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Orange and Barclaycard launch contactless mobile payments in UK

Orange and Barclaycard have introduced the first near-field communication (NFC) mobile payment system in the UK. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Dell posts 177% profit boost after increasing enterprise sales

Dell has boosted profits by 177% since last year after increasing sales to enterprise customers. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Analysis: Will Android dominance increase IT security threats for business?

The Android Market is forecast to become the world's biggest mobile content platform by August 2011, according to research by mobile application research firm Distimo. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Intel unveils Oak Trail Atom processor chipset for tablet market

Intel is introducing a next generation Atom processors, previously codenamed "Oak Trail", aimed at the tablet market. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

How pay-as-you-behave technology could transform car insurance

New IT systems can help calculate unique insurance premiums based on driver behaviour Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly Staff

Spotify hit by malicious ads

Spotify, the popular streaming music service, has been displaying malicious advertisements to users of its Free version. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Police switch to Sprint ii for IT procurement

Police forces in England and Wales are having to switch IT procurement from the Buying Solutions' CITHS framework to the SPRINT ii agreement. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kunert

Photos: The Best iPad 2 alternatives - Tablets you should know about

Tired of hearing about why you should buy the iPad 2? Want more choice? Then have a look at our top ten alternatives. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

RIM urges Blackberry users to disable Javascript after web browsing vulnerability revealed

Research in Motion (RIM) is advising Blackberry smartphone users to disable Javascript to protect against a security vulnerability in its web browser. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Video gallery: iPhone app helps travellers avoid being Eurotrash

They say there is an app for everything but who would have thought there was one to stop tourists in Europe from offending their hosts. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Windows Phone 7 update delayed

Microsoft is delaying its first major software update to its mobile operating system Windows Phone 7 until the second half of March. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Mobile ticketing users to treble by 2015

The number of people redeeming travel and entertainment tickets via their mobile phones is set to treble by 2015, according to a report by Juniper Research. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Google adds real-time traffic data to Android map app

Google has updated its algorithms to support real-time data for its map application for smartphones running on the Android operating system (OS). Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Pictures of the Southampton Azure balloon

Southampton University has successfully recovered a instrumentation launched into the stratosphere using a high altitude balloon. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

3UK offers unlimited data service to pay-as-you-go customers

Mobile phone service 3UK is to launch a £15 per month 'all-you-can-eat' data service for pay as you go customers. Continue Reading

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• Ian Grant

Photos: iPad 2 apps for business

In this photo story we look at the apps that make the iPad 2 a business tablet. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Azure propels Southampton's Windows Phone 7 balloon above the clouds

Microsoft Azure is helping Southampton University to reach above the clouds in a first-of-its-kind experiment to probe the stratosphere using an unmanned vehicle. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Photos: iPad 2 - Ten things that make it so special

The release of the iPad 2 has taken the world by storm, here we look at ten new features that make it stand out. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Download 180-day free trial for Windows Embedded Compact 7 OS

The latest version of Microsoft's operating system (OS) for embedded devices, Windows Embedded Compact 7 is now available on a 180-day free trial. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

UPDATE: Stolen network equipment causes Vodafone UK network outage

The theft of specialist equipment has prevented thousands of users from accessing the Vodafone network. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Photos: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Sony Ericsson continue to produce handsets that they hope will rock the smartphone world and the Arc is their top of the range. Is this the best Sony Ericsson yet? Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo will run on the new Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating with new features such as the iPhone folders system. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Apple adds digital subscription service to app store

Apple has extended its digital subscription billing service used for Rupert Murdoch's iPad-only newspaper to all magazines, newspapers, videos and music on its application store. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Mobile World Congress in pictures

More than 1,300 companies attracted in excess of 50,000 delegates from 200 countries to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week. Continue Reading

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• Adrian Bridgwater

Photos: Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro - Business phone

Xperia pro is also the ideal business phone for Android fans coming complete with a set of professional functions such as syncing your email, calendar and contacts in a secure way and the pre-loaded Office Suite Pro lets consumers view and edit office documents directly on the phone. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Sony Xperia PLAY - The game changer

Sony Ericsson have announced the game changing Xperia PLAY, the latest phone in its Xperia range of Android based smartphones. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Mobile hacker attacks will damage business in 2011

