patrol show - 34 years after joining the station...

Cheryl and Ashley granted divorce - Cheryl and Ashley Cole are granted a divorce at the High Court after four years of marriage....

Don't let the bed bugs bite - The world is on the verge of a bed-bug pandemic, according to a report - how did the tiny biting insects come to pose such a threat?...

Autobiographies of the rich and famous - Tony Blair's memoirs has become the fastest selling autobiography in Britain. But what are the biggest overall sellers?...

Propping up a prime minister - Tony Blair used alcohol as a 'prop' during his time in power but how many of us do the same?...

Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin - Eggs and shoes have been thrown by anti-war protestors at former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrived at a book signing in Dublin....

Imran Khan on corruption in cricket - The former Pakistan cricket captain, Imran Khan, has said that if players are found guilty of spot fixing, they should not be given a life ban, which some officials are demanding....

Making music from children's old toys - The Modified Toy Orchestra is a band made up of five musicians - and 48 tweaked toy instruments....

?We were woken by the earthquake? - A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island, causing widespread minor damage and power cuts....

What does the future hold for television? - Rory Cellan-Jones tries out 3D video equipment and looks at the latest ultra thin and bright OLED TVs....

Panda twins delight Japanese zoo - New-born twin giant pandas made their first public appearance at a zoo in Japan on Friday in Shirahama....

Canine Cinema gets audience howling - In an attempt to reach people who do not normally go to the cinema, Shetland film festival is targeting their pets....

Sharks swarm off Australian coast - Hundreds of sharks have been spotted off the Queensland coast....

Reporter's dilemma - Should a journalist bear witness, or interfere to help save a life?...

Five Minutes - Author Ian McEwan on writing, walking and quantum mechanics...

'Death squad' - The merciless drugs gang spreading fear in Mexico...

Star Chamber secrets - The spending review's political arm-wrestling contest...

Eddie who? - The most famous comic you've never heard of...

Week in pictures - Striking pictures from around the world this week...