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See what you can accomplish if you whine about something enough? Even the mighty Apple, which lords it above consumers with it’s ‘my way or the highway’ software approach, will capitulate and give the customer what he wants: the iPhone is getting multitasking . Not right away, mind you. And, if the sources AppleInsider uses are not as reliable as they claim, maybe not at all. But, should it come to fruition, it will be in version 4.0 of the iPhone OS, for which there is no projected release date

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We’re not ones to miss a good time-wasting opportunity, so we’ve spent most of this morning using the new, improved Google Street View to look at the houses we used to live in and to sneer at our exes’ choice of curtains. But Google’s not the only firm on a geolocation tip. Everybody’s at it. You’ve been able to say where you’re tweeting from for some time, but Twitter has added mapping to the main Twitter website . Where Twitter goes Facebook inevitably follows, and the social network will unveil its own location features at next month’s F8 conference

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HP’s Pavilion range comprises the majority of its consumer laptops and combines high-end designs with stunning usability and features. Its Pavilion dm3-1020EA is a compact and smartly designed portable that makes a stylish and capable travel partner. At just 1.9kg, it is light and portable and its smooth, curved edges and sleek design let it slip easily into your hand luggage.

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There’s always a bit of a disconnect between the way science fiction manifests as science fact. Take the projection of psychic energy through a physical device. In Forbidden Planet , Dr. Morbius used the technology of the Krell to project his “monsters of the id”

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Do you regularly need to type in multiple languages in Windows?

More details on the much-vaunted Microsoft Courier have arrived, with firm rumours that it is a Tegra 2 powered dual-screen device running Windows CE 6. Engadget has got hold of the details from a ‘trusted source’ but with new pictures of the user interface that follow on from the Gizmodo video leaked last year , it’s certainly credible. Apparently the Courier ‘digital journal’ will be under an inch thick, weigh in at less than a kilo and is around 130 x 180mm. Tegra 2 Interestingly, the device will be powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 2 processor and will sport Windows CE 6 – which is the OS that the Windows Phone series 7 is based on

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Project Canvas’ Richard Halton has revealed a list of manufacturers that are keen to make set-top boxes for the BBC-backed IPTV collaboration – with some major names conspicuous in their absence. Although LG and Humax are numbered among the list given out by Halton, many will point to the names that are not being bandied around as an important factor. The likes of Sony have already criticised the project in the past – believing that the user experience for IPTV connected boxes should be set by the manufacturer and not the consortium – which consists of broadcasters, BT and Talk Talk.

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Apple has announced it is to drag HTC to the courts over its handsets, hitting the company with a lawsuit referring to over 20 iPhone patents it says have been infringed. The patents refer to the phone’s user interface, underlying architecture and hardware but don’t specifically mention Google or Android. Google has had close ties with HTC ever since the company launched its Android mobile OS first on the G1 , and since then HTC has launched a Google-specific handset (the Nexus One ) and a number of ‘with Google’ phones as well. Decided to do something about it In short, the tie-up with Google is a significant one that has started to threaten Apple’s dominance in the handset and app market with the iPhone.

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The EU-mandated browser ballot means that Microsoft has to tell you about other browsers. Some of the rivals you already know, but others are pretty obscure – and every single one of them claims to be the fastest, the best or the fastestest bestest browser the world has ever seen. Don’t know your Avant Browser from your Greenbrowser? Fear not! We’ve put together this handy print-out-and-keep guide, and randomised the order so the EU can’t accuse us of favouritism

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Windows users often complain about corrupted desktop and explorer icons. Like in Windows XP and Vista, Windows 7 icons also may get corrupted when you try to install third-party visual enhancers, especially transformation packs.