BBC – Introducing UK broadband’s first customer, 10 years on

The UK’s first broadband customer celebrates 10 years with the faster internet connection this week. Single parent Mark Bush was spending £300 a month on his dial-up connection before pre-registering for broadband with Virgin Media.

BBC – Sensors turn skin into gadget control pad

Tapping your forearm or hand with a finger could soon be the way you interact with gadgets. US researchers have found a way to work out where the tap touches and use that to control phones and music players.

BBC – US credit card hacker sentenced

Computer hacker Albert Gonzalez has been jailed for 20 years in the US for his part in stealing the details of more than 130m credit and debit cards.

Computing.co.uk – What happens when your cloud bursts?

Steve Prentice, vice president and fellow at research firm Gartner, reminds organisations not to rush into cloud service agreements or tryst any third party provider with mission critical data and applications without following appropriate risk management procedures.

The Guardian – We’re staying in China, says Microsoft, as free speech row with Google grows

Hopes that Google’s forthright stand on censorship in China would inspire other companies to follow suit appeared unfounded today.

Computer Weekly – Millions of e-mail users still respond to spam, survey reveals

Despite more than 80 per cent of e-mail users being aware of bots, tens of millions respond to spam in ways that could leave them vulnerable to a malware, a worldwide online survey has revealed. Half of the 4,000 people surveyed by the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) said they had opened spam, clicked on a link in spam, opened a spam attachment, replied or forwarded it.

The Register – Third of UK students would strip their way through college

A third of female students would happily top up their funds by stripping while four per cent would consider escort work as a way to make ends meet.