Week in Review: Google Android hype starts here

Google announces the T-Mobile G1 Android phone

When it comes to hype, the Google Android has been approaching Apple iPhone levels. But finally this week, there is news of an Android-based handset manufactured by HTC, and perhaps unsurprisingly, it doesn't look very different to its Windows Mobile devices in terms of hardware.

But of course the main attraction is the actual new open-source operating system, and this looks like a key step in Google's attempt to grab a major piece of the mobile internet pie.

Photos: Government unveils first ID cards

After a huge amount of consultation, argument and controversy, images of the first identity card have been released. They will be issued to foreign nationals from the start of November. It is the same size of a credit card, holds basic information and also contains an electronic chip holding biometrics.

NHS doctors need permission to access patient records

The NHS has decided to change its consent model which had previously caused confusion into one which is more simple patients need to give permission for doctors to access their Summary Care Records. The NHS also made a strong denial that it was willing to sell patient data as was reported last week.

Father of the internet' warns on IP address drought

The world better get a move on because unless the current IPv4 system is changed to IPv6, then we may run out of internet addresses. The US have already started to migrate, but UK and Europe seem much slower to do so.

Mayor wants London covered in Wi-Fi

Broadband connectivity is still of major importance to the government as Boris looks at universal Wi-Fi which he says is possible if the right infrastructure is put in place. In the meantime, Gordon Brown promises 300m to get everybody online by means of 100 to 700 vouchers.