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According to the BBC, sales of smart phones are predicted to overtake those of laptops within the next 18 months, “as the mobile phone completes its transition from voice communications device to multimedia computer”.
And I can’t see any reason why not, as companies like Nokia, Samsung and Motorola have finally began to convince us that ... Read more

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The details of 200,000 Old Bailey trials have been published online, naming and shaming many of history’s black sheep…So now you can easily search for your ancestors and see what trouble they got up to!
Records covering trials between 1674 and 1913 have been published and the site claims to provide access to “the largest single ... Read more

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eBay are suing community ad site Craigslist to “safeguard its four year financial investment”. eBay believe that Craigslist’s executives Craig Newmark and Jim Buckmaster have adopted unspecified measures that have disadvantaged eBay and unfairly diluted their “economic interest by more than 10%”.  EBay’s general counsel Mike Jacobson has said “since negotiating our investment with Craigslist’s ... Read more