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Revamped Hotmail plays catch up with Gmail

Microsoft has updated its webmail service Hotmail, adding a few features that have long been available in Google's Gmail. PC Pro

Government to name new digital minister soon

The new coalition government could name a new minister in charge of broadband as early as this week, with MP Ed Vaizey mooted as a top pick. BBC

Researchers step closer to stopping laptop battery fires

Cambridge researchers have found a way to see inside lithium batteries as they work, which should help find a way to prevent laptop fires. IT PRO

Spotify unveils new price plan, caps new users

Streaming music service Spotify has tweaked its price plans and placed a 20 hour a month cap on uninvited new users. Telegraph

Nicole Kobie

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.