Businesses cannot afford to ignore mobile hacking attacks as they are proving extremely lucrative over shorter periods, a study of mobile threats has found. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Mobile workers practise lax security

More than half of Europeans practise unsafe networking when they work away from the office, according to research by German remote access experts NCP Engineering. Continue Reading

Photos: INQ Cloud Touch unveiled as the Facebook phone

The phones' homescreens provide a visual Facebook feed for clicking through friends' updates, pictures, videos and web pages, with one-touch links to Facebook Chat, Friends, Messages, Wall and Notifications. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: HP unveil TouchPad, Pre 3 and Veer

HP has launched its TouchPad tablet, which will run on the company's own WebOS operating system. At the event in San Francisco the company also unveiled two new smartphones, the HP Veer and HP HP Pre3, both powered by WebOS. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Vodafone rolls out Nexus S smartphone

Vodafone remains tight-lipped over the availability of Samsung's Nexus S smartphone, which is already available at Carphone warehouse. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

OFT to investigate e-book pricing

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is launching an investigation into e-book pricing. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Yahoo blames Microsoft implementation for Windows Phone 7 data charges

Yahoo has spoken out after being blamed for excessive data charges experienced by some Microsoft Windows Phone 7 (WP7) users. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Mobile app stores to grow over 1,000% by 2014

Mobile application store downloads are expected to surge 117% in 2011, growing more than 1,000% by 2014.

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Photos: Sony PSP2 aka NGP

Sony have unveiled the PSP2 which they are calling the NGP (Next Generaton Portable). Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

House of Fraser opens mobile shopping site

House of Fraser has launched a mobile transactional website to widen customers' choice of shopping channels. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

HTC sales rocket as shipments jump 163% in Q4 of 2010

HTC has posted sales of £2.2bn for the fourth quarter of 2010, an increase of 153% year-on-year. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Photos: Tablets set to kill the iPad - CES 2011

This year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has been hailed as the year of the tablet, with almost 100 tablets expected to be launched during the week. Computer Weekly rounds up the top tablets set to topple Apple’s iPad success. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Photos: The kids are not alright on Google Street View

These pictures from Google Street View show how kids all over the world are fun-loving, funny and above all fearless. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: The weirdest photos on Google Street View

We at Computer Weekly towers love Google Street View, here's a round-up of some of the weirdest pictures from around the world. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Blackberry Playbook hit by development challenges

Research in Motion (RIM) could be late to market with its Blackberry Playbook tablet device after experiencing several development challenges Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Most people who sell their old mobiles don't clear personal data

Just over three quarters of the UK population have sold on old mobile phones, but only 31% wiped all personal information before selling, a survey has revealed. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

CES 2011: Top five tablets

With almost 100 tablets expected to be launched at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, 2011 is set to be the year of the tablet device. Computer Weekly rounds up the latest tablet announcements from CES 2011. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

What is Near Field Communication (NFC)?

Near-field communication (NFC) allows data to be exchanged between devices via short-range, high frequency wireless communication technology by combining the interface of a smartcard and reader into a single device. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

BCS CEO David Clarke talks about the future of the IT industry

David Clarke, CEO of the chartered institute of computing the BCS, talks to Computer Weekly about being awarded an MBE, the future of the IT profession and tackling a membership revolt against his leadership last year. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

CES 2011: Tablets expected to dominate Vegas show

Tablet-style computers are expected to dominate the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show that kicks off in Las Vegas on Thursday. About... Continue Reading

Photos: The most anticipated gadgets of 2011

Last year we saw some amazing gadget developments but next year promises to be even bigger as Google go further into the mobile phone market with the Playstation Phone and also venture into web TV. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: The funniest pictures on Google Street View

If a car goes around the world and takes pictures of everything it sees, it's bound to find some funny stuff going on. Here are some highlights. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Windows Phone 7 - The Phones

Microsoft unveiled nine new Windows Phone 7 smartphones: HTC 7 Surround, HTC 7 Mozart, HTC 7 Trophy, HTC 7 Pro, HTC HD7, Samsung Focus, LG Optimus, LG Quantum and the Dell Venue Pro. We have a look at the line-up. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Blackberry Playbook rivals iPad

Blackberry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) has launched its tablet, the Blackberry PlayBook. With RIM’s stronghold in the enterprise market, its new tablet looks set to build upon its corporate market position. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Photos: The new Apple iPod Touch, Nano and Shuffle

Apple unveiled their latest line of music players as well as Apple TV. We take a closer look at the line-up and see what's changed. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Samsung Galaxy Tab - the iPad killer

The Samsung Galaxy Tab will be unveiled on the 2nd September in Berlin, Germany. Here's a quick look at the tablet being billed as the first iPad killer. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

What would be the first thing to load onto your new Amazon Kindle?

