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Computing In The Real World

5 November
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Dear Charles,

Welcome to the latest PC Pro newsletter

News headlines: Sony brings Blu-ray to music; find out why a MacBook trackpad flaw is causing a storm of complaints; and 3 bumps its mobile broadband cap to 15GB

This week's new reviews: Intel's Core i7 blows our benchmarks apart; we find out if the T-Mobile G1 marks a sparkling debut for Google's Android; and Samsung takes the netbook crown with the NC10

PC Pro podcast: We cast our eye over Intel's latest processor and debate AMD's response; the mobile broadband battle is hotting up, but will it ever repace ADSL? The team bids a fond farewell to Windows 3.1; and Jon attempts to make the first Android phone our Hot Hardware of the Week. Download it now

Best of the blogs: Tim Danton offers his first impressions of Windows 7; David Bayon on the touchy feely future of political commentary; and Darien Graham-Smith applauds the five things Apple gets right

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Sony to launch new Blu-spec CD format
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