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With the announcement of Microsoft’s latest incarnation of its Office suite this month one...

Whither Microsoft?

Apple has launched a new version of its iPad tablet with double the memory...

Apple launches 128GB iPad tablet

As Age UK Joint Internet Champions 2012, Brenda O’Mulloy and I were honoured to...

My visit to No.10

Rare and unpublished early colour photos of The Beatles on tour are to be...

Rare Beatles photos for sale
Lenovo to release ‘coffee table PC’

With family members spread out over the house, each with a separate PC or...

My hobby … photography

I have always enjoyed taking photographs but didn’t always have success with the outcome....

Queen in 3D for Christmas broadcast

The Queen has “embraced” new technology and recorded her traditional Christmas broadcast in 3D...

Password posers perplexing Britons

Britons are struggling to remember the passwords for an average of 22 online accounts...

Google releases iPhone maps app

Google has released a maps app for the iPhone after Apple’s own version was...

Pope sends first Tweet

The Pope has sent his first tweet. In perhaps the most drawn out Twitter...

Religious documents going digital

Digital versions of some of the most significant religious manuscripts in the world –...

App helps overweight beat the bulge

A calorie-counting mobile phone app really can help weight watchers win the battle of...

Bishops to tweet Christmas sermons

The country’s senior bishops are set to tweet their Christmas Day sermons for the...

The Dandy comic relaunches online

Desperate Dan has turned digital as The Dandy celebrated its 75th anniversary by relaunching...

Kate shows off her ‘holiday snaps’

She may be one of the most photographed women in the world, but on...

Most elderly ‘never use internet’

Most older people in the UK and many of those who are disabled have...

New browser available for Windows 7

The latest version of Microsoft’s web browser is now available to the vast audience...

Modern life ‘hitting intelligence’

Modern living is making the human race less intelligent as survival no longer depends...

Routes to airports ‘most requested’ on AA Route Planner

The most popular destinations requested on the AA’s online route finder service are for...

New era for mobiles amid 4G launch

A new era for mobile phone use has begun, as superfast 4G products and...

Tablets are the new PC … a surface to build on

Tablets are the new PC. Tiny touchscreen computers with all-day battery life are invading...

Prisoner of war records go online

Details of thousands of British prisoners of war from the First and Second World...

Online campaign to honour war dead

The Royal British Legion is launching a major campaign to extend Remembrance Sunday’s two-minute...

Windows 8 to bridge PC-mobile gap

Microsoft launched a radical redesign of its world-dominating Windows operating system, introducing a touch-enabled...

Olive tree wins photographic award

An image of an olive tree surrounded by tulips has beaten thousands of entries...

‘Click to cure’ cancer web project

Millions of computer users are being invited to contribute to cancer research via an...

Introducing the new iPad mini

With a great fanfare, media frenzy and the usual explosion of PR, last night...

Computer rebooted after nine years

The world’s oldest computer has been rebooted by two dedicated engineers who have spent...

Turbine ‘favoured over gas well’

More than two-thirds of people would rather have a wind turbine near their house...

New government website goes live

A Government website that will save taxpayers up to £70 million by replacing other...

Wrist sensor could replace remotes

Television remotes and games controllers could be a thing of the past with new...

BBC introduces iPlayer for radio

The BBC has unveiled a version of its iPlayer dedicated to radio. The new...

1 billion people on Facebook

Mark Zuckerburg the founder of Facebook has now got 1 billion people on Facebook....

4G services available this month

Superfast 4G services will be available in 10 cities across the UK by the...

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