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Belfast Telegraph, 09.01.09 00:35 UTC

BT to scrap tariffs for 0870 and 0845 numbers

BT customers in Northern Ireland will soon be able to call banks, energy companies and doctor’s surgeries free of charge after the telecoms giant vowed to scrap fees on 0870 and 0845 numbers. The ...

Times Online Technology, 09.01.09 00:00 UTC

Plam Pre takes its competitors by the roots

Palm launched its bid to come back from the dead with a new smartphone and operating system to rival the iPhone and the Blackberry. The success of the new Palm Pre and the operating system may ...

Daily Mail, 08.01.09 22:31 UTC

British scientists develop nasal spray that could stop the flu virus from laying you low

A spray that might stop flu in its tracks is being developed by scientists. It would fight off all strains of the virus, including those behind bird flu and winter flu. Researchers at St Andrews ...

Wired, 08.01.09 21:01 UTC

Puny, Trendy Netbooks Grow Up to Suit Business Users

LAS VEGAS -- Netbooks have become serious business. At the Consumer Electronics Show here, much of the buzz is about netbooks. Nearly every major computer manufacturer has one, and some manufacturers ...

The Register, 08.01.09 20:35 UTC

Palm to take on iPhone with web 2.0 banana phone

CES Troubled Palm today launched its (hopefully) turnaround product, the Palm Pré, running its new Palm Web OS operating system. There's a heck of a lot of Mac OS X and the Apple phone about the ...

Daily Mail, 08.01.09 17:05 UTC

Nasal spray that kills flu is developed by British scientists

A spray that stops all types of flu in its tracks is being developed by scientists. The drug would fight off all strains of the virus, including those behind bird flu and the winter flu that is ...

The Register, 08.01.09 16:38 UTC

Asus demos touchscreen Eee

CES Asus has treated CES attendees to a preview of its upcoming touchscreen Eee PC. The T91’s screen measures 8.9in and can swivel to turn the machine into a tablet PC. It weighs in at roughly ...

Telegraph, 08.01.09 16:36 UTC

Calls to banks and doctors made free as BT scrap 0870 and 0845 charges

Calls to banks, doctors' surgeries and energy companies in Britain will now be free for millions as BT scraps charges on 0870 and 0845 numbers.

The Register, 08.01.09 15:31 UTC

Powermat cuts ties with cabled power

Power sockets clogged with gadget chargers and swamped by a cable spaghetti will soon be just a memory, if Powermat has its way. The US company has unveiled five wireless charging mats - all called ...