Apple's farewell flop; Lenovo netbook and new BlackBerry Curve reviews

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Dear Charles, Welcome to the latest PC Pro newsletter News headlines: Apple bows out of MacWorld with a whimper; HP brings netbooks to businesses; and the Tories promise to sort out Britain's flagging broadband CES 2009: Click here for all the latest news and video reports from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. And look out for our CES Special newsletter tomorrow This week's new reviews: Lenovo's first netbook arrives in the Labs; RIM's BlackBerry Curve gets a makeover; and a genuine alternative to the iPod touch arrives in the shape of the Cowon S9 PC Pro podcast: On this week's show the team discuss the disappointment of Apple's last MacWorld keynote, the new beta of Windows 7, Sony's debut netbook, and the top tech trends for 2009. Plus - find out about the amazing new monitor gadget that's nominated for Hot Hardware of the Week. Download it now Best of the blogs: Apple ships the world's most expensive RAM; Sasha Muller is startled by Lenovo's double-headed laptop; and David Bayon predicts a big year ahead for DisplayLink Barry Collins - Online Editor =====================Sponsor's Message================= Recycle Your Mobile and Earn Cash You can earn up to £150 from simply sending your mobile to Mazuma Mobile. Mazuma ships usable phones and parts to China, India, Africa and Pakistan, and sends you the money within 48 hours. Just head to the website to find out exactly how much your phone is worth. Click Here =====================Sponsor's Message================= NEWS Apple's farewell keynote: No Jobs, no shocks, no last hurrah Apple bows out of MacWorld in unspectacular fashion. Find out what happened here HP launches business-class netbook PC giant moves the netbook into the corporate arena with the Mini 2140 Tories promise fibre-to-the-home within a decade David Cameron laments Britain's broadband speeds and promises action on fibre Hospitals told to allow mobile phones Government tells NHS to relax bans on mobile phones on hospital wards Credit crunch hits IT salaries up North IT salaries start to dip in the North of England as companies start to outsource jobs Jobs admits health problems Apple boss says he's suffering from "hormone imbalance", but will carry on as CEO Microsoft earned $1.5bn from "Vista Capable" scheme Expert puts figure on how much Microsoft reaped from sales of "Vista Capable" PCs Teens "at risk" on MySpace Sex, drugs and violence frequently flaunted on MySpace homepages, warn researchers Facebook hits Christmas peak Boredom and bad weather helps Facebook hit a new high for traffic All the latest news RSS news feed: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/rss ----------------------Sponsor's Message-------------------------- 3G Mobile broadband on your laptop from just £10/month - compare and save now! 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Mike Jennings puts it through its paces HTC S740 Another Windows Mobile smartphone from HTC, but can the S740 keep up the good work started by the excellent Touch HD? 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