Computing.co.uk – Fujitsu staff set to down tools on Friday
UK workers at computing giant Fujitsu are finally set to strike in what union Unite claims will be the first ever national strike at a UK IT company over jobs, pay and pensions.

Computing.co.uk – Unused phone lines to be subject to broadband tax
Unused phone lines will be subject to the so-called broadband tax outlined in Lord Carter’s Digital Britain report, according to a consultation released by the Treasury.

BBC – 4G mobile phone network comes to Scandinavia
Swedish and Norwegian mobile users could be among the first to use a fourth-generation (4G) mobile network.

Computerworld UK – Microsoft, Google competition changing the face of search
Advances in online search have been picking up momentum in recent months, culminating in a burst of announcements this week that could change the face of search all together, according to industry watchers.

Computerworld UK – Firefox exec recommends users leave Google
Firefox users are being urged to install the browser extension that adds the Bing search engine to Firefox. Mozilla director of community development, Asa Dotzler, made the recommendation in a blog post in response to Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s recent comments on privacy.