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Phone review: Motorola gets smart with new Droid
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Since its debut in 2007, millions of people have gravitated toward Apple's iPhone, wooed by its sleek hardware, simple user interface and abundance of applications.
The science of predicting a hit record
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Can a revolutionary piece of software predict the precise ingredients of a chart-topping record? And could it make the role of the talent-spotter redundant?
Cyberpets: All creatures great and virtual
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
They're cleaner, tamer and more obedient than real animals – and the newest cyber-pets are more 'life-like' than ever, says Toby Green
Rhodri Marsden: Why is Facebook asking me to reconnect with a dead friend?
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Cyberclinic
Top 10 paid iPhone apps
Saturday, 31 October 2009
We run through the top applications downloaded for Apple's iPhone over the last week.
Rhodri Marsden: Why does my employer stop me checking my personal email?
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Cyberclinic
Tracking the technology thieves
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
If your laptop's been stolen or you've been mugged for your mobile, is there anything you can do to get them back – and catch the culprit? Yes, says Rhodri Marsden, who tracked his missing computer using the latest cyber-sleuthing software
Internet animation: Draw it yourself
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
2009 has been a great year for animation. But you don't need studio support or a big budget to have a go – anyone with an internet connection and inspiration can create a masterpiece. By Rob Sharp
The A to Z of fads
Monday, 26 October 2009
From boob-tubes to Tamagotchi, human history is littered with ill-advised crazes. Rhodri Marsden looks back in wonder – and imagines what our future holds
Ten tips for capturing the perfect family photo
Monday, 26 October 2009
Award winning wedding photographer Alexander Whittle gives his ten top tips for capturing the perfect family photo.
Flying cars and heated pants: Shouldn't we be able to buy this stuff by now?
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Jet packs! Motors that run for ever! Centrally heated pants! We've been promised these wonders, and many more, for ages. So what's the hold-up?
Tomorrow's world: The gizmos about to change the way we live
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Sleeping in nap pods at work, multimedia books, 3D gaming, MPs at our beck and call –and exercise that's actually fun. Whatever next?
GPS: How the world found itself
Sunday, 25 October 2009
In 1989, the Global Positioning System was for military eyes only. Today, millions of us couldn't get from A to B without it. Robin Barton gets his bearings and goes on a GPS tour of the planet
The insider guide to gizmo greats: The smartest gadgets you’ve never heard of
Sunday, 25 October 2009
iPhones, iMacs, iPods, iBooks... but is there an iAlternative? Adam Jacques goes in search of the best gadgets on the market – from smartphones to cameras, netbooks to satnavs – and finds that it pays to look beyond the most famous brands
Life unplugged vs life at the clicking edge
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Technology increasingly rules our lives, but is it a cruel or benevolent master? Here, the novelist David Nicholls and the technology journalist David Rowan describe their very different relationships with telecoms and gadgetry
The 50 best gadgets
Saturday, 24 October 2009
From funky flatscreens to powerful smart phones, David Phelan selects the season’s hottest hardware for at home and on the go
First View: Can magnificent Seven rescue the reputation of Microsoft? (Rated 4/ 5 )
Friday, 23 October 2009
Windows, in its many and various forms, is installed on somewhere between 88 per cent and 93 per cent of the world's computers; to extrapolate that vague figure even more inaccurately, that's somewhere around a billion machines.
The top 50 websites and blogs for parents
Friday, 23 October 2009
With so many websites and blogs out there, and so little time to look through them all, we decided to give you a helping hand.
Can Windows 7 make PCs fun again?
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Although no one waits in long lines for a new edition of Windows software anymore, the debut of Microsoft's latest operating system is part of why buying a PC is starting to feel fun for the first time in years.
Five ways to protect yourself from fraudsters
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Identity fraud is one of Britain's fastest growing crimes, and if you are unlucky enough to fall victim you could find yourself facing a serious financial disaster.
3D printers: Super models
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
They can make detailed replicas of anything from your unborn child to an active volcano in moments. So, asks Tim Walker, how long will it be before there's a 3D printer on every desk?
Gadget of the week - Philips Wake-up Light, £130
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
As winter darkness – and seasonal affective disorder – looms, bring a bit of light into your mornings with this clever device, which is a combined bedside lamp, alarm clock and digital radio. It can be programmed to wake you up by simulating dawn (by slowly illuminating), along with a chorus of natural sounds, from chirping birds to croaking frogs to the gentle crash of waves on the shore. Having tested it out on a very heavy sleeper who hates stirring before 11am, I can confirm that this is rather a splendid way to be woken up. Shop.philips.co.uk
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