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  • News: Sky Sports arrives on Now TV streaming service

    Sky has brought its Sky Sports package to its Now TV internet streaming service.

  • News: Gartner: Don't expect miracles from BlackBerry's recent facelift

    Gartner analysts said in a report released Monday that BlackBerry's new BB10 software isn't going to achieve world-beating results anytime soon. Even BlackBerry officials have literally begun singing the praises of the new Z10 smartphone in anticipation of its arrival in the U.S. market on Friday.

  • Opinion: Remains of the Day: Soul, man

    Samsung's trying to bring a little more life to its devices--arguably, too much. Elsewhere, a trusted source tells Apple just where it went wrong, and we have a new challenger in the Steve Jobs movie arena. The remainders for Monday, March 18, 2013 got what they got the hard way.

  • News: Samsung confirms Galaxy Smart Watch is coming

    Samsung has confirmed a Galaxy Smart Watch product is in production and will be brought to market.

  • Opinion: Bugs & Fixes: Recover photos lost in an import

    The other day, someone I know very well (I shall not reveal his identity) called me for some emergency tech support. He had been importing photos from his iPhone to iPhoto on his Mac. A lot of photos. Just over a thousand photos, to be precise. After the import had apparently completed, a message popped up stating that the original photos were being deleted from the iPhone. During this process, iPhoto crashed.

  • News: Remains of the Day: The best defense is a good Phil Schiller

    Phil Schiller has eaten his Wheaties, the iMac can now join your other fine pieces of art, and the Retina MacBook Pro conceals a ghostly secret. The remainders for Thursday, March 14, 2013 are zany to the max.

  • News: Startup brings digital rights mgmt. to iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone

    Startup Watchful Software says it's reviving the technology known as digital rights management (DRM) by expanding it beyond traditional platforms like Microsoft Windows PCs and bringing it to mobile devices such as iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone.

  • Opinion: When Safe Boot won't boot

    Reader Simon Hansen finds his Mac slow to do his bidding. He writes:

  • Opinion: Remains of the Day: Plane and simple

    An iPad might join you on your next flight to Hawaii, iPhone users consume online video at a prodigious rate, and Steve Jobs is the illustrated man. The remainders for Tuesday, March 12, 2013 are free with every purchase.

  • News: Apple TV, iTV release date, specs and rumours

    UPDATED! What the world is saying (ie. making up) about the much-rumoured Apple iTV, HDTV, telly.

  • News: App Spotlight: Ringya turns printed contact lists into smartphone contact lists

    Possible slogans for Ringya, a new contact-management app for Android and iOS:

  • Opinion: Remains of the Day: Chips and dip

    A new species of malware wants you to “like” it, the earliest iPhone is positively prehistoric, and the latest Apple TV packs a tiny surprise. The remainders for Monday, March 11, 2013 are served.

  • News: Hailo Picks up Speed as a Digital Disrupter for Taxis

    Like it or not, CIOs and other IT leaders will have to deal with a digital disrupter who wins over suppliers and customers by wringing out inefficiencies in the market. Mobile startups like Hailo and Uber, which match up passengers with transportation, are turning the industry on its ear.

  • News: Understanding iOS passcode security

    Ah, the eternal question: Should you protect your iOS device with a passcode? On one hand, the knowledge that your data is presumably safe from prying eyes makes carrying around your phone and tablet less worrying; on the other, having to tap in a code every time you want to check your email or make a phone call can quickly become annoying.

  • Opinion: Remains of the Day: Pulp fiction

    Is a subscription service music to Tim Cook's ears? Will Apple set back the clock on Swatch? Will a judge tell a case not to pass go and not to collect $200? All those questions and more on the remainders for Wednesday, March 6, 2013.

  • Opinion: Smart watches: coming soon to a wrist near you

    Smart watches could be a the thing to kick-start wearable computing, following the success of activity trackers such as the Fitbit and Nike Fuelband. Apple is rumoured to be working on an iWatch, while Sony has already launched its Smart Watch.

  • Buying Advice: What is the best music streaming service: Spotify alternatives?

    Spotify is a truly great music streaming service but it has its drawbacks. Here's a list of five Spotify alternatives for you to check out.

  • Opinion: Remains of the Day: Believe it or not

    Would you believe me if I told you Apple was working on new iPhones and iPads? What if I told you it was in a lull of innovation? What if I said Ferrari and Apple were teaming up to fight crime? Then I saw the remainders for Tuesday, March 5, 2013--now I'm a believer.

  • News: BBC iPlayer comes to Windows Phone smartphones

    The BBC has announced it is bringing its iPlayer catch-up service to Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system for smartphones.

  • News: Contact search highlights Google Maps for iPhone update

    Mapping is still a contentious issue for many iOS users, and Google looks to be taking advantage of that chink in Apple's armor to improve its own offering. A new update to the free Google Maps for iPhone, released on Tuesday, adds a couple of new capabilities, whittling away at iOS 6's last remaining competitive advantages.