BT profits climb on brisk broadband sales
BT reported second quarter sales of £4.89bn, a 2 percent drop, while pre-tax profits rose 15 percent to £570m for the period ended 31 September. Earnings per share rose from 5.1 pence to 5.6 pence and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation were up 3 percent at BT, with the company reporting £1.49bn for the quarter.
The Register

iPad 3 to launch March 2012
The iPad 3 is the most eagerly anticipated future gadget according to you. Apple's new iPad 3 won the Most Anticipated Future Gadget award at last night'sStuff Gadget Awards, and hot on the heels of that announcement we’re being told to expect a March 2012 release – with the device in production already. Just in time to compete with the Kindle Fire if it comes across the pond in 2012, as expected.
Stuff

Amazon launches US Kindle ebook lending library
Amazon.com announced the launch of an e-book lending library for Kindle users, that allows Amazon Prime members to borrow books for free, as frequently as a book a month, and without due dates.
Tech World

Angry Birds tops half a billion downloads
Angry Birds – the ridiculously popular bird-flinging mobile game – has topped 500 million downloads on multiple devices across the world. We’re not surprised, as we’re completely hooked ourselves, but the numbers are still staggering!
Channel 5

Mobile operators fail to provide adequate 3G coverage, says Ofcom
UK-wide 3G mobile coverage is poor according to an Ofcom report, which shows that many firms and users still cannot get a 3G signal, and that almost 8m premises do not even have an adequate choice of 3G mobile provider.
Mac World

Chip companies focus on medical electronics
Leading semiconductor specialists will be speaking at a new UK medical electronics conference and exhibition due to be held on Cambridge on 29 November. Intel, Analog Devices and Renesas Electronics are among the companies lining up to give presentations at Medelec, the only technical event in the UK to focus on electronics and embedded systems in the design and manufacture of medical devices.
New Electronics

Skype gives free WiFi to the whole UK next week
Yesterday we gave you 5 reasons to attend Internet Week Europe in London this year, and now it seems Skype wants the whole of the UK to get involved, as it’s giving the UK free WiFi for the whole of next week to mark the event. Similar to last year, as we reported at the time,  Skype’s sponsorship of Internet Week Europe 2011 will see it giving everyone in the UK free access to wireless hotspots with Skype WiFi. Between Monday 7 and Friday 11 November, everyone can go online for up to 60 minutes for free.
The Next Web

Google pulls Gmail app from iTunes
After gaining Apple’s approval for the new Gmail app on iOS, Google has been forced to pull its cloud-based email client from the App Store. iPhone and iPad users have reported a bug which affects the notification system.
Know your Mobile  

RIM BBM Music for BlackBerry smartphones lets you expand your collection as you connect with friends
Tired of changing music in your mobile SD card? Then you must try the new BBM Music in your Blackberry smartphone. This new messenger music service allows you to choose songs from a catalogue of millions of songs and lets you expand your collection as you connect with your friends.
Device Magazine

Virgin Media highlights that third of UK can get its 100 Meg service
Virgin Media is still on target to meet its coverage target of its 100 Mbps service being available to its complete cable network by the middle of 2012, this represents roughly half of UK households.
Think Broadband