Toy story: "It strikes me the toy industry is undergoing something of a transformation as toys transition from objects which imitate adult life to devices which make it possible for kids to use adult ideas in their own context."

3G demand grows, says Voda: "Publishing its latest trading update, Vodafone confirmed that it added a further 3.1m 3G punters in the last quarter, taking its total 3G user base to 8m."

More on the new Motorola UI. I know I shouldn't snipe on the basis of a couple of screenshots, but mmmmm a "Manage" menu: descriptive. And as the writer of this piece notes, cascading submenus, windows... all the kind of stuff you want to lose on a handset UI IMHO.

A lovely video of Gozo Shioda.

DRM is a complete lie: "Let's look at the shattering success of every DRM solution to date. Every single one has failed. The score card is hundreds if not thousands against, zero for. Name me one song, movie or software title that is DRM infected that has not found it's way to the net within a week of release, usually long before release."