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.
| Cars set to get parental controls |
| Ford is to introduce a key-based security system that limits what younger drivers can do to the family car.
10/07/2008
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| DVD copying software gets pulled |
| RealNetworks is being pursued by six movie studios over software that makes copies of DVD films so they can be played on a PC.
10/07/2008
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| Oyster card hack details revealed |
| Dutch researchers reveal details of how they managed to copy the radio chips used on London's Oyster card.
10/06/2008
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| Search engine Ask gets a facelift |
| In a bid to claw back some users from Google, search site Ask is re-launching its front page.
10/06/2008
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| Europeans sought over hack attack |
| The FBI is seeking a British man and his German accomplice over attacks on web shops selling satellite TV equipment.
10/06/2008
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| eBay to slash workforce by 1,000 |
| EBay, the world's largest online auction site, is set to cut 1,000 jobs - 10% of its workforce - with many more under threat.
10/06/2008
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| Music stars unite to seek control |
| Acts including Robbie Williams and Radiohead join a coalition to try to gain ownership and control of their music from record labels.
10/03/2008
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| China 'spying on Skype messages' |
| Chinese officials are censoring messages sent through the internet service Skype, Canadian researchers say.
10/02/2008
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| Obama uses iPhone to win support |
| US Democratic candidate Barack Obama launches an application that could turn the iPhone into a political recruiting tool.
10/02/2008
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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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| User or loser |
| Bill Thompson on the importance of a good interface
10/07/2008
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| Web of love |
| How the net can help catch a perfect partner
10/07/2008
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| Kosher calls |
| Ultra-orthodox Jews struggle with new technology
10/06/2008
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| Domestic bliss |
| Gadgets to put the fun in functional
10/03/2008
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| Virtual dogfight |
| Real planes race simulations in the Spanish sky
10/03/2008
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| Football focus |
| Gamers get a chance to be a virtual football star
10/03/2008
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| Music downloads avoid rate hike |
| A veiled threat to shut Apple's iTunes store recedes as a row over royalty rates is resolved.
10/03/2008
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| Prizes for Live Search regulars |
| To boost use of its search page Microsoft is offering free prizes to regular users.
10/03/2008
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| Nokia unveils new music service |
| Nokia announces details of its Comes With Music unlimited download service, and a new handset that will support it.
10/03/2008
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| iTunes store shutdown feared |
| As royalty rates for digital music are to be set this week comments emerge from Apple about a possible closure of iTunes.
10/01/2008
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| Google 'Goliath' Microsoft says |
| Microsoft's boss says his firm is a "David" to Google's "Goliath" after its failure to grasp the importance of internet search.
10/01/2008
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| Minogue wins digital music gongs |
| Kylie Minogue scoops two gongs at the BT Digital Music Awards, which took place at The Roundhouse in London.
10/02/2008
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| Words of wisdom from Woz |
| Find your passion, follow your heart and don't let a lack of money stop you. Words of wisdom from Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
09/30/2008
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| A tour of the greenest museum |
| A peek at the world's most eco- friendly museum
09/25/2008
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| New vision for computing in Africa |
| Hi-tech help for the blind in Africa
09/19/2008
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| Ofcom sets out stall for fast net |
| The price of next-gen broadband should reflect how much it costs to invest in it, says regulator
09/23/2008
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| Secrets of new Star Wars game |
| Secrets of the new Star Wars game
09/19/2008
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| Mobiles combat polio in Kenya |
| Mobiles help combat Kenyan polio outbreak
09/18/2008
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| Satellite images aid polar voyage |
| Satellite imaging system helps polar navigation.
09/11/2008
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| A guide to Large Hadron Collider |
| An introduction to the world's biggest physics experiment
09/03/2008
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| Google: Now we are 10 |
| As Google turns ten it looks to its next decade
09/05/2008
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| Conference cull |
| How communities help Bill Thompson stay informed
09/16/2008
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| Are paper's days numbered? |
| Bill Thompson says the writing is on the wall for paper
09/08/2008
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| How not to monitor mobiles |
| Bill Thompson is worried that the methods we are using to keep kids safe on mobiles have stopped being useful.
08/13/2008
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| Going for online gold |
| Bill Thompson is keeping an eye on the Olympics but isn't interested in medal winners
07/29/2008
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| The importance of being there |
| Regular columnist Bill Thompson says the virtual world still needs a lot of work if it is to replace the real world.
07/15/2008
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| Making punishment fit the crime |
| Regular columnist Bill Thompson wonders about the punishment that should be meted out to copyright infringers.
07/07/2008
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| Changing the way we think |
| Bill Thompson asks if the web changes how we think
06/17/2008
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| Why the future is in your hands |
| The humble mobile phone looks set to become a multimedia, multi-function monster as more features are crammed inside it.
02/18/2008
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| The mobile future is calling |
| Developers are being urged to unleash their creativity and make the mobile future a reality and bring the world to everyone's phone.
04/26/2008
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| Google on Android's future |
| Google's director of mobile platforms explains his vision for Android, a new operating system for mobiles.
02/28/2008
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| Pupils reveal mobile snapshot |
| Students at a school in Tynemouth carry out a survey of mobile phone use as apart of the BBC's School Report project.
03/13/2008
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| Nokia morphs itself from within |
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02/27/2008
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| Getting more from Moore's Law |
| A look at some of the technologies that could allow the silicon industry to deliver faster, cheaper chips.
11/13/2007
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| Future directions in computing |
| A look at the future computing technologies which will go beyond Moore's Law.
11/14/2007
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| The man behind Moore's Law |
| BBC News interviews Gordon Moore, the man whose "law" has driven the computer revolution.
11/12/2007
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| Cleaning up in 'fab world' |
| A look inside the surreal and ultra-clean world of the silicon manufacturing plant.
11/15/2007
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