The Guardian – Nokia calls on London travel startup Dopplr
British-based social travel website Dopplr is being bought by mobile phone titan Nokia for around €15m (£13.5m), according to reports. News of the deal, which was first reported by Silicon Valley blog Techcrunch, comes as the latest in a string of dotcom acquisitions by the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer.

The Guardian – Sharing in a crisis
Co-working, where small companies share office share and expertise, is a growing trend in Silicon Valley now that even Google is laying off workers.

IT PRO – Technology stops workers from talking to each other
Technological advancements in the workplace have lead to a reduction in the amount of time people spend talking to each other face-to-face, according to research published today. More than half (68 per cent) of respondents surveyed by Lumison engage in less face-to-face interaction than five years ago.

Computer World UK – Seagate launches ‘world’s fastest’ hard drive
Seagate has announced the world’s first SATA 3.0 hard drive, the Barracuda XT, making good its promise of earlier this year to start selling hardware capable of keeping up with the high-performance interface. Seagate demonstrated the possibilities of SATA 3.0 (also known as SATA 6Gb/s) in March, and for once for once the hype is probably accurate in its core message.