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28 November 2011 Last updated at 22:12 ET

Talking apps down on the iFarm Has agriculture been neglected by the technology community? Dave Lee meets farmers looking at ways to utilise apps and other software to help them become more efficient. A cow at Kentish Town farm

Vital signs Is social media throttling your email inbox? Heart monitor

Israel's tech industry A journey from farmland to high-tech hub Digital Israel

'Lightning fast' traders How blisteringly fast technology is enabling traders to work "at the speed of light". Traders on the stock market floor

Future of Epson In a rare interview, Epson chief executive Minoru Usui talks about the company's future Epson printer image

Copy and #paste How lovable intern Ben highlights company brandjacking worries Shippams Paste jars

People protection Preventing the stealth threats to corporate IT A businessman uses his smart phone

Hidden heroes The everyday technology we take for granted A clothes peg, plaster, paper clip and lightbulb

Deal or no deal? Have daily deal websites had their day? A man approaches the headquarters of Groupon

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    Bangladesh puts its huge migrant workforce online

  • PaintbrushesData art

    Why PeerIndex believes technology needs to be an artform

  • Caterpillars hatching from the eggs of the large white butterflyNature's copycats

    Firms turn to biomimicry, looking for inspiration in our planet's natural archives

  • A man walks along a bay with storm clouds in the background.Head in the cloud

    For organisations using the cloud, security is a challenge that must be taken seriously

  • Protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo in February 2011Social Middle East

    After the Arab Spring, companies in the Middle East push into social media

  • Shopping with a smartphone Virtual grocery

    Shop from inside the subway using your smartphone

  • A man sits at the edge of a swimming pool on his laptopMakes Appsense

    Why 'irresponsible innovation' has no place in virtual working

  • Indian women in front of a computerIndia's ecommerce boom

    New predictions suggest that India could become one of the world's top 10 hubs for e-commerce by 2015.

  • Beyonce, Britney Spears and Pink drink Pepsi on set for an advertising commercialSmall talk

    Why enormous companies are looking to tiny start-ups for inspiration in changing the way they work.

  • A screenshot of a campaign page on Facebook calling for better internet for Lebanon.Lebanon's lag

    Lebanon has one of the slowest internet connections in the world - and it's really hurting business.

  • PillsDrugs raid

    Can technology help in the battle against counterfeit drugs?

  • Paying for a taxi using your mobile phoneNFC and the mobile wallet

    If you pay for your taxi by using your phone to provide the mobile money will hackers take your bank account for a ride?

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