I desperately want Britain's start ups to thrive but first we have to put the environment in place. The latest initiative by the government doesn't seem too inspiring.

The days of free love are over. A new generation of users needs boundaries. But we don’t want to stifle them. So sensitive policy management is needed, to create services they will want to pay for. Nathan Pearce, who runs data virtualisation for F5 Networks, says service providers risk losing competitiveness if they give the users everything.

The days of free love are over. A new generation of users needs boundaries. But we don’t want to stifle them. So sensitive policy management is needed, to create services they will want to pay for. Nathan Pearce, who runs data virtualisation for F5 Networks, says service providers risk losing competitiveness if they give the users everything.

The days of free love are over. A new generation of users needs boundaries. But we don’t want to stifle them. So sensitive policy management is needed, to create services they will want to pay for. Nathan Pearce, who runs data virtualisation for F5 Networks, says service providers risk losing competiveness if they give the users everything.

The days of free love are over. A new generation of users needs boundaries. But we don’t want to stifle them. So sensitive policy management is needed, to create services they will want to pay for. Nathan Pearce, who runs data virtualisation for F5 Networks, says service providers risk losing competiveness if they give the users everything.

It's quite easy to set up a CCTV system that anyone can log into and watch. It's called community monitored TV and it means whole communities can look after each other. It runs on mobiles handsets and tablets too.

It's quite easy to set up a CCTV system that anyone can log into and watch. It's called community monitored TV and it means whole communities can look after each other. It runs on mobiles handsets and tablets too.

I’ve got a terrible confession to make. Sometimes, journalists make things up. This came back to haunt me horribly, recently.

I’ve got a terrible confession to make. Sometimes, journalists make things up. This came back to haunt me horribly, recently.

Tablets have invigorated mobile communications, says Willie Jow. We may be mobile, but there's still a long way to go, he warns