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All wired up
Plans to cover huge areas with wireless internet access are gathering pace. And, finds Sean Dodson, companies that stand to lose are taking the threat seriously. |
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On the road again
A service that lets you listen to a full song on your mobile and share it with friends is about to be launched in Europe. But, as Natalie Hanman reports, its success will depend on the price of tracks. |
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Home in on votes
Political parties could get helpful voter profiling from Mosaic, a database that profiles every UK postcode. S A Mathieson reports. |
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Beginning of the end
Email use in South Korea has dropped for the first time. Conor Purcell investigates. |
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A race against time
New technology will finally deliver the mobile data speeds promised years ago. Peter Judge reports. |
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Under control
The fight against malicious internet hackers and viruses is being organised from a former nuclear shelter. Ken Young reports. |
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Reaching out
A Yorkshire council has a ground-breaking way for residents to connect to local authorities, writes Michael Cross. |
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Second sight
Richard Stallman: The UK government has funded the development of software useful for e-government, and now doesn't know what to do with it. |
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From 'Baby Bells' to the big cheese
Jack Schofield: The joke in the US telecoms market is that the few surviving phone companies are going to merge and change their name to Ma Bell. Following three big takeovers in the past two months, we may not be that far away. |
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Public domain
Michael Cross: Disturbing evidence is emerging that big IT contractors have a harmful influence. |
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Trends ahead
February and March are busy months in the consumer electronics world as the key manufacturers host shows in which they parade upcoming products before dealers and journalists. |
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IT news
Porn plunges | Nokia goes RFID | Unified Mandarin | Sun blocker | Light dawns | Pressure group | Quick console |
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Talk time
A microsoft-certified satirical programmer-poet, Verity Stob has just published a collection of her essays. |
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Games watch
Back to the future | Star Wars on steroids | Odd coming of age |
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Web watch
GuruNet was pretty good at answering factual (who is/what is) questions, but you had to pay for it. Now you can go to Answers.com, which is powered by GuruNet, and get them free. |
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What's new
Music players | Mobile phones | Hardware
Sound advice for audiophiles |
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