Thursday, June 18, 2009

Government taxes broadband; has Virgin dropped Phorm? HTC Touch Pro2 review

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Computing In The Real World

18 June
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Dear Charles,

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News headlines: Government announces 50p broadband tax, but will it be enough to pay for fibre? Virgin tells a customer it's dropped Phorm - even though it hasn't really; and has Opera really reinvented the web with Unite?

This week's new reviews: Find out why the HTC Touch Pro2 could be the ultimate Windows Mobile smartphone; Advent unveils an elegant nettop PC; and OmniPage Professional 17 offers superb document recognition

PC Pro podcast: On this week's show - will Brown's 50p broadband tax be enough to fibre Britain? We examine Opera's claims to have 'reinvented the web'; and who's to blame for Windows 7 arriving without a web browser. (Please note that this week's show will be up slightly later than usual, at 5pm today). Download it now

Best of the blogs: Tim Danton gets his hands on Dell's MacBook Air rival, the Adamo 13; Matthew Sparkes reveals why Facebook shouldn't trust its users; and Tom Arah discusses the future of Acrobat.com

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NEWS

Government announces "broadband tax"
Digital Britain proposes 50p per month levy on fixed lines to pay for next-generation broadband

Virgin tells customer: we've dropped Phorm
Exclusive: Virgin informs customer it's ditched controversial ad service - even though it hasn't

Has Opera Unite really reinvented the web?
Opera turns PCs into web servers with new browser technology

Windows 7: now clean-install only
Microsoft's decision to remove Internet Explorer means Windows 7 users won't be able to upgrade in place from Vista

Professors gang up on Google over security
A group of security researchers has criticised Google for not turning encryption on by default

BlackBerry goes on Tour
New BlackBerry handset boasts worldwide compatibility - but will it even arrive in Europe?

Downtime bedevils Demon Internet customers
Demon customers complain of long periods of downtime on Demon's ADSL service

Orthodox Jews told Koogle is kosher
Devout Jews get their own search engine, although it won't work on the Sabbath

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REVIEWS

HTC Touch Pro2
With every feature under the sun, HTC's latest high-end handset could be the ultimate Windows Mobile smartphone

Advent AIO-156
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OmniPage Professional 17
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Asus P6T SE
Asus pares down the P6T to produce the cheapest X58 motherboard yet

HP ProLiant DL360 G6
Sporting Intel's new 5500 Nehalem processors, the latest server from HP promises huge power but low power draw

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It's a security appliance that promises ease of use and lower management overheads. Dave Mitchell is impressed

Cyberoam CR15i
If you thought your business couldn't afford an appliance-based security, think again: Cyberoam's latest box could be just the thing

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