Paul Briden
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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 review
By Paul Briden, Adam Shepherd published
Reviews A stunning phablet with a class-leading display, plenty of power & great battery life
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Windows Phone 8.1 review
By Richard Easton, Caroline Preece, Paul Briden, Khidr Suleman, Adam Shepherd published
Reviews Update introduces enhanced notifications, customisation and enterprise features along with the Cortana personal assistant
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Nokia Lumia 720 review
By Paul Briden published
Reviews The budget Windows Phone that still packs a punch.
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Asus Fonepad review
By Paul Briden published
Reviews A 7in tablet which makes calls. But can it really function as a viable smartphone replacement?
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Nokia Lumia 920 review
By Paul Briden published
Reviews Nokia's flagship Windows Phone 8 handset boasts the firm's excellent PureView camera technology and decent battery life. But it's a bit on the chunky side and the price could put users off.
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Desktop Anywhere launches in UK
By Paul Briden published
News A new virtual desktop service encourages adoption of the technology.
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Dell and Cloudera offer ‘complete’ Hadoop solution
By Paul Briden published
News The partnership aims to help businesses process large datasets.
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Touch and go
By Paul Briden published
In-depth NFC is already making its presence felt for payments. But could it have wider business uses, asks Paul Briden?
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Cloud computing: Worth the risk?
By Paul Briden published
In-depth Are the rewards offered by cloud computing enough to merit the risks? IT Pro investigates.
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Time to get serious about hacking?
By Paul Briden published
News Paul Briden thinks it's about time we played the hackers at their own game.
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Kaspersky warns of “indestructible” TDL-4 botnet
By Paul Briden published
News Top security expert fears 2008 botnet is dangerously sophisticated.
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IBM unveils new memory tech
By Paul Briden published
News New Phase Change Memory is reportedly quicker than Flash
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EU's mobile roaming price caps come into play
By Paul Briden published
News Users will benefit from lower roaming data prices from now on.
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Skype launches Android video calling
By Paul Briden published
News Skype's Android app has been updated with 1:1 video calling functionality.
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Gartner: Worldwide IT spend to grow 7.1 per cent
By Paul Briden published
News Latest Gartner figures show continued increase in global IT spend in 2011.
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Neul raises £8m for 'white space' wireless efforts
By Paul Briden published
News White space connectivity trials gain mammoth investor funding.
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Oracle and Google lock horns over $2.6bn Java infringement
By Paul Briden published
News Google facing $2.6bn claim from Oracle over Java.
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Microsoft releases first service pack for Office 2010
By Paul Briden published
News Service update pack released for Microsoft’s software.
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City Uni launches IT consultancy masters degree
By Paul Briden published
News London university offers new masters course for established IT professionals.
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Mozilla extends Firefox olive branch to businesses
By Paul Briden published
News Firefox developer reveals it is exploring business needs.
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Cambridge Council signs up Virgin for public sector network
By Paul Briden published
News Cambridgeshire public sector network contract goes to Virgin Business Media.
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Hilton Worldwide teams up with BT for bandwidth boost
By Paul Briden published
News Hilton and BT to embark on a Wi-Fi and broadband upgrade to the benefit of hotel guests.
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Microsoft hits back at Firefox business snub
By Paul Briden published
News Internet Explorer exec says Microsoft’s browser is designed for all user groups, not just consumers.
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