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The HTC Touch Diamond2 brings some notable improvements over its predecessor and is a powerful touch-screen Windows Mobile smartphone.

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Acer's X960 provides plenty of features, including a VGA-resolution screen. However, this Windows Mobile smartphone's build quality and desk-metaphor UI overlay could be classier.

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Version 2.0 of the latest Linux distribution for mobile devices is available for beta testing. We downloaded Moblin and ran it on a Samsung netbook.

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Here's a tour of a Technical Preview build of Microsoft's upcoming Office 2010 suite, before the company formally unveils it to the public.

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This book claims that Google has 'revolutionised management', but largely fails to ask searching questions about the sources of the 11-year-old company's success.

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This is a well-featured Windows Mobile smartphone with a good mini-QWERTY keyboard and impressive battery life. Shame about the backplate though.

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Orange's latest mobile broadband dongle offers straightforward HSDPA conenctivity, and a range of colours.

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BT's Business Hub is a competent wireless ADSL router, with the added attraction of supporting a separate Openzone hotspot that your business can use to raise revenue or attract customers.

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Samsung's 15.4in. R510 might not be an automatic choice for business use, but it could fit the bill if you need to combine work and leisure on a stylish yet affordable notebook.

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The Vodafone-exclusive HTC Magic is a well-designed handset that's comfortable to hold, has a responsive touch-screen and should satisfy anyone who is happy to use Google's suite of applications.

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Many modern datacentres are so full of equipment that it's impossible to add anything new without first making space for it. One way to free up valuable real estate is by consolidating existing servers into virtual machines or blade systems.

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As the Release Candidate of Windows 7 goes public, take a look at some of the key changes since January's Beta version.

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If you want a Windows Mobile device with dual SIM support, then Acer's DX900 is the only available option in the UK. It does its job of handling two SIMs well, providing usable tweaks in the provided applications.

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This suite automatically reclaims over-allocated and under-utilised storage in Windows virtual machines. With SAN storage costing around £10/GB, Vizioncore's vOptimizer Pro could quickly pay for itself.

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Although Seagate's BlackArmor 440 is not the easiest NAS server to set up and use, it's a good choice for small businesses and advanced users.

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If your work or home life is of the outdoor/active type, you'll need a mobile phone to match. Samsung's B2700 has a number of appealing features, including excellent battery life.

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The Portégé A600-112 is a well specified ultraportable with particularly good wireless connectivity. However, the build quality seems a touch flimsy in places, including the keyboard.

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E-book readers have yet to take off in a big way, but if you're an early adopter there's a reasonable choice of devices. Here's a tour of the latest one to hit the market.

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This WXGA-resolution DLP projector delivers excellent image quality and has a good range of inputs, including HDMI and USB-based DisplayLink, with wireless as an option.

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The Fujitsu Siemens T5010 is a well-made convertible Tablet PC with a sturdy casing and a comfortable keyboard. It's a little heavy for extended use in tablet mode, but benefits from a 13.3in. screen and decent performance.

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Chances are that your corporate emails are handled by a Microsoft Exchange server. Here's a tour of a beta version of the upcoming Exchange Server 2010.

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Although its black print speed could be quicker and it lacks USB-direct printing and wireless, HP's Color LaserJet CP2025n shines in output quality, while the software provides plenty of useful help.

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The workstation-class HP EliteBook 8730w's performance, superb DreamColor screen and excellent build quality make it a pleasure to use. It would suit any power user requiring a top-notch graphics subsystem.

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Dell's high-end Adamo is a 13in. notebook for those who value design and finish as much as performance, but its luxury price will limit the potential audience.

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Small businesses seeking robust, powerful and affordable CRM software will find that ACT! by Sage 2009 fits the bill perfectly.

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ASUS has reinvented its iconic netbook in the shape of the slim, attractive Eee PC 1008HA. It's a bold experiment that largely works.

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The beta version of Opera 10 is now available for public testing, showcasing a new look and feel, improved performance and more.

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The Palm Pre launches in the US on 6 June, although Europe is still awaiting a launch date. Here's a hands-on tour of the Pre's webOS platform.

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Sitecