
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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Mac use in business on the rise, says survey
News Figures show that Macs are increasing in popularity even in business, but it’s got nothing to do with the iPhone.
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Dell gets tough with XFR laptop
News Fighting talk from Dell as it releases a ruggedised machine that it said has passed military grade testing.
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Motorola MC55 handset targets enterprise
News Motorola's consumer phone business may be in decline but it’s still aiming to make a dent in the enterprise space.
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The Queen joins Twitter
News Rumours abound that Twitter has the royal seal of approval and at CeBit week, the Brits finally gets their hands, literally, on Microsoft’s ‘Surface’ table.
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SpinVox and Skype cosy up on voicemail
News Skype users can now benefit from SpinVox’s ‘visible voicemail’ magic.
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Apple brings ‘Nehalem’ to Mac Pro line
News Flagship workstation machine now offers Intel’s top-of-the-line Xeon processor, as Apple also refreshes the iMac and Mac mini.
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Fujitsu Siemens reveals ‘zero-watt’ PCs
News Fujitsu Siemens extends its green message with PCs that use no power at all when asleep.
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Networks baulk at Skype on Nokia N97
News Networks are unwilling to stock handset preinstalled with call charge avoiding VoIP technology.
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Security software talks back to thieves
News Software designed to deter thieves will play a recorded message over the speakers once a laptop is marked as stolen.
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One year on: Windows Server 2008
In-depth One year ago today Windows Server 2008 was released to a waiting tech world. We take a look at how it’s done.
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Twitter first to report on aircraft crash
News Twitter was first to break news of Turkish Airlines' crash and provides more accurate information than early official reports.
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Opera mobile web use sees large UK growth
News Use of Opera’s Mini browser in the UK has increased by 63 per cent over the past year, indicating that accessing the web while on the move has gone mainstream.
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Gmail service takes a break
News Google’s popular Gmail service goes down causing much consternation amongst users worldwide.
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Mini 10 joins Dell Inspiron netbook family
News New version will have 16:9 widescreen display and larger keyboard as Dell netbook family gets third member.
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Gateway returns to UK as business brand
News Brand owner Acer respins the Gateway name for the business market and will sell laptops, desktops and servers exclusively via resellers.
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Intel and Nvidia in licence spat
News CPU chip giant Intel to take Nvidia to court over chipset licence.
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MWC 09: ARM reveals 32nm processor
News Processor manufacturer demonstrates its manufacturing ability with its first 32nm chip, scheduled for 2010.
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Opera Turbo promises web page speed boost
News Opera claims devices will get major performance boost when browsing the internet with new tech.
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Space collision takes out Iridium satellite
News Two satellites have collided in space in what’s believed to be the first accident of its kind between man-made objects.
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HP sends out LaserJet printer patch alert
News Even printers are now vulnerable to hackers, as HP warns LaserJet owners over remote vulnerability.
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Intel reveals ‘Westmere’ processor roadmap
News Chip giant unveils its plans for its upcoming 32nm chips, saying it will appear across desktop, mobile and server spaces by 2010.
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Intel to invest $7 billion in 32nm plants
News Despite the current downturn and its recent heavy losses, Intel will be spending big for the future with three new 32nm plants.
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Samsung's NC20 netbook gets pre-order green light
News Larger screened netbook now available for pre-order, while Samsung's older NC10 will now come with integrated 3G as an option.
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AMD extends Dragon family with new Phenom II CPUs
News AMD Dragon platform gets new claws as company extends Phenom II processor line by five more members, including triple-cores.
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