iPhone ad exposed; PC price cuts; terrible British broadband

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Dear Charles, Welcome to the latest PC Pro newsletter News headlines: We reveal how the iPhone 3G advert should have looked; investigate which PC retailers will be passing on the VAT cuts to customers; and unveil just how terrible British broadband speeds actually are This week's new reviews: We get to grips with the super-light Toshiba Port�g� R600; Sony brings its usual sense of style to the all-in-one VAIO; and the monstrously powerful Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 graphics card roars into the labs PC Pro podcast: On this week's show we discuss Fujitsu Siemens' promise to give customers a free laptop every three years; debate what can be done about the shocking state of British broadband; and the team pick their favourite Gmail themes. 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Click to find out how they should look Will PC retailers pass on the VAT cut? We find out whether the new VAT rate will lead to a fall in PC prices Shocking state of British broadband revealed New figures reveal that more than four out of ten British broadband connections are slower than 2Mb/sec Firefox 3.1 subject to a third beta Mozilla admits new Firefox features need more beta testing than first anticipated Fujitsu Siemens offers free laptop upgrades for life Fujitsu Siemens is offering free upgrades every three years, for life, to anyone buying a Lifebook laptop Easynet Connect trials 40Mb/sec over copper A new service from Easynet Connect is offering business customers a potential 40Mb/sec line Ballmer dragged into Vista Capable suit Steve Ballmer has been ordered to testify in the next 30 days, despite protesting he doesn't know anything about the scheme Christmas cancelled at Google Internet giant scraps traditionally elaborate Christmas party as bah humbug attitude spreads through Silicon Valley All the latest news RSS news feed: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/rss ----------------------Sponsor's Message-------------------------- Medion Akoya P36888 HD Entertainment PC � UNDER �500!! 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