Top 10 most read: Raspberry Pi 3, RBS AI system and more Windows 10 updates

Top stories from the past week on V3

The Raspberry Pi dominated the headlines last week after the launch of the third version of the hugely popular computer. The device has several new features, but retains the £25 price.

V3 got hold of a Raspberry Pi 3 to put it through its paces and was very impressed by the improvements, awarding it a coveted five stars.

Elsewhere, we spoke to Phil Pavitt, global CIO of Specsavers and formerly CIO of HMRC, about the problems of licence renegotiations. Oracle, in particular, was criticised for its 'gun-to-the-head' approach.

V3 also chatted to the head of digital at RBS to hear more about a new artificial intelligence system the bank has built to answer staff questions, freeing up human advisors to focus on more complex projects.

The tool could one day be used for customer interactions, although RBS said there is still work to be done to get to that stage.

Specsavers global CIO bemoans trauma of Oracle relicensing dealPhil Pavitt discusses problems dealing with vendor, but doesn't expect anything to change

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B reviewV3 casts its critical eye over the latest Raspberry Pi offering

Raspberry Pi 3 goes 64-bit and adds WiFi and Bluetooth for IoT applicationsFirm expands capabilities but cost remains the same

RBS builds human AI chat system called Luvo to handle staff questionsTool could one day be used for customer-facing interactions

Windows 10 now second in OS league table but Windows 7 remains clear leaderSome way to go before newest OS leads the way

Microsoft adds support for more handsets in Windows 10 Mobile Build 10586.122More mobile updates continue

Transport for London using SAP HANA for IoT and big data processingHelps improve day-to-day planning and decision making, CIO explains

Drown bug in HTTPS puts 11 million websites at riskAnother major flaw uncovered by researchers

Snapchat hit by CEO email scam as 'whaling' attacks increaseFinance team tricked into sending email with payroll information

Firms turning to supercomputers to tackle big data delugeCray seeing growing commercial interest in systems