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US net nanny ratchets Chinese censorware spat

Stall the PC makers. Then sue US software maker Solid Oak has beefed up efforts to prevent the distribution of China’s “Green Dam” app, continuing to claim that the Far East censorshipware includes code lifted from its own net-filtering tool, Cybersitter. Continued

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Chinese firm hits back at cyberspy claims

Exclusive Huawei welcomes UK.gov backdoor probe Chinese networking giant Huawei is battling suggestions it could be in collusion with the Beijing government and could cause massive disruption to UK communications in a future cyber conflict. Continued

Review This object of techno-lust just got even better… and pricier Everyone knew that Apple was planning to unveil version 3.0 of the iPhone OS at its Worldwide Developer Conference this month. As expected, the new OS adds some long awaited features such as copy and paste , multimedia messaging (MMS) and the ability to tether your iPhone to a laptop computer so that the notebook can share the phone s 3G internet connection. Continued

Navigate your way through the mud Watching your favourite bands while standing in foot-deep mud is tricky enough. Luckily, Orange has designed a mobile phone application that could make this year s Glastonbury festival go slightly more smoothly for you. Continued

O2 cried foul The company behind a controversial new directory of private mobile phone numbers threatened O2 with legal action when it refused to provide its customers’ personal details, The Register has learned. Continued

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Sun rallies mobile faithful to simplified Java tests

JavaOne Once more, with feeling Sun Microsystems and mobile partners are taking another stab at portability of Java applications as Apple, Google, and Research in Motion threaten to set de-facto standards. Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing Continued

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Digital Britain dithers over spectrum plans

Digital Britain Disses WiMAX, tries on caps, wobbles on universal service Lord Carter’s report on Digital Britain has quite a lot to say on spectrum allocations, though there are still significant gaps to fill before we have a radio spectrum master plan. Continued

10s skinnier than the Asus Eee Seashell? The Archos 10 was first leaked back in January, and now, five months on, manufacturer Archos has unveiled the netbook s follow-up model: the 10s. Continued

Extra goodies for Intel One thing that Intel will inherit when it closes its $884m deal to acquire embedded and real-time operating system maker Wind River this summer is a new cross-chip virtualization hypervisor that the software maker has created all by its lonesome. Continued

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Philips SHB6102/05 Bluetooth stereo headset

Let’s be honest, we can probably do without the wires connecting headphones to player - and with some you can, as indeed you can with the right mobile phone. Well, if yours isn’t one of them, you can make it… Continued

Vodafone aims to encourage customers to sign up to its family tariff by selling two Samsung C300s, or two Nokia 1600s, in a single bundle. The Samsung deal costs 75, and the Nokia deal costs 50. They’ll be sold in… Continued

Here’s a quick challenge for you - try and remember five numbers that are stored in your mobile phone. Tricky isn’t it? If you’re finding it a challenge, you’re not alone. Over two thirds of the UK mobile phone users… Continued

Research in Motion (RIM) has said that it plans to port software to devices running the latest Windows Mobile 6.0 operating system, allowing more devices to run like BlackBerries. The software would allow people who don’t want to lose their… Continued

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