IT PRO – Google users more loyal with search
http://www.itpro.co.uk/613999/google-users-more-loyal-with-search
Google draws greater loyalty from its users, who conduct more searches a month than those on Yahoo and Microsoft, new data has shown, posing a challenge for the new team of rivals to Google.

Silicon.com – Twitter: Four per cent ‘news’, 40 per cent ‘pointless babble’
http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39489509,00.htm
Just over 40 per cent of posts on Twitter – or tweets – can be classified as “pointless babble”, according to a new study from Pear Analytics. Coming in second was “conversational”, which the company says makes up 37.55 of all tweets.

The Guardian – Microsoft’s Ashley Highfield: ‘We must face piracy head on’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/aug/17/microsoft-ashley-highfield-interview
The BBC’s former digital chief is now driving Microsoft’s online operations in the UK. Mark Sweney discovers his prescription for what’s ailing the television industry

FT.com – IBM heralds DNA chip breakthrough
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2056a292-8ac1-11de-ad08-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1
Scientists working for IBM may have found a way to use DNA – the basic building block of life – to help construct the next generation of semiconductor chips in a breakthrough that would replace the hugely expensive and complex machinery currently used.

IT PRO – Teens staring at screens for 10 hours a day
http://www.itpro.co.uk/614005/teens-staring-at-screens-for-10-hours-a-day
Teenagers spend 10 hours a day staring at a screen of some sort, according to a new survey. Despite the proliferation of shiny new digital toys like mobile phones and handheld gaming consoles, teenagers are still most likely to be found parked in front of the TV. They spend an average of 19 hours a week there, according to the survey of 3,000 teens by npower.