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Sony VAIO X

Sony VAIO X

Review Sony's high-end VAIO X is built with essentially netbook components and makes an enviable conversation piece, but the price is high. [05 Nov 2009]


HP Mini 5101

Blog There are plenty of netbooks around, but those aimed specifically at businesspeople are few and far between. Hewlett Packard’s Mini 5101 is just that, though, and we like it. You have to be... [04 Nov 2009]

HP ProBook 4710s

HP ProBook 4710s

Review If you need plenty of screen and don't want to use an external monitor, this bulky 17.3in. notebook could be a good choice. It's a good performer, but HP could have added a few more ports and user-programmable keys. [04 Nov 2009]


Series 60 phones get Google voice search

Blog Google has released a version of its voice search application for users of Symbian Series 60 handsets. Series 60 is mostly used in Nokia smartphones such as the E71 but also in some handsets... [03 Nov 2009]

Sony Ericsson goes Android with Xperia X10 Camera icon

Sony Ericsson goes Android with Xperia X10

Photo The manufacturer has unveiled the Microsoft Exchange-supporting X10, its first handset to use Google's open-source mobile operating system [03 Nov 2009]


That's how they did it: VAIO X Series uses Sandisk

Blog When I picked up the ultra-thin Sony VAIO X this summer, I actually did a double-take; it was so light I had a momentary impression that local gravity had failed. It was so light, when I went to... [03 Nov 2009]

iPhone officially lands in China

iPhone officially lands in China

News Crowds in China honoured the tradition of lining up for the phone hours in advance, as Apple launched its iconic device in the world's largest mobile market [02 Nov 2009]


Symbian show hints at future user interface Camera icon

Symbian show hints at future user interface

Photo Presentations at the Symbian Exchange and Exposition 2009, held this week in London, suggested how the future mobile OS might look [30 Oct 2009]

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Universal charger will spark innovation, says GSMA

News The GSM Association believes the new standard in mobile phone charger will give rise to product and retail innovation in the mobile market [30 Oct 2009]

HTC Hero to get Android Eclair, skip Donut

Blog HTC's Hero handset will be upgraded to Android 2.0 at some point, the manufacturer has confirmed. A tweet from the company's official account late on Wednesday read: "The rumors are true! Hero... [29 Oct 2009]

Hands on with Vodafone 360

Blog I spent some time yesterday afternoon with Vodafone taking a look at its 360 service. Due to go live tomorrow, this service puts people at the heart of your mobile phone. It is hardly a new... [29 Oct 2009]

Free Android sat-nav hits TomTom, Garmin shares

Blog Shares in sat-nav firms TomTom and Garmin plummeted on Wednesday, after Google announced free turn-by-turn navigation software for Android 2.0 handsets. Google unveiled the beta version of... [28 Oct 2009]

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Google adds Eclair features to Android SDK

News Developers can now include features such as peer-to-peer connectivity, multitouch and enhanced contact functionality in their Android applications [28 Oct 2009]

HTC Tattoo - Android on a budget

Blog The Tattoo is HTC’s attempt to bring the Android platform to an audience on a budget. But don’t get too excited about that. While we did indeed find it online for around £100 less than the top-end... [28 Oct 2009]

Panasonic CF-T8

Blog Panasonic’s Toughbooks are well known as super-rugged notebooks for specialised use. But there is a little more to the range than that, and the ‘business ruggedised’ line includes a number of... [28 Oct 2009]

Linux on Netbooks - Hope for the Future

Blog Warning. The following is pure conjecture on my part. The massive Hoopla surrounding the release of Windows 7 (aka Vista with Lipstick) got me wondering about the netbook market. As I see it,... [27 Oct 2009]

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Nokia vs Apple: The hidden scandal

Analysis Nokia is dragging Apple to court over wireless patents. This exposes IP law on the verge of failure [26 Oct 2009]

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Virgin Media Freedom Netbook

Blog For the last couple of weeks I’ve been using the Virgin Media Freedom Netbook. It is yet another broadband-in-a-tiny-computer offering that is ostensibly free if you sign yourself up to a longish... [23 Oct 2009]

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Nokia specifies its 10 Apple suit patents

Blog Nokia has revealed which 10 patents it is accusing Apple of infringing upon with its iPhone handsets. The Finnish handset maker will not say how much money it is demanding from Apple in the... [22 Oct 2009]

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BlackBerry Bold slims down with the 9700 Camera icon

BlackBerry Bold slims down with the 9700

Photo The new version of Research In Motion's flagship BlackBerry Bold smartphone has more flash memory than its predecessor [21 Oct 2009]


RIM takes ZDNet UK on a magical pixie ride

Blog Well, I'm here in Bochum, Germany, on a press trip with Research In Motion. I can't tell you yet why we're here (hint: it's BlackBerry-related, but nothing that I couldn't write up from ZDNet UK... [21 Oct 2009]

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Microsoft apologises for Sidekick data-recovery wait

News The company says it is sorry to be taking so long to bring back contacts and other information, but wants to make sure it is preserving all the data [20 Oct 2009]

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Images: RIM shows off the BlackBerry Storm 2 Camera icon

Images: RIM shows off the BlackBerry Storm 2

Photo The second touchscreen handset from Research in Motion uses a different click technology from the first, making it easier to type quickly [16 Oct 2009]


HTC Touch2

HTC Touch2

Review HTC's Touch2 has a relatively small screen and lacks an accelerometer. However, it's Windows Mobile 6.5 that really lets the side down. [16 Oct 2009]


BlackBerry Storm2 - a vast improvement

Blog It has been a long time coming, but Research In Motion (RIM) has finally released a successor to the BlackBerry Storm. The rather unimaginatively named Storm2 will be available exclusively via... [16 Oct 2009]

Beginning Drupal

Blog 12 Top Drupal Modules I have two exciting new projects in the pipeline, one a site for a mew magazine, the other enables artists to easily create an online portfolio. What is doubly... [15 Oct 2009]

Sidekick outages spark flurry of lawsuits

News Various legal actions claim that negligence on the part of Microsoft and T-Mobile led to Sidekick users' recent woes [15 Oct 2009]

Acer shows off Android netbook, smartphone Camera icon

Acer shows off Android netbook, smartphone

Photo The manufacturer demonstrated its first Android handset, the Liquid, alongside the UK's first Android-toting netbook at a London event on Wednesday [14 Oct 2009]

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T-Mobile Pulse: pay-as-you-go Android

Blog The Android platform for smartphones has come from nowhere to a pretty high-profile position in a very short space of time. Some of the best smartphones around are Android-based. Now T-Mobile has... [14 Oct 2009]

T-Mobile: Sidekick data may yet be recovered

News The wireless carrier has said efforts suggest 'recovering some lost content may now be possible', while those who do suffer a permanent data loss will get $100 [13 Oct 2009]

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Nokia E63

Nokia E63

Review Although it's missing some features (chiefly HSDPA and GPS), Nokia's E63 is a well-thought-out, ergonomic and affordable smartphone.

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Motorola Droid Drops Today: Happy Droid Day America! Author: Eric Everson, Mobile Security Expert If you’re wondering what all of the buzz is about with words like Droid and Android... More

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Ubuntu 9.10 (karmic Koala) on Netbooks...

In Part 1 of this series, I looked at the "standard" Ubuntu distribution, and found that with some adjustments, it could be made into what I considered to be a fairly nicely usable... More

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Ubuntu 9.10 (karmic Koala) on Netbooks...

In Part 1 I discussed some generalities about the new Ubuntu 9.10 distribution, and some issues related to using it on netbook computers. Now it is time to move on to the Ubuntu Netbook... More

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