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  • 28 November 2007

  • News: iPhone patent battle could delay Nokia s60

    Nokia's efforts to launch new touchscreen-based handsets to compete with iPhone may be hampered by Apple's aggressive moves to protect its patents, according to a UK analyst.

  • News: Apple ships iPhone software developer kit

    Selected software developers have been granted access to rough iPhone development tools. Apple is making a pre-release version of its iPhone software development kit (SDK) available to a small pool of hand-picked companies, a report claims.

  • News: Samsung builds mobile phone RFID chip

    Samsung Electronics has developed an RFID (radio frequency identification) chip it hopes will turn mobile phones into more useful tools to tell people about the products and services they want.

  • News: Fix your friends' PCs in five easy steps

    No matter how much you know about PCs, correcting a problem can be a challenge when you're talking to someone who doesn't know a taskbar from a USB port. So we've put together the definitive guide to providing IT support for those closest to you.

  • News: Greenpeace turns against Nokia & Nintendo

    Greenpeace favourite Nokia has fallen from first to last place in the group’s regular green electronics guide, while console maker Nintendo has taken last place.

  • 27 November 2007

  • News: Nintendo accused of faking Wii shortages

    Claims that Nintendo is limiting supply of its Wii console in a ploy to fake demand for the popular gaming machine have been denied by the company.

  • News: McAfee: Windows Vista hacks to surge in 2008

    Malware authors will step up efforts to attack Windows Vista in 2008, as Microsoft's latest desktop operating system passes the 10 percent market share milestone, according to security firm McAfee.

  • News: Complaints over 'weak' UK iPhone signal

    A number of iPhone owners in the UK are complaining of a weak signal or no signal from O2's network.

  • 26 November 2007

  • News: Windows XP users to get SP3 speed boost

    The last major update to Windows XP - XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) – provides a "measurable boost" to the ageing operating system, according to a performance testing company that's already put the update through its paces.

  • News: Just 2% want an iPhone for Christmas

    Apple's iPhone advertising assault has succeeded in making the UK public aware of the highly anticipated handset, but the vast majority of consumers still won't consider buying one, according research from GfK NOP.

  • News: BlackBerry maker planning iPhone rival?

    BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) is said to be working on an Apple iPhone competitor with a touchscreen interface.

  • 25 November 2007

  • News: Lightweight MTube UMPC supports Wimax

    Government-funded research groups in Taiwan have developed a powerful ultramobile PC that can fit in your hand, complete with a speedy 1GHz microprocessor on board.

  • 24 November 2007

  • News: Get more from Blu-ray and HD DVD movies

    After a lengthy and painful birth, Blu-ray and HD DVD discs are well-and-truly here. But we can't help but feel a little underwhelmed with the impact HD movies have had on our lives. Interactivity was supposed to allow new possibilities between your TV and high-def movies, but are those features ready for prime time? We take a look, and for a second opinion, asked the head of Paramount Studios.

  • News: Analysis: The future of laptops revealed

    Even today, many techies feel that too many laptops have batteries that conk out in the middle of a job, weigh too much, or fail to keep critical information secure. Yet as 2008 dawns, laptop users have some reason for optimism.

  • 22 November 2007

  • News: Microsoft sketches out updated SideShow app

    Microsoft is inviting developers to take part in a beta program testing out an updated version of the SideShow application it introduced as part of Windows Vista. SideShow is an application designed for Windows Vista laptops that enables users to be able to view email, instant messages and RSS-type information on a screen embedded in the outside of the lid.

  • News: Amazon Kindle: hands-on first impressions

    E-books have emerged from the shadows with Amazon's launch this week of its $399 (£200) Kindle e-book reader and service in the US. But can the Kindle become the iPod of e-books?

  • News: Orange customers given access to The Cloud

    Orange has significantly boosted its UK Wi-Fi coverage, striking a deal with wireless hotspot operator The Cloud that gives customers access to more than 7,500 additional Wi-Fi networks.

  • News: Is antivirus software a security threat?

    One security researcher believes the software we use to protect our PCs from viruses, spyware and other malware is becoming a major liability.

  • News: Microsoft confirms Windows XP encryption bug

    Microsoft has admitted that Windows XP includes the same encryption flaws that Israeli researchers recently disclosed in Windows 2000.

  • 21 November 2007

  • News: T-Mobile to sell pay-as-you-go iPhone

    Germany’s Deutsche Telekom is set to start selling pay-as-you-go iPhones following a legal challenge by Vodafone. Its T-Mobile mobile phone operator has agreed to sell Apple’s smartphone handset for €999 (£718).

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