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We were a bit surprised to find LG's prototype Windows Phone 7 device for developers, soon to be unveiled officially as the Optimus 7 when released in its production form, hanging out in the wilds of IFA

I'll admit it. I'll buy almost anything Apple makes. I was going to hold out on the iPad, but after reading more about it, I wound up in line the first day it was for sale. As they say, resistance is futile.

With the new BBC iPlayer website launching on Monday after a four-month beta period, it was interesting to follow last week's debate on the future of the internet, sparked off by Chris Anderson and Michael Wolff's bold assertion that the web was dead. While this was more a reflection on the growth of apps, and how that's changing how we use the internet to deliver content online it certainly got people talking.

After a four-month beta period, the BBC is to launch a new version of its hugely popular iPlayer OTT video console and among the key features will be the ability to integrate a social network account that let users add a social dimension to viewing and listening.

The BBC will this week introduce the new online version of the BBC iPlayer that has been in Beta since May. Behind the changes is a desire to introduce more personalization and links to social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. TV and radio elements of the iPlayer have been separated and there are fewer ‘modules’.

SeaChange International is looking towards a tighter integration of its newly acquired software businesses as second quarter results disappointed investors. Revenues of $3.5 million marked an improvement on the $376,000 loss in Q2 2009, but the VOD and advertising specialist failed to match projects to revenues.

Assessments of the competitive impact of Apple TV have been swift to follow in the wake of the new product’s launch on 1 September, regarding the launch as either a game-changer or an inconsequence.