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• 15 May 2013

• Feature: What to expect from Google I/O

  Our Google I/O 2013 predictions: will we see Key Lime Pie, Nexus 5, X Phone, or a Google Glass launch date? Here's what to expect from Google I/O in 2013. UPDATED, 15 May 2013.

• 24 April 2013

• Feature: What happened to iPad 3? Why the third-generation iPad disappeared

  When the fourth-generation iPad arrived the iPad 2 was retained but the third-gen iPad disappeared. So what happened to the iPad 3?

• Feature: What is Big Data? Understanding Big Data, and how it affects us all

  We explain the term Big Data: what it is, and why it matters to everyone.

• 23 April 2013

• Feature: What is Google Glass? Everything you need to know

  You might have heard of Google Glass or Project Glass, but what is it? We'll tell you everything you need to know about Google Glass right here.

• 08 March 2013

• Feature: What is Bitcoin? The future digital currency explained

  We explain Bitcoin, the virtual digital currency. Read on for the history Bitcoin, how it works, and what happens next.

• 26 February 2013

• Feature: Intel's big push on mobile: Clover Trail+, 4G LTE modem

  Intel continued its push to claw back some of the mobile space from ARM with two announcements at MWC this week. Intel lauunched a dual-core Atom System on Chip platform for smartphones and tablets it's calling Clover Trail+. Intel also announced a multimode-multiband LTE solution that it says will ship in the first half of this year.

• 24 October 2012

• Feature: Apple iPad Mini price in UK

  Apple has now confirmed the iPad mini price in the UK. Here are UK prices for the Wi-Fi and Cellular iPad mini tablets.

• 23 May 2012

• Feature: The history of Microsoft Windows

  Microsoft has a long and distinguished record of producing PC operating systems. As we get ready for the Windows 8 launch, we take a look at the history of Windows.

• 18 May 2012

• Feature: Facebook IPO infographic: latest Facebook facts and figures

  Facebook is today offering up for sale more than 484 million shares that are expected to raise nearly $18.5 billion for the world's most popular social networking site. Here's an infographic of facts and figures related to Facebook's IPO.

• 11 May 2012

• Feature: Apple A-Z

  Apple by numbers... I mean, letters.

• 23 April 2012

• Feature: Intel Ivy Bridge processors tested

  New Intel Ivy Bridge i5 and i7 processors tested, vs Sandy Bridge and AMD chips.

• 19 April 2012

• Feature: UK home computing timeline

  April 2012 marks the 30th anniversary of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, but the BBC Micro, which arrived just a few short months earlier in 1982 is arguably the original ancestor of the smartphone or tablet you hold in your hand today. We chart the last three decades of British home computing history with our chronology of key events.

• 04 April 2012

• Feature: Top 8 reasons to upgrade to Windows 8

  Microsoft is only a few months away from launching Windows 8 and you're probably wondering whether you should upgrade. Here are eight great reasons to make the leap.

• 29 March 2012

• Feature: iPad 4 release date, specs and rumour round-up

  Everything you need to know about Apple's next generation tablet in one tidy place, including probable release date, specs and rumours galore.

• Feature: Technology's love affair with football

  Which Premier League football teams have been sponsored by technology firms? We look back.

• 16 February 2012

• Feature: PC Advisor's top five tweets of the week - 16th February 2012

  It's been a busy week for Twitter users when it comes to tech stories.

• 14 February 2012

• Feature: Valentine's day tech guide

  Here's a round-up of our most helpful Valentine's day related stories.

• 26 January 2012

• Feature: PC Advisor's top five tweets of the week – January 26th 2012

  It's been a busy seven days in tech, from Apple and Samsung's continuing patent battle to a juror being jailed for researching a case on the web.

• 13 January 2012

• Feature: ARM: 'Flexibility of chips leading to hyper-personalised tech'

  Jeff Chu - Director of Consumer, Client Computing at ARM - took time out of his busy schedule to give PC Advisor an insight into how the chip maker sees mobile and personal computing developing over the next few years.

• Feature: PC Advisor's most commented stories of the week - 13th January 2012

  It's been a busy seven days in the world of technology, with Virgin Media announcing its plans to double broadband speeds for its customers and Ofcom revealing its wants 98 per cent of the UK to be able to access 4G technology when the networks are rolled out.

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