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A kettle that tweets?
A pair of London inventors have created a kettle that uses WiFi and Twitter to alert users when water has boiled. They've called their creation the Twettle. Wired
Buzz on the move
Google has enhanced the way its Buzz social networking tool works on the the mobile version of Gmail so that users can easily keep in contact with what their friends are up to on the move. PC Pro
Datawind launches UbiSurfer netbook
Datawind has updated its 159 web browsing netbook, and included a version which runs Windows CE. Expert Reviews
Digital Economy Bill passed in under two hours
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MPs have approved the controversial Digital Economy Bill, after a small number of politicians showed up for the two-hour debate. IT PRO
Polar ice cap satellite set for launch
The European Space Agency is set to launch Cryosat-2, which will keep an eye on polar ice levels. The first version of the satellite was destroyed at its launch in 2005 after one of its engines didn't cut out when it was supposed to. BBC
Freelance journalist Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007, with bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.
Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.
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iPad Air 2020 debuts with A14 Bionic chip and USB-C
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Apple reveals iPadOS at WWDC19
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