Top 10 articles: Apple unveils iPhone 4S, DataWind launches £29 tablet

The much-anticipated launch of Apple's iPhone 4S topped our list of the top ten most popular stories this week, though there was no place for the sadder news of the passing of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died on Wednesday.

V3 readers were more keen to find out the latest on the newest member of the iPhone family, which is set to ship with an improved A5 processor, as well as a better battery and camera.

It was another bad week for Windows Phone, however, with Steve Ballmer missing out on his annual bonus due to poor sales of the OS. Microsoft was also forced to backtrack on statements denying the technology gathered local data without users' permission.

Tablet news was popular again this week, with the launch of the £29 Aakash device in India, while BT announced plans to launch a 300Mbit/s service in the UK.

On the security front, V3 readers flocked to stories about hacktivist collective Anonymous setting up a new research arm, Iran's warnings of retaliation if it were to uncover evidence of cyber warfare, and HTC's handsets exposing user data to hackers.

 

Apple unveils iPhone 4S with improved processor, camera and battery life
New model available from 14 October, and iOS update due on 12 October

 

 

 

DataWind launches Aakash tablet in India for just £29
World's cheapest tablet developed in partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology

 

 

 

 

BT outage cripples broadband connections across the UK
Firm blames power failure at a major exchange in Birmingham as it scrambles to restore services

 

 

 

 

Oracle and Google look to end Android Java horror show as Halloween trial approaches
Firms set for third round of talks, but no settlement in sight yet

 

 

 

Iran warns US and UK cyber attacks will result in retaliation
Iranian army chief gets tough

 

 

 

 

Poor Windows Phone 7 sales cost Steve Ballmer his bonus
Board also unhappy with lack of tablet success, but considers chief exec 'underpaid'

 

 

 

 

Anonymous launches Analytics research branch
Hacktivist group looks at new ways of exposing corrupt organisations

 

 

 

 

Microsoft admits Windows Phone 7 user location privacy problems
Redmond claims Mango update will fix any issues

 

 

 

 

HTC Android handset flaws exposing user data to hackers
Apps could be logging and sending personal information stored on smartphones

 

 

 

 

BT Openreach to launch 300Mbit/s service in early 2012 as part of broadband overhaul
Firm also to offer 110Mbit/s service in direct challenge to Virgin