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Europe needs a unified response to tackle cybercrime, according to computer security expert Ross Anderson. Professor Anderson, who heads security engineering research at the University... More

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Paid apps for Palm set for UK launch

Palm is to allow paid-for applications for European users of its Pre handset from March, the firm announced on Sunday. The company already developers to sell applications for its... More

'Google phone' set to be unveiled on T...

At 6pm UK time, Google will hold a press conference on the subject of its Android mobile operating system. The company is almost certain to unveil the Nexus One, an HTC-made smartphone. Details... More

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Eye-Fi - the Wi-Fi SD card for digital camera fans

Eye-Fi sounds like a great idea. It is a Wi-Fi enabled SD card that can transfer images and video from your digital camera to a PC and thence online. But it turns out to be an expensive and fiddly...

Sandra Vogel

jolicloud - another Linux for Netbooks

No sooner had I written my blurb on Netbook Linux than I came across another alternative, Jolicloud. I had a quick look at their web page, it makes a good first impression, and the descriptions on...

J.A. Watson

Lenovo takes ThinkPads to the Edge

Lenovo has just announced a number of revisions to its ThinkPad range of business notebooks, plus a couple of interesting new departures from its traditional offerings. The company is also using...

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Steorn sets up for second bite at perpetual cherry

Perpetual motion - a technology so outside the laws of physics that even the patent office refuses to touch it - is back. Or it will be when Steorn, the Emerald Isle's leading proponents of the...

Rupert Goodwins

No, Mr Filesharer, I expect you to die...

This is completely unchecked, pure rumour and no doubt made up. But it's too good to keep to myself. Contacts within the Civil Service tell me that whenever the name of the Right Honourable Lord...

Rupert Goodwins

Cosmic conundrum for Celtic computing

The BBC has a nice story for anyone who hopes that IT can bring economic benefits to disparate communities. Which it should, given that you can do anything online from anywhere on the planet -...

Rupert Goodwins

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