
Benny Har-Even
Benny Har-Even is a twenty-year stalwart of technology journalism who is passionate about all areas of the industry, but telecoms and mobile and home entertainment are among his chief interests. Having covered the industry as turned from analogue to digital, Benny has watched and is fascinated by the way technology has shaped the world since the turn of the millennium. He has written for many of the leading tech publications in the UK and previously held the position of technology editor at ITPro before regularly contributing as a freelancer. Benny has also written for the likes of PC Pro, TrustedReviews, Wired, and The Sunday Times.
Known affectionately as a ‘geek’ to his friends, his passion has seen him land opportunities to speak about technology on BBC television broadcasts, as well as a number of speaking engagements at industry events. Over his lengthy career, Benny has amassed a huge breadth of industry knowledge and a deep understanding that allows him to carve out the most interesting insights from a story.
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Bing Maps gets performance boost and new features
News Microsoft introduces Silverlight Control 1.0, enhancing performance and adding new features.
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Apple MacBook review
Reviews Apple has given its entry level laptop a spruce up. We take a look at the enhancements in this review.
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Canon unveils world’s fastest portable scanner
News Canon imageFORMULA P-150 is the speediest USB-based portable scanner on the market, according to the tech giant.
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Reviews Round-Up: Karmic Koala
News Apple takes things up a few notches with the iMac 27in and new MacBook, Ubuntu Karmic Koala wants to distract you from Microsoft, and we compare Vista and Windows 7.
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Week in review: iPhone goes Orange
News The iPhone is imminent on the Orange network, Sony Ericsson unveils Android handset, Dell unveils ultra-thin Adamo XPS laptop, and EU promises to safeguard ‘three-strikes’ file sharing cut-off with fair review process.
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Dell announces super-thin Adamo XPS laptop
News Adamo XPS laptop sets new ‘world’s thinnest laptop’ record with 9.99mm height.
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Head to Head: Windows 7 vs Windows Vista
Vs In our latest head to head, Windows 7 faces its immediate predecessor, Windows Vista. Will Vista be able to mount any kind of challenge?
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Reviews round-up: Sony's ultra portable
News A Parallels universe, networking monitoring, an HP Officejet 7000 printer and the latest Sony ultra portable are all under the spotlight this week.
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Sony VGN-Z51WG review
Reviews In today's cut-price age is there a place for a full-on no-compromise high cost ultra portable? We weigh up the Sony Vaio VGN-Z51WG in this review.
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ARM promises dual-core phones by next year
News ARM believes even basic handsets will soon get enough power to run smartphone operating systems.
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Intel and Numonyx announce memory breakthrough
News Breakthrough in phase change research heralds massive increases in memory performance and capacity along with reduced size and associated costs.
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Dell unveils Latitude XT2 XFR rugged laptop
News New Dell laptop combines tablet PC design, a rugged chassis and Windows 7 to offer new touch screen laptops for field workers.
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Nokia Booklet 3G successor in the works
News Follow-up to the Nokia Booklet 3G is already rumoured despite the first one only now starting to go on sale.
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Liverpool takes lead on contactless payments
News Commuters in Liverpool will be able to use contactless payments on buses from tomorrow - the first time the technology has come to public transport in the UK.
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Reviews round-up: Windows 7
News Windows 7 takes up most tech column inches, but Apple fights back with some shiny new hardware. We also take in some heavy duty storage kit, a digital signage display from NEC and the iPhone 3GS and Palm Pre face off.
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Toshiba unveils new Satellite Pro laptops
News Something for everyone as Toshiba offers a range of new business laptops.
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Week in Review: Windows 7 launches
News Windows 7 took up most of the tech headlines this week as Microsoft makes the big retail push for its latest OS. Apple offers up new hardware too, and Nokia decides to sue Apple.
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Apple MacBook refresh review: first look
Reviews We take a first look at the updated MacBook, as well as the refreshed iMac, the new Mini server, and the Magic Mouse.
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ARM Cortex A5 chip takes mobile web mainstream
News Mainstream phones to offer a speedy internet experience by 2011 thanks to Cortex A5, which ARM claims Intel will struggle to match.
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HTC Hero and Spotify arriving on 3 next month
News The HTC Hero is coming to the 3 network and deals will include subscriptions to Spotify Premium.
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Acer Ferrari One 200 netbook review
Reviews Are most netbooks too dull for you? Want to attract some attention? Like cars? Then the Acer Ferrari One could be for you.
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Reviews round-up: Google makes waves
News Google Wave impresses but befuddles, Microsoft offers essential security, and HTC releases Windows Phone 6.5 into the wild.
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Acer reveals Android-powered netbook
News Dual-boot approach will let users choose between Android or Windows 7, Acer has claimed.
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Satio heads up Vodafone smartphone trio
News High-end Sony Ericsson Satio joins HTC Tattoo and LG GM750 on Vodafone.
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