The Register – Commissioner pledges protection for net neutrality

Internet users must be able to access whatever content they want, regardless of telecoms companies’ demands that high-bandwidth publishers pay them, according to a European Commissioner ahead of a consultation on net neutrality.

IT PRO – MoD loses data over 1,500 times in five years
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted to losing data more than 1,500 times in the past five years.

IT PRO – Public sector CIOs call for more Government IT ambition
A large majority of public sector chief information officers (CIOs) want the next Government to be more ambitious when it comes to IT, according to a new survey.

ITVT – Discovery Taps Total Immersion to Develop Augmented Reality Game for “Deadliest Catch”
Augmented reality specialist, Total Immersion, contacted [itvt] Tuesday to let us know that it has been tapped by the Discovery Channel and the latter’s media agency, PHD, to develop an interactive augmented reality game to promote the sixth season of the action-documentary series, “Deadliest Catch”

The Guardian – iPad to be available in the UK through Vodafone, O2 and Orange
Vodafone, O2 and Orange have all signed up to supply the iPad to customers in the UK from next month.

BBC News – Man fined for Bebo friend request

A man who invited a woman to be his friend on social networking site Bebo has been convicted of breaching bail conditions not to contact her.

ZDNet – Digital divide shifts from access to application

The vice chancellor of the Open University has said the digital divide is now between people who do and don’t understand how to exploit IT fully.