News headlines

• CES: Etymotic Research intros next gen etyBLU wireless headset
  

  Blocks out 98 per cent of background noise insists Etymotic

• Happy 75th: Pocket Elvis comes to iPhone, iPod touch
  

  The Elvis application allows users to choose from over 150 phrases

• CES: LaCie intros LaCie CooKey and LaCie WhizKey USB flash keys
  

  Offer up to 32GB of storage, which includes integrating an extra 4GB of online storage via Wuala

• Amazon to sell its Kindle DX in the UK, over 100 countries
  

  The large-screen e-reader will begin shipping around the world on 19 January

• Analysis: What the Google Nexus One "super phone" isn't
  

  Google's introduction of the Nexus One doesn't live up to many of the hopes for the device

• Google Nexus One early termination fee could reach $550
  

  Both Google and T-Mobile plan to charge people for cancelling in under four months time

• CES: E-reader sales will double again this year, CEA says
  

  A number of new e-readers are expected to be shown at CES this year

• Adobe testing new automatic updater
  

  If beta test works out, users will be offered new automatic updater in April

• CES: HP adds touchscreen to Mini netbook
  

  The Mini 5102 will support two-finger touch input

• CES: Report: Microsoft's Ballmer to unveil tablet computer before Apple
  

  Microsoft at CES will reveal a slate-style device to be made by HP, The New York Times says

• Day 12: iTunes 12 Days Of Christmas - free Foo Fighters music video Wheels
  

  The promotion, which started on Boxing day ends today with a rocking video

• Official: Apple acquires mobile advertiser Quattro Wireless
  

  'We look forward to working with you during this exciting time,' says Apple

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Masterclasses

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Your Mac will be at its most efficient when you learn tips and tricks to quickly work your way around it. Fly through your Excel spreadsheets, swoop through PowerPoint presentations, whizz around a Word document and sort out Entourage in a snap. Follow our essential collection of time-saving tips for Microsoft Office and claim back your lunch break.

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Your Mac will be at its most efficient when you learn tips and tricks to quickly work your way around it. Fly through your Excel spreadsheets, swoop through PowerPoint presentations, whizz around a Word document and sort out Entourage in a snap. Follow our essential collection of time-saving tips for Microsoft Office and claim back your lunch break.

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Blogs

>> Tue, 05 Jan 2010

Fight the New Year flab: UK’s top gym tracks revealed

With perfect timing, PRS for Music, the organisation that collects royalties for songwriters and composers has revealed the most popular music tracks used by fitness and gym instructors to motivate those looking to shed a few extra pounds.

>> Thu, 24 Dec 2009

Click. Boom. Amazing!

As the 2000 decade began Apple was getting off its knees and starting to stand on its own two feet, following the return of messianic company founder Steve Jobs three years earlier. In that time Jobs had cut back Apple’s product line from a sprawling mess to one that included the industry-changing iMac – that odd-shaped, translucent PC that allowed Jobs to quip: “The back of our computer looks better than the front of anyone else’s”.

>> Wed, 23 Dec 2009

The most listened-to tracks on Spotify in 2009

Swedish streaming music service Spotify has put together a list of the Top 100 most listened to tracks of 2009.

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