BSkyB signs up 3 millionth subscriber to high-definition television service
BSkyB has signed up the 3 millionth subscriber to its high definition (HD) television service just over four years after it was launched in the UK.
Nearly 50 channels are available in high definition on the Sky digital satellite service, including BBC HD, ITV1 HD and five high-definition Sky Sports networks. Living became the latest broadcaster to join the HD platform today , with several more ITV channels due to join it before the end of the year.
The Guardian

Chinese Government Requesting ID For Mobile Services
China has made personal identification a compulsory prerequisite in order to buy and use mobile services, joining several other nations in a drive to curb usage of mobile technology that might run contrary to the country's official voice.
IT Pro Portal

Mobile gambling to hit $48bn by 2015
Its new report says the Japan Racing Association’s iPAT service had been responsible for the bulk of global mobile gambling transactions to date, with casino/betting services in the UK accounting for much of the remainder. However, it argues that the sharp surge in adoption of the mobile lottery service launched by VODone will help propel China into third place in terms of mobile gambling transactions.
Mobile Entertainment

FCC delays decision on net neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is delaying a ruling on the future of net neutrality.
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski said in a statement that additional consultation, mirroring previous talks with network providers and interested parties, is needed as "the issues are complex, and the details matter".
V3

Businesses pay £6.5m software piracy bill
Businesses are paying millions in settlement and licensing costs for copyright infringements, according to anti-software piracy organisation, the Business Software Alliance (BSA).
Action against companies in Europe, Middle East and Africa cost £6.5m in the first half of 2010, according to the BSA's latest report.
Computer Weekly

Samsung planning Android Honeycomb tablet next year
Samsung has confirmed that it will be bringing out more tablets in the next year, with a different operating system to the current Galaxy Tab.
WP Hong, head of product planning for Samsung, confirmed that the next upgrade for the Galaxy Tab would be Google's Gingerbread, but wouldn't be picking up the next generation of Android:
Tech Radar

3D TV dominates IFA electronics show
3D television has dominated the early agenda at IFA, Europe's largest consumer electronics show, with Panasonic and Sony both announcing flurries of new products and initiatives.
Panasonic showed off what it claimed was the first genuine 3D consumer video camera, the HDC-SDT750. This will allow users to shoot their own footage in 3D. Makoto Nagura, director of Panasonic's video camera business unit, said this would put 3D firmly into the hands of consumers.
The Guardian

IBM touts "world's fastest processor" in $1m system
IBM will start selling what it claims to be the world's fastest computer chip on 10 September.The z196 processor is a four-core chip that contains 1.4 billion transistors on a 512mm x 512mm surface and runs at 5.2GHz, which, according to IBM, will be needed to meet the demand from increased web-based banking and retail technology.
PC Pro 

NASA seeks inflatable popup roof for camper vans on Mars
NASA says it has selected finalists in an engineering competition to design an "inflatable loft", reminiscent of the extending roofs often fitted to camper vans, but in this case intended to deploy from the roof of a "hard-shell prototype habitat" for use by astronauts on the Moon or Mars.
The Register

Punters still puzzled by broadband ads
It will come as no surprise to regular readers that 90 per cent of UK consumers are confused by broadband advertising - we'd have to assume the missing ten per cent are marketing bods for ISPs. Virgin Media is to publish "typical" speeds for customers on its different packages, having found that 90 per cent of those it surveyed found it hard to compare services based on "up to [X]" speed claims.
The Register