The big hit with V3.co.uk readers this week was the prospect of a price war, after Tesco announced plans to sell the iPhone in its Mobile stores this Christmas. The Apple device also featured in two more of our top 10 stories this week, after the author of the first iPhone worm was given a job at a software company, and the emergence of new malware that could turn the handset into part of a botnet.

Other popular items included insurance companies using Facebook to investigate claims, and the latest in our Top 10 countdowns which looked at the also-rans in the annals of IT.

Security news was popular too, particularly the climate research centre email hack, a new zero-day IE warning from Microsoft, and the embarrassing server break in at Symantec.

Readers were also keen to read our review of Sony's Vaio X Series laptop.

Tesco to sell iPhone in possible price war
Reports suggest handset will be in UK Tesco Mobile stores before Christmas

Insurers used Facebook to investigate claim
Depressed woman's benefits stopped after her insurers saw 'happy' Facebook photos

Top 10 technology also-rans
Systems that had huge impact then failed

Hackers attack UK climate research centre
Published emails fuel global warming debate

Microsoft issues zero-day IE warning
Software giant hints at out-of-cycle patch

Ikee worm author gets developer job
Ashley Towns lands employment after launching world's first iPhone worm

Review: Sony Vaio X Series
Sony's new ultra-portable is among the thinnest and lightest ever, but carries a hefty price tag

Symantec falls as Romanian hacker strikes again
SQL injection attack exposes customer data on Symantec web server

Malicious worm targets jail-broken iPhones
New malware could turn handset into part of a botnet

Facebook goes after uSocial
Lawyers send cease and desist note to controversial marketing firm