Martin James
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First MeeGo smartphone build available for developers
By Martin James published
News A pre-beta version of Nokia and Intel's new mobile platform has been given the nod, though the first final build isn't expected for at least another three months.
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Finland makes broadband internet a legal right for all
By Martin James published
News With one in four UK homes still without any internet access at all, the Finnish government has made it a legal right for its citizens.
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Week euro sees Gartner trim IT spending outlook
By Martin James published
News The euro's depreciation against the dollar in the first half of 2010 has forced the analyst to revise its spending forecast for the year downwards.
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Cloud Net launches virtual number call-redirect service
By Martin James published
News Virtual Number Service allows individuals and small businesses to use a geographical landline number and receive calls anywhere they like.
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McAfee launches SaaS Web Protection service
By Martin James published
News Anti-malware tools head to the cloud as McAfee offers full protection from web threats, without the need for local installation or equipment.
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First Firefox 4 pre-release build available for download
By Martin James published
News Developers can now get their hands on an early build of Mozilla's next full browser, complete with overhauled interface but still lacking the JetPack SDK.
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Silver surfers dominate UK web use
By Martin James published
News As the UK's internet population nears the 40-million mark, the latest UKOM stats reveal so-called 'silver surfers' are providing the greatest area of growth.
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Streak now available SIM-free directly from Dell
By Martin James published
News Dell has taken on its own exclusive network partner less than a month after launch by offering the Streak for just £50 more than O2's pay-as-you-go deal.
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Leaked slides provide early glimpse at Windows 8
By Martin James published
News Tablet computing, a ringfenced app store and user simplicity are all near the top of Microsoft's Windows 8 to-do list if a series of 'discussion points' are to be believed.
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PayPal to allow account-free app payments
By Martin James published
News Developers can now include electronic payment facilities in their apps that don't require buyers to be a PayPal account holder to use.
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Chrome finally beats Safari in US browser market
By Martin James published
News It's taken a while to happen, but Google has finally wrestled away Apple's hold as the best-of-the-rest browser maker in its home market.
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Google about to tackle Facebook with Google Me?
By Martin James published
News Digg founder Kevin Rose says a full-blown Google social network will launch 'very soon'.
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Apple firmware update expected to fix 'death grip' glitch
By Martin James published
News Hastily retracted Apple tech support responses suggested an iOS 4.0.1 software fix late last week, and Steve Jobs himself may have inadvertently confirmed it.
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Internet going Underground, says London Mayor
By Martin James published
News London's Mayor says he wants to see internet access and mobile phone use on the Underground, despite costs.
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RIM selling more phones, but competition remains tough
By Martin James published
News Despite posting record BlackBerry sales and increased revenues, results fall short of Wall Street expectations.
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Apple responds to widespread iPhone 4 signal complaints
By Martin James published
News iPhone 4 leaves early adopters frustrated by signal strength problems on their new handsets.
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London teens arrested in relation to £7.8m cyber crime
By Martin James published
News The Police Central e-Crime Unit questions two teenagers believed to be involved in an 8,000 member online cyber crime forum.
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The iPhone 4 launches around the world
By Martin James published
News Thousands of Apple fans continued the proud launch-day tradition of queuing through the night to be among the first to lay hands on the new iPhone.
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Nokia reiterates N8 is last Symbian N-series phone
By Martin James published
News High-end N-series devices will be based solely on MeeGo going forward, leaving the N8 stranded as the last of a dying breed.
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Scientists make major quantum mechanics breakthrough
By Martin James published
News Quantum computing has come one step closer as scientists manage to create a superposition in ordinary silicon.
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Facebook aiming for one billion users
By Martin James published
News The man behind the seemingly unstoppable social network Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, says Russia and the Far East are now the priority as Facebook looks to drive further growth.
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Firefox gets crash protection in latest update
By Martin James published
News Browser crashes from problematic plug-ins are a thing of the past, says Mozilla, but only for Windows and Linux users at this stage.
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'No risk of cancer from mobile phone masts'
By Martin James published
News A study of nearly 1,400 children has revealed that there is nothing to suggest living near a mobile phone tower leads to cancer.
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