This week's print edition of the Technology supplement is online too (find it here). Among the usual feast, we look at how and why the UK music industry has forced ISPs into a corner on filesharing, the anger over eBay's feedback changes, interview Jonathan Schwartz of Sun, and examine new games systems you control with your mind. Oh, and why Virgin Media is ringing people up and asking for their passwords. (And you thought only government departments did daft things with data.)
On the comment front, Nick Carr asks how many computers the world needs (it's a small number), Vic Keegan explains why personalised search is the holy grail, and I look at research that indicates why Apple's secretive approach to product launches is so effective.
Click through for the full list..
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Unease at filesharing crackdown
The government's threat to force ISPs to police illegal sharing of copyright material is a music industry victory but a worry for everyone else - Why is Virgin Media asking customers for their passwords?The company is asking people to give up personal information setting identity-theft alarm bells ringing
- Game review: NFL TourForget strategy, tactics and fiddling with your defensive line — NFL Tour is a simple run-and-pass scorefest
- NewsbytesBill Gates sparks dreams | Double Twist unlocks iTunes | Thunderbird gets nest | New old museum site | Meet me halfway | X-Force reports | IBM's PowerUp | You report, iReport
- Game review: Castlevania: Dracula X ChroniclesIngenious traps, pixel-perfect jumps and the usual assortment of arcade puzzles and horror-inspired enemy-despatching
- How many computers does the world need? Fewer than you thinkNick Carr: Thanks to the explosion in computing power and network bandwidth, the barriers to building a universal computer are falling
- Game review: Zack & Wiki, Quest for Barbaros' TreasureThis colourful, cell-shaded game isn't just a pretty face, it's a real cerebral challenge
- 'Boggling' fee for access to weekly updates on deaths attackedThe British government has put a price tag of £62,000 on a new up-to-date feed of death registrations
- Sellers negative on eBay feedback changeBeing unable to rate buyers has some sellers fearing business will suffer; others say the change is overdue
- What web designers can learn from gamesAleks Krotoski: We can expect to see sites transformed from linear pathways into a series of discoveries
- Personalised search is still the holy grailVictor Keegan: Google's outward strength hides the hundreds of other search engines with new, and deeper, ways to search
- TechnophileThe new Palm Treo 500 isn't as gorgeous as the iPhone, but it's cheaper and much more flexible
- Giving away software makes good sense for SunJonathan Schwartz, its ponytail-wearing chief, has turned the company around by focusing on free software for new business, writes Tim Anderson
- Ask JackWreck a nice beach | Face on Facebook | Cyrillic spam | Blog start | Backchat
- Tokyo tests data hotspots for tourists and shoppersA walk through Tokyo's famous Ginza district is being transformed with an experimental torrent of digital information broadcast to mobiles and PDAs
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Why Apple's secretive approach is so effective
Charles Arthur: It turns out that there may be very deep reasons why Apple's secretive approach entices us so, and Microsoft's doesn't - Playing games with your mindNeurofeedback devices could be used for gaming - and for other applications such as robotics
