Computing.co.uk – European Union unveils internet innovation strategy
The European Union has outlines its vision of a better connected world, unveiling a new strategy designed to support innovation through investment. Viviane Reding, EU commissioner for information society and media, said that the internet has the power to make European systems smarter and more efficient across the board.

BBC – Blog sparks mass council walkout
Councillors in a rural town have staged a mass walkout after becoming fed up with criticism from a blogger. Ex-vice chairman Anthony Canvin said 11 of Somerton Town Council’s 15 members resigned at a meeting on Tuesday. On his

The Daily Telegraph – Is Google Maps Navigation a satnav killer?
The news that Google is releasing free satnav software for Android handsets that will provide Street View images and turn-by-turn directions has sent the likes of TomTom and Garmin into a spin. Could the satnav – the saviour of many a long car journey – about to be consigned to the dustbin of history, alongside Betamax tapes and HD-DVDs?

Computer Weekly – Apple App Store hits 100,000 apps
Apple has now approved more than 100,000 applications for sale on its software catalogue App Store. According to the website Appshopper.com, there are now 102,485 approved apps and 93,659 are available.