Top 10 most read: Samsung defeats Apple, Fujitsu Windows 8 tablet hands-on and Baumgartner's leap

The top stories from the past seven days for V3 readers

The V3 Hot Seat has been going strong now for over six months and continues to attract the great and the good of the IT world including the likes of the chief executive of Bletchley Park, Trend Micro's Rik Ferguson and Canonical chief executive Jane Silber

As such the fact our interview with UK chief executive Duncan Tait was the most read of the week underlines the interest among readers in hearing what those at the top of the IT world think of the market.

Elsewhere Samsung was in the headlines again, with our interactive guide of the new Galaxy Note 2 super-sized smartphone well read as users flocked to see the key features in the device.

Samsung fans were also no doubt pleased that a challenge from rival Apple in the UK courts over a case relating to design patent was rejected.

Elsewhere, with the official release of Windows 8 just a few days away our hands-on review of the Fujitsu Stylistic Q702 laptop/tablet hybrid was eagerly read, as those interested in Microsoft's revolutionary new platform clamour to learn more about.

Lastly, it's only right that having jumped out of a balloon 23 miles above earth and reaching speeds of over 800 miles per hour that Felix Baumgartner achieved a place in our top 10 for the week. What a guy.

The V3 Hot Seat: Fujitsu UK chief executive Duncan Tait
Tait on the customer service lessons he accrued from his first job in a newsagents, his love for motorbikes and of course his fondness of everything Fujitsu

Samsung Galaxy Note 2: Interactive guide
Explore the features of Samsung's Galaxy Note 2 smartphone with our interactive picture guide

Apple loses UK high court design appeal against Samsung
Apology adverts must be placed in newspapers, magazines and on Apple's website, judges order

Fujitsu Stylistic Q702 laptop/tablet hybrid hands-on review
We test out one of the many Windows 8 devices set to hit the market

Pirate Bay ascends to the cloud to escape authorities
File-sharing website moves its operations to virtual machines in the cloud

George Osborne cites Facebook office move as another boost to London tech scene
Chancellor claims opening of office "vindicates" moves to make London top tech centre

Felix Baumgartner breaks sounds barrier and scientific boundaries
YouTube record also smashed after eight million views

Acer unveils Iconia W700P and W510P Windows 8 tablets
Devices designed for business use, claims gadget maker

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon review
The super-thin X1 Carbon offers the features of a ThinkPad in an ultrabook format

Raspberry Pi gets memory upgrade to 512MB at no extra cost
Model B version of the £22 ARM-based device now shipping with 512MB memory