Software development as a co-operative game: "The primary goal of each game is the production and deployment of a software system; the residue of the game is a set of markers to assist the players of the next game."

Shoppers are wary of chip and pin - I'd put myself into the "wary" box. It seems way more insecure to have to type in a 4-digit number (easily seen by anyone standing near you) than to have to write a signature... presuming these signatures get checked.

I wonder how many people have the same PIN number for their "chip and pin" transactions as they do for their ATM transactions? At least I couldn't look at your signature, steal your card, and run off to withdraw cash... is this shifting risk away from merchants and towards consumers?

Pernille reckons that mobile data usage is higher in Europe and Japan in part because of train commute times giving us a chance to use such services.

I think that might be one explanation, but I'm not sure it can completely explain the difference, for a couple of reasons: firstly most of the population of the UK don't travel to work by train/bus each day, and secondly, from what I recall last time I looked at figures for services we've run, WAP usage is highest in the evenings and at weekends...

On a side note: I'd really like to be able to look at my own usage patterns; to get my mobile bill in some digital format and analyse that see how and when I actually use my phone. When am I texting the most? When am I sending picture messages, making voice calls, and so on?

Not only has game specialist ad network Massive launched, but they have Nielsen signed up to provide third party auditing of ad units sold.

I'm not a big fan of traditional advertising shoehorned into new media, but at least this indicates that the commercial world is taking gaming seriously as a channel in its own right...

Motorola handset fails to boot. I'm surprised this is the first time I've come across a story like this...