The Kindle is arriving in the UK. Computer Weekly. checks out the must-have books and MP3s that should be on your Kindle. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Photos: New Amazon Kindle for just £109

Amazon launched the latest generation of their eBook reader, the Kindle, at the competitive price of £109 for WiFi and £149 for WiFi and 3G. Here we look at what makes them the market leaders. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Flying car wins its wings

TerraFugia has developed a flying car with the help of Dassault Systems computer-adied design software. Continue Reading

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• Ian Grant

Photos: iPhone 4 - What's new and improved

Apple unveiled the iPhone 4 yesterday, this gallery looks at what changes/improvements have been made. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

The ten noughtiest inventions

Technology-based innovations dominate a list of the best inventions of the past decade. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How Top Gear laptop survived Bolivian expedition

The BBC Top Gear presenters took a 1,000 mile road trip through the rainforests of Boliva to the Pacific coast of Chile. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Travel chaos iPhone survival guide

Workers in the UK are used to trains running late, but the recent cold spell really moved the boundaries. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Photos: Gadgets of 2010 - What will rock your world!

This year promises to be the year of the gadget, with Google entering the mobile phone market and laptops getting smaller by the minute it seems our pockets will be full and our wallets empty in 2010. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Google unveils Nexus One smartphone

Computer Weekly takes a first look at the functions and features in Google's 'iPhone killer' Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Microsoft unveils Slate tablet PC

Years ago Microsoft tried to convince everyone that the tablet PC was the future. But it failed. Now it is yting again with Slate. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

iPhone app reveals MPs' expenses

MP Expenses, from Satosoft, gives iPhone users information on what UK MP’s have been spending their money on. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How to upgrade your Wi-Fi Network

With the 802.11n or Wireless-N standard ratified, now is the best time to consider a wireless network upgrade. Find out how in Cliff Saran's step-by-step guide. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Top 10 best-selling iPhone apps in the UK

The Apple App Store has more than 100,000 applications, but what are the best selling apps this year in the UK? Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Photos: Gadget gift guide for IT Pros

Wondering what to get an IT Pro for Christmas? Well, let ComputerWeekly.com help you find those techie gifts for over £100. You'll probably want one of these for yourself. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Top ten must-have mobiles for Christmas reviewed

Here are this year’s top ten mobile phones that would make great Christmas presents. Continue Reading

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• Rebecca Thomson, Computer Weekly

Review: The best mobiles for business

Businesses now have a dizzying variety of smartphones available to them. Consumer handset makers such as Samsung and HTC are now focusing their attentions on the enterprise market. Continue Reading

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• Arif Mohamed

BlackBerry Alliance Program's EMEA Innovation Awards 2009 - winners

The BlackBerry Alliance Program's EMEA Innovation Awards 2009 was held last week, here are the winners. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Students take unique view of planet for $150

Earlier this year, a team of Spanish students launched a balloon into space for €1000. Now a team from MIT has accomplished a similar feat for $150. Continue Reading

Photos: Apple event highlights - Nano video and Steve jobs

We were invited to the Apple event last night. Here are some highlights and a video demonstration of the Nano video camera. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Nokia rocks our World with X3, X6 and the Booklet

Nokia World saw the Swedish giant unveil a whole host of of new phones as well as the Nokia Booklet 3G which looks to be the jewel in its crown. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Videos: The future of User Interfaces - Tech beyond your wildest dreams

Want to know how you will go about your life in the future? Well, technology will play a part. Here are some demonstations of amazing inventions to shape our world. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Nokia N97 launch party

Nokia ran an official launch event for its much anticipated N97 smartphone at the Getty Image Gallery in London. Computer Weekly presents the highlights. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Photos: Samsung Jet flies in

Samsung Electronics has launched a mobile phone that it hopes will compete with the iPhone. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Photos: Nokia's E72, 5530 XpressMusic and 3710 fold

Nokia have unveiled three new phones in the E72, 5530 XpressMusic and 3710 fold. We take a closer look. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: First look at what makes the iPhone 3G S tick

We've all heard about the iPhone 3G S, but what is different and why should we spend our hard earned money on it? We find out. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

New iPhone features?

Rumours are flying all over the place about what the new iPhone will feature. This is a detailed analysis of those rumours to seperate the fact from the fiction. Continue Reading

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• Rebecca Thomson, Computer Weekly

Photos: Nokia N97

See photos of the new Nokia N97 that will be launched in June. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Mobile phone watches of the future

Watches of the future will link to your mobile via bluetooth and will have all the features current mobiles have now. Here are some available now that can do all this and so much more. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Google Street View car in police drama

This is a full picture story about how a Google Street View car was chased by the police and pulled over for going through a restricted road. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Competition: Send us your mobile working snaps!

Enter our photo competition and win a Sony Cybershot camera. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Windows Mobile Phone unveiled at MWC

Yesterday at the Mobile World Congress, Steve Ballmer unveiled the new Windows Mobile Phone operating system. Here are some pictures. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: GSMA Mobile World Congress first smartphones unveiled

The GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona has kicked off with a bang as all the major mobile phone retailers (Sony, Nokia, Samsung and LG) have unveiled their latest smartphones to compete with the iPhone. Here are some pictures of the phones on show so far. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Free mobile computing connectivity with broadband subscription

In a move that is designed to extend the flexibility and adaptability of firms, especially small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), BT has launched a broadband package that also provides a free public Wi-Fi hotspot. Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Photos: Sony's sleek and stylish Vaio TT laptop

Doing business on the move has in the past been an excruciating and frustrating experience, but the new Sony Vaio TT is breaking the boundaries of mobile working with it's sleek design, long battery life and light weight. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Added critical data protection for SMBs

New technology aiming to solve small and medium size businesses’ perennial problems with protecting business critical data Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Photos: LG unveils KM900 Arena

LG unveiled it's flagship smartphone which will officially be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Sony Vaio P-Series

Sony's Vaio P-Series boasts a clear eight inch screen, weighing 638g XrossMedia Bar (XMB) similar to the PS3 and PSP, 3G and WiFi. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Palm Pre first look

The Palm Pre looks like it will take Palm back to it's PDA heritage. The big questions are: Will it compete with the iPhone and will it save Palm? Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Mobile broadband demand props up crunched WiMAX

Research predicts global recession to cause enterprises to postpone WiMAX adoption but mobile will lead recovery Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Photos: Nokia N97

See our Nokia N97 photo gallery. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Top ten paid iPhone apps

Apple has announced the top ten paid iphone apps. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: The Retrieva dog collar tracker

According to the Missing Pets Bureau, nearly 2,500 dogs were lost or stolen every week in 2007. The Retrieva collar will help combat this through its instant tracking and alert system linked directly to your mobile phone. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Top ten cheap geek gifts for Christmas

Have a Secret Santa but don't know what to get them? Or maybe the credit crunch / recession has taken it 's toll. Either way, have a look at our cheap gifts and gadgets for Christmas. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Top 10 must have gadgets for IT pros this Christmas

Wondering what gadgets to buy for Christmas? Computer Weekly has teamed up with Firebox to give you the ten best IT gadgets money can buy. Continue Reading

Photos: iPhone 2.2 update – Street view mapping

First shots of the iPhone 2.2 update and street view mapping. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Top 15 James Bond gadgets

Computer Weekly picks its top 15 James Bond gadgets to celebrate the release of The Quantum of Solace. Continue Reading

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• Eric Doyle

Mobile data services development trends in 2007

Darrell Jordan-Smith takes a look at new data services architectures and development tools emerging in 2007 and the ongoing development efforts of the Java Community and others. Continue Reading

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• Darrell Jordan-Smith

Infrastructure security: Remote access DMZ

An excerpt from Chapter 7: Infrastructure security from "How to Cheat at Managing Information Security," by Mark Osborne. Continue Reading