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Maps compare 3G coverage across UK Camera icon

Maps compare 3G coverage across UK

Photos Regulator Ofcom has published maps that reveal the extent of each operator's 3G coverage across the UK [08 Jul 2009]

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Sony shows off its Vaio W-Series netbook Camera icon

Sony shows off its Vaio W-Series netbook

Photos The manufacturer has taken the wraps off its first true netbook, despite having said in December that it would not produce one [07 Jul 2009]


A look at HTC's Hero Android phone Camera icon

 A look at HTC's Hero Android phone

Photos The Hero uses an HTC-customised user interface skin called Sense, and is the first Android handset from the manufacturer not to carry Google branding [24 Jun 2009]

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Windows 7 may offer a 'Family Pack'

News Enthusiasts have spotted wording in a leaked test build of the operating system that suggests Microsoft may offer a three-PC deal with the new Windows [03 Jul 2009]

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HTC Hero gets SIM-free release date, pricing

HTC Hero gets SIM-free release date, pricing

News Amazon has put HTC's own-branded Android handset, the first not tied exclusively to one operator, on its site for pre-order [29 Jun 2009]


Firefox 3.5 released for download

Firefox 3.5 released for download

News The major upgrade to the popular open-source browser provides private surfing, location awareness and support for HTML 5 features such as open-standards video [30 Jun 2009]


Google announces Chrome operating system

News The Google Chrome Operating System project aims to build a Linux-based OS available for purchase on netbooks in the second half of 2010 [08 Jul 2009]

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Opera Unite turns browser into door to PC

News The Opera Unite alpha lets people invite others to use a browser to see content on their PC, but security experts have called its reliance on simple passwords an 'avenue to disaster' [16 Jun 2009]

How Google will continue its watch over you

Analysis The company's all-or-nothing approach of tracking user activity means its new OS could leave your privacy compromised [09 Jul 2009]

Google Chrome OS takes shine off Windows

Google Chrome OS takes shine off Windows

Leader The Chrome OS is perfectly pitched at Microsoft's weaknesses. Addressing those will be Redmond's biggest challenge [08 Jul 2009]

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Windows 7 could be a touch too much

Analysis A lack of apps and users having to buy additional monitors to support the technology may hold back the rate of touchscreen take-up [02 Jul 2009]

BT's fibre-to-the-cabinet pilot goes live

News The north London suburb of Muswell Hill and the Cardiff suburb of Whitchurch are the first locations for the rollout of BT's next-generation broadband access [06 Jul 2009]

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Google's censorship struggles continue in China

Analysis At some point before the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Google changed its method for censoring search results, yet it will not discuss the new method [17 Jun 2009]

HTML 5 drops open-source video codec

News The next version of the web-coding language will specify neither H.264 nor Ogg Theora as its native video codec, due to a lack of agreement between browser makers [03 Jul 2009]

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2012 Olympics may see Tube mobile coverage

News Lord Carter's Digital Britain report has reignited plans for mobile coverage on the London Underground, months after plans were shelved indefinitely [18 Jun 2009]

Lightning takes down Amazon cloud

News The latest disruption to a high-profile cloud-computing service follows outages from other providers, including Google and Salesforce.com [11 Jun 2009]

Apple's WWDC keynote in photos Camera icon

Apple's WWDC keynote in photos

Photos Apple execs go onstage in San Francisco to show off the new iPhone 3G S and a new MacBook, plus updates to Mac OS X, Safari and QuickTime [10 Jun 2009]


Europe to get Windows 7 without browser

News Aiming to appease regulators, Microsoft plans to ship Windows 7 in Europe without Internet Explorer, though computer makers will have the option to add it back in [12 Jun 2009]

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Microsoft rolls out record Patch Tuesday fixes

News The bulletin includes a host of fixes for critical holes in Internet Explorer, Word and Excel, and important holes in the IIS web server product and other software [10 Jun 2009]

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Digital Britain recommends 'G Cloud' for gov't IT

News The newly published report has advocated that more government IT applications be moved to cloud computing [17 Jun 2009]

Digital Britain phone levy not enough, says BT

News The government's proposed 50p charge on fixed lines will not be enough to extend next-generation broadband coverage across the whole UK, BT's strategy chief has said [02 Jul 2009]

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BT fibre broadband coming to 69 more towns

News The second stage of BT's £1.5bn rollout of high-speed fibre broadband will kick off in 69 towns and cities around the UK [09 Jul 2009]

Chinese censorware has stolen code, says US firm

News A California company wants to prevent further shipment to China of computers using Green Dam anti-pornography software, which it says contains parts of its code [15 Jun 2009]

Firefox 3.5 to 'upgrade the web', says Mozilla

News The latest version of Firefox, on track for release at the end of the month, promises features such as faster performance, built-in video and new graphics technology [17 Jun 2009]

Stallman warns of Mono 'risk'

Stallman warns of Mono 'risk'

News The GNU project founder has urged developers to drop use of the open-source toolset, saying it could expose their work to legal action from Microsoft [30 Jun 2009]

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