There's been a great deal written already about Google Chrome, Google's new internet browser. Those who hype it 'up' are taking the 'iPhone' line: Chrome will save the world, cure super-aids and make first contact with alien life, stopping off to rescue a kitten from a tree.

I nearly choked on my Cornflakes this morning while pondering online news (finger on the pulse): 'Northern Cities are beyond revival'. Centre-right thinktank Policy Exchange has declared that cities such as Liverpool and Bradford are beyond hope. Their economic raison d'etre having evaporated, the populace should up-sticks and head for the Southeast.

Good to see Apple has got on-board with 3G with the new iPhone.Whatever else you might feel like saying about the new iPhone, or however you might criticise its forebear, Apple has really got one thing right this time around: the price.