Laptops are increasing in popularity and the processor and memory
capacity is aligning closer to the desktop pc. In terms of mobility
and functionality the price of laptops compares favourably with
its desktop counterparts, and with the introduction of public wifi,
the business person on the go gains a lot of advantage in terms
of business productivity over a coffee or two.
| Apple to end music restrictions |
| Apple has announced at Macworld that music on its iTunes store will now be DRM free.
01/06/2009
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| Record high for videogaming sales |
| Sales of videogame software and hardware in the UK hit an all time high, figures from the industry trade body show.
01/06/2009
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| Tech show bucks global downturn |
| More than 130,000 people are expected to travel to Las Vegas for the giant Consumer Electronics Show.
01/06/2009
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| Twitter hit by security breaches |
| The micro-blogging site has to deal with both a phishing scam and a hack of some very high profile accounts.
01/06/2009
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| Apple's Jobs admits poor health |
| Steve Jobs, head of Apple, has disclosed in a press statement that he is being treated for a hormone imbalance.
01/05/2009
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| NI links up to underwater cable |
| Northern Ireland is to be linked to an underwater transatlantic communications cable for the first time.
01/05/2009
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| Police 'encouraged' to hack more |
| The Home Office has signed up to an EU suggestion allowing police to remotely access computers without a search warrant.
01/05/2009
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| Cloud hangs over Macworld opening |
| More than 50,000 people are expected at the Macworld show this week for the final year that Apple will take part.
01/05/2009
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| Be not afraid: Nepalese children's first encounters with computers |
| The E-library in Nepal proves a hit with children unfamiliar with computers.
01/05/2009
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| Get your up-to-date fix of blog posts about all things digital |
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05/21/2008
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| Fizzling out |
| No iPhone buzz for fans at Apple's last Macworld show
01/06/2009
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| USB danger |
| Revealing the dark side of the humble flash drive
01/06/2009
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| Vision chips |
| Mobile phone chips prepare for a generational shift
01/05/2009
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| Sweat and tears |
| The exercise bikes that recycle your own energy
01/02/2009
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| Valley view |
| Part two of our look at 2009's top technology
12/31/2008
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| Back to the future |
| Video game giants make their predictions for 2009
12/30/2008
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| Getting into space by broomstick |
| The proposed space elevator project could be powered by a simple new approach, demonstrated using a broomstick.
01/05/2009
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| China to 'clean up' the internet |
| China launches a new campaign to get rid of unhealthy, vulgar and pornographic content.
01/05/2009
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| Zune 'bug' fixed, says Microsoft |
| All the older Zune portable music players hit by a software bug should now be working, says Microsoft.
01/02/2009
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| UK housewives rule in online time |
| UK housewives are spending the most leisure time online, according to a survey that reveals the world's web habits.
12/31/2008
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| Private firm 'may run' phone log |
| A private company could be asked to log details of all telephone calls, emails and internet use, it is reported.
12/31/2008
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| Smartphones drive markets |
| 2008 may have belonged to the smartphone but problems are looming in 2009, say experts.
12/28/2008
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| Czech move to stop cyber bullying |
| The Czech education ministry draws up guidelines for teachers to halt cyber bullying in schools.
12/30/2008
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| 'Boom year' for hi-tech criminals |
| Security experts say 2008 was a boom year for hi-tech criminals and the net's underground economy.
12/27/2008
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| Click picks its top tech toys |
| Click picks its top tech toys
12/19/2008
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| Helping the web reach out |
| Combating the whitewashing of web searches
12/18/2008
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| Store tech checks customers out |
| High-tech invades supermarket aisles
12/19/2008
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| Taking democracy to the stars |
| Democracy takes a leap into an online universe
12/16/2008
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| Helping the web to understand |
| Getting the web to understand how people talk
12/16/2008
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| Inventions aid nuclear clean-up |
| New innovations make the clean-up easier
12/15/2008
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| The net and the real cost of free |
| Regular commentator Bill Thompson on what the free market might mean for all the data we surrender.
12/02/2008
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| Moving to the Second Classroom |
| Regular commentator Bill Thompson on how the classroom can make its way in the virtual world.
11/25/2008
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| Who is responsible in the cloud? |
| Is the widespread reports of insecure networks worrying people too much asks Bill Thompson
10/29/2008
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| The net and the ties that bind |
| Regular commentator Bill Thompson on living in an increasingly networked world.
11/17/2008
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| Don't have security nightmares |
| Is the widespread reports of insecure networks worrying people too much asks Bill Thompson
10/21/2008
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| How politics will change the web |
| Bill Thompson on the heady mix of politics and activism
11/04/2008
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| Between a rock and an interface |
| Regular contributor Bill Thompson looks at what makes a good user interface
10/07/2008
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| The medium and the message |
| Regular contributor Bill Thompson looks at what separates TV and the internet.
10/01/2008
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| Code-cracking and computers |
| Best known for its code-cracking work, Bletchley Park also played a role in the origins of the computer age.
11/06/2008
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| Accelerating the modern age |
| A technology that helps the modern world keep running celebrates its 40th anniversary on 5 August.
08/05/2008
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| One tonne 'Baby' marks its birth |
| The sixtieth anniversary of the birth of the first modern computer - known as Baby - is celebrated.
06/20/2008
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| The history of UK computing |
| The UK's role in the early days of the computer revolution have been overlooked, say conservationists.
07/23/2008
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| Alarm raised on teenage hackers |
| Computer security experts warn that many teenagers are falling into a life of petty cyber crime.
10/27/2008
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| Hackers ready superstore sweep |
| Cyber thieves are hatching a plan to steal US funds through British supermarkets, the BBC learns.
08/28/2008
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| What makes a cyber criminal? |
| Misha Glenny meets one of Brazil's many cyber criminals, to find out what makes them go online to steal.
05/19/2008
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| Thieves set up data supermarkets |
| Cyber criminals are setting up web shops that sell stolen data for a knock-down price, say security experts.
04/23/2008
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| Q&A: Stay safe online |
| ID fraud is a growing problem in the UK - here are some tips and tricks to help web users stay safe online.
11/17/2008
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