Top 10 articles, 13 Nov 2009

Most popular with V3.co.uk readers this week has been our latest top 10 on the tech death spiral, which listed the technologies that have recently left – or will soon be leaving – the technology mainstream. Some of our choices, such as the desktop PC and tape storage, proved controversial with readers and led to a heated debate. You can throw your view into the mix here.

The world’s first iPhone virus was also discovered this week, while Microsoft caused excitement to web searchers everywhere with the news of a deal that would bring the Wolfram Alpha search tool to its Bing search service.

Top 10 technologies in a death spiral
A look at some technologies that may soon be departed

World's first iPhone virus surfaces
Images of 80s icon Rick Astley spell trouble

Microsoft adds Wolfram Alpha to Bing
Microsoft strengthens search service

Google launches Go programming language
Could be used to build web servers and databases

DOJ cracks $9m fraud ring
Eight indicted over RBS hacking scheme

Google unveils commercial site search
New service aimed at online retailers

RIM woos developers with new apps
Compatibility, advertising, geolocation and traffic APIs offered

New BlackBerry targets business and consumer sectors
New 9700 comes with trackpad and bigger battery

iPhone worm was "justified"
Sophos poll finds users in forgiving mood

Europe's browser war heats up again
Mozilla and Opera demand changes to Microsoft's proposed ballot system