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O2 Turns on to Twitter Updates

UK's second largest mobile phone company announces free tweet to text service for subscribers

Gadget of the week: Vodaphone Access Gateway

Book-sized box acts like personal mobile phone mast, ensuring crystal-clear calls and fast mobile internet access at home

Five of the best handheld GPS receivers

The latest devices can display top-quality and detailed maps so ramblers need never risk getting lost in the wilds

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Nigel Powell on simple computer programs that can remind you of important things each day

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Olympus Pen digital camera

Chris Anderson: "There's nothing really wrong with the music industry"

The author of The Long Tail and Free discusses the future of the media and the music industry

Datawind launches always-on netbook

Are women getting the gadgets they deserve?

Memorex is making a new range of gadgets designed by women, for women. But do women really want them?

Government changes tune on music piracy promise

Ministers have watered down a pledge to cut the volume of internet music piracy by 70 per cent in the next two years

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Nigel Powell on what to look for when purchasing a monitor and why internet radio does not work on a home wi-fi network

The best five webcams on the market

A security camera linked to a computer or 3G mobile phone lets you watch over your home from anywhere in the world

Greenhouse effects: Solar phone charger

The Techie: the facts about remote wiping

We rely so much on our portable computers and phones but if we lose them, what about all those personal details inside?

Review: Borders eBook - finally a rival to Sony

Don't try to compare it to the Kindle... but you can't buy that in the UK anyway. Against the Sony Read it is a close call

One-size-fits-all mobile charger from 2010

Ten mobile phone companies pledge to start making phones that can be charged using a single device from next year

UK to get Hulu TV service, at last

Most popular television website in the world is to start streaming shows to British internet users in September

Games & Gadgets: The first Twitter friendly mobile

The new Hero handset, available from July, is the first to offer Twitter alongside a host of other networking tools

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Nigel Powell answers your tech queries: what is a virtual memory minimum?

Five of the best portable DVD players

New, variously-priced, generation of disc-spinners have added connectivity and support for a variety of video file formats

Steve Jobs returns to work at Apple

Chief executive is seen at its headquarters, fuelling speculation that he is back at the helm after a liver transplant

Internet piracy hits books sector

The introduction of ebooks has left millions of pounds’ worth of copyrighted text susceptible to illegal downloads

Wheeler dealer

With the car industry in turmoil, new cars are now so cheap that they are undercutting the prices of used ones

On test: MP3 players for gym and swim

Many digital players are not up to serious exercise. We test waterproof and wireless models fit for the job

Going for a song

Amazon’s latest offer of 29p a track means singles are now cheaper to buy than they were 50 years ago

Star Wars: The Clone Wars — Lightsabre Duels - the Sunday Times review

Wii: £40; Age 12+

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