Eric Schmidt's dog whistle to mobile developers: abandon Windows Phone
The transcript of the phone call earlier this week with Google's chief reveals the real signals he's sending out: Android wants to be the Windows of mobile phones
Why file-sharing has killed 'unlimited' mobile data contracts
Only a tiny number of people use huge amounts of data - which means that many more have seen 'unlimited' contracts killed off. It's a tragedy of the commons for mobile data
After the iPad, what unicorns are there for Apple to unleash?
Charlie's Angles: We've had the iPhone, and now we've got the iPad. But that won't stop the fans inventing fresh products or services that they're sure Apple has hidden in the cupboard
Charlie's Angles: Organisational inertia means we're saddled with an ageing, vulnerable browser across our hospitals and key government departments. That's not good
Watching the predictions: how did I fare in forecasting 2009?
Charles Arthur
Charlie's Angles: Netbooks taking off, 2 million people with dongles, an iPhone upgrade in autumn and the demise of Vonage … where was I right and wrong about the year just gone?
Why are cyberlockers suddenly such a problem, Lord Mandelson?
Charles Arthur
Charles Arthur: Companies offering online storage know that they can be used to store illicit files. But they don't need extra powers to root them out.
Why can't local government and open source be friends?
Charlie's Angles: When the budget for rebuilding Birmingham City Council's website ballooned from £580,000 to £2.8m, did nobody say 'let's try free software instead'?
An embarassment of potential riches: how should Twitter make money?
Have you noticed that the days are getting shorter? It's not just the seasons, though (unless you're reading this in the southern hemisphere, in which case I envy your lengthening day, of course). It's happening on Twitter too
Why look back at Apollo 11, when we've done so much since?
Charles Arthur
Charlie's Angles: If you think you'd have liked it in 1969, either you weren't there or you've forgotten what was invented since. Is it because we're unhappy with what we now have?
Why do pictures of the US president cost less than maps of the UK?
Charles Arthur
Want to make and sell a coffee-table book of Barack Obama's presidency, or Hubble Space Telescope pictures? It'll cost you nothing - so why don't we do the same with British maps?
Oh dear, Mini-Microsoft - the anonymous blogger inside Redmond who has agitated for years for the company to slim its staffing down and focus on results - is not pleased. The other day he walked over to the new buildings called "The Commons" on the Microsoft campus and revelled in its size and grandeur: " I walked around admiring the scope of the project, thinking 'This is what Windows built. This is what Office built.'"
