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Christmas gift ideas for your phone and laptop

Posted on24. Nov, 2009 by Rob.

Only in O2 stores from December

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The red-hot guide to getting things done

Posted on01. Nov, 2009 by Rob.

It’s training day and Ian the IT manager is in the hot seat. What words of wisdom does he have to pass on to his IT newbies?

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Your guide to Windows Mobile 6.5 for business

Posted on01. Oct, 2009 by Rob.

From touchscreen capabilities to revamped versions of Mobile Explorer and Mobile Outlook, Windows Mobile 6.5 has plenty to offer the corporate user

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Top 10 Christmas gadgets

Posted on01. Oct, 2009 by Rob.

Forget carol singers, office parties and the dreaded Secret Santa, what we really want at Christmas is a huge pile of presents under the tree – preferably with our name on

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40 great computer bargains

Posted on25. Jul, 2009 by Rob.

Laptops, printers, peripherals and software

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Will Snow Leopard have more suck than bite?

Posted on09. Jun, 2009 by Rob.

With Windows 7 just months away, it’s a question worth asking

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New ways of working in the public sector

Posted on01. Jun, 2009 by Rob.

Mobile technology is changing the way public sector workers operate. Here’s how

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SlingPlayer for iPhone: reviewed and rated

Posted on13. May, 2009 by Rob.

SlingPlayer for iPhone will appear on the App Store between 5.01am and 11.01 am today. The UK version costs £17.99

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WWDC 2009: 10 things Apple should do next

Posted on12. May, 2009 by Rob.

The triumphant return of Steve Jobs, Mac OS X 10.7, iPhone 4.0 and more

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10 great MIT projects that will change your life

Posted on21. Apr, 2009 by Rob.

Scientists often get a hard time from technophobes, not least because some of their research stems from the university of the bleeding obvious. Over at MIT there’s plenty of real work being done – resulting in technologies, concepts and techniques that could change the way you live work and play

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iTunes 8.1 in 60 seconds

Posted on12. Mar, 2009 by Rob.

The massive speed boost is by far and and away the best thing about iTunes 8.1 so far – and that augurs well for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

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iTunes 8.1 imminent, big changes planned

Posted on11. Mar, 2009 by Rob.

Apple has tipped off iTunes fans to an imminent update that should boost the program’s performance, while also offering improved Genius features and more

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21 great guilty pleasures for geeks

Posted on05. Mar, 2009 by Rob.

It’s OK, you’re in safe company. We know you didn’t really buy that because it could interface seamlessly with The Cloud, or because it offers the best range of features for Small to Medium Enterprises, or even because it has the fastest processor this side of a LINPACK benchmark. You just like touching its rubbery buttons and the fact that it goes ‘ping’. You’re not alone. In fact, while you’re here there are some other guilty pleasures that we’d like to share…

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7 green gadgets that use recycled parts

Posted on27. Jan, 2009 by Rob.

Let’s be honest, gadget makers don’t have the best track record when it comes to helping saving our planet’s precious resources, but there are signs that that is beginning to change

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10 things Ballmer shouldn’t do at CES 2009

Posted on07. Jan, 2009 by Rob.

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CES 2009: 7 reasons to be cheerful

Posted on05. Jan, 2009 by Rob.

The world’s biggest Consumer Electronics Show kicks off on Wednesday, with over 2,700 exhibitors flashing the gadgets you’ll want to be seen with over the next 12 months

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How to cut your high tech energy bill

Posted on01. Jan, 2009 by Rob.

Great energy saving ideas for your gadget habit – you could even help the planet too

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What is it that makes an Apple event so special?

Posted on05. Dec, 2008 by Rob.

Steve Jobs’ keynote at Macworld 2009 is likely to be one of the most eagerly anticipated of the tech year. But is there more to these events than fanboy hysteria?

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The only Snow Leopard vs Windows 7 comparison that matters

Posted on10. Nov, 2008 by Rob.

But which one can run Snood and porn at the same time?

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The Matrix… if it ran on Windows

Posted on10. Nov, 2008 by Rob.

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Hands up, who wants a Digital Copy?

Posted on15. Oct, 2008 by Rob.

At Macworld in January, Apple CEO Steve Jobs trumpeted the arrival of Digital Copy: legit iPod-friendly versions of the movies you buy on DVD, that save you the hassle of being hounded by Hollywood’s copyright cops. But then not very much happened, in the UK anyway. What’s going on?

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