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Oh dear – things are getting worse and worse by the day for the careless Apple developer who left an iPhone 4G prototype in a bar after popping in for just a few quiet drinks. (For those who are new to the story, all you need to know can be found here, and then here). In short, Apple have compounded the initial individual blunder by taking rather excessive action in attempting to retrieve the phone – by having Gizmodo editor, Jason Chen’s, house searched and property seized – due to the belief that he had been sent the phone by the original finder.

Now, for a company which spends a lot of cash trying to look nice in expensive TV adverts,…

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A recent market research report has compiled data on the world’s top 100 brands, covering all industry sectors from web and technology to aviation and motoring. Perhaps unsurprisingly Google once again comes in first – though what might come as a shock to many is just how staggeringly financially powerful Google actually is (the report values the firm at £75billion). The data also puts into perspective some of the recent debates about the consequences of Google’s withdrawal from China – showing that, though not irrelevant, the decision has as yet done little to reduce the company’s economic standing.

This is probably the most useful thing about the report itself, in that it offers quite a different sense of perspective on who actually…

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There’s a great video available over at Techcrunch at the moment in which Belgian computer scientist Robert Cailliau, best know for being the co-creator of the world wide web along with Tim Berners-Lee, shares some thoughts on current web issues. The interview was done at the recent ‘Next Web’ Conference in Amsterdam and features some interesting thoughts – the majority of which are related to Cailliau’s suspicion of social networks (he’s not on Facebook) and his general concerns over data and privacy control in the age of web 2.0.

Click over to TC to view the full clip – you could do a lot worse than spend 20 minutes to hear the thoughts of a man who will go down in history…

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So, the UK Digital Economy bill was finally passed over the Easter holidays, albeit slightly amended from the initial versions which were discussed previously. Nonetheless, the document is still fairly long – and sometimes a bit confusing – so the consequences of it for UK web users, businesses, and the government will surely not fully emerge for some time. However certain central key issues are already evident and certainly worthy of discussion – which is why we’re here…

Firstly there is the matter of if your MP bothered to turn up for the vote – which incidentally took place in a late session thus ensuring a total minimum of fuss, in which only around 20 non-Labour MPs were present (mine was not present I was…

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With Apple announcing that its iPad tablet computer will be delayed on its international release until May due to high demand, it seems that keen would-be purchasers of this new gadget will have a little spare time on their hands for now…

Well, worry not ladies and gentlemen! To satiate your desires, at least for a few minutes, I now present a general round-up of what’s going on in relation to this headline-hogging mega high-profile device, which somehow continues to entertain (even before anyone has one) simply by its endless ability to generate news items (some of which are rather bizarre).

Take for example the recent advert for Blendtec (which can be found on Youtube) in which an Apple iPad is rather cleverly employed…

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