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Weekend Roundup: BlackBerry Z10 and Microsoft Surface Pro reviewed
BlackBerry Z10 Review
After the long-awaited launch of BlackBerry 10 on 30 January, ITProPortal published its full review of the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone earlier this week. As the very first handset to be running the BlackBerry...
Building a future with technology
Technology companies love to talk about how their products can help our children learn, but talk is cheap and solid results are few and far between. But last week Intel invited me to the Bett show to hear about an incredibly...
New Xbox 720 rumours: exactly the same as all the other next-gen Xbox tosh
You'd think that after last month's fake Xbox 720 rumour, we'd have learned our lesson.
Nope — there's a bunch of new rumours about Microsoft's next-gen game console making the rounds, as well as some old, familiar ones....
Xbox 720: Will it make the most of Kinect and voice recognition?
As we approach Microsoft’s and Sony’s announcements for their next generation game consoles, the rumour mill is kicking into high gear. The latest rumour has the next Xbox, codenamed Durango – also known as the...
Why we like the Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro
Products like the Surface Pro present a serious challenge to those of us who review hardware for a living because there is nothing else quite like it (though Microsoft did release the Surface RT three months ago, which looked...
It’s time for computers to get smart
I just have to get this grievance off my chest. It is something I have complained about many times in the past and I've been trying to come up with a name for the phenomenon, even though we're all far too familiar with it.
I'm...
Lego Mindstorms: Inspiring a generation of programmers
We all know Lego can be a lot of fun and a good stimulator for young minds, but how far can it go in an educational sense?
Well, if the Lego stand at the tech education expo Bett 2013 was anything to go by – very far...
The Internet is 30: A quick recap of the bigger picture
Over the past three decades we’ve seen the Internet grow from a fledgling ARPA experiment to a transformative force that brings people together, unlocks creativity, and underwrites a significant portion of the global...
Data Recovery: why the first 60 minutes are the most important
The golden hour is a medical term for the process of making the right decisions during the first hour of a major trauma, which will decide if the patient survives. Highly qualified professionals must be available to correctly...
The importance of sensors in the near future
At this year's CES, I was fascinated by the plethora of new wearable health devices that can track information like the number of steps taken, quantity and quality of sleep, calories burned, pulse rate, and even mood. Last year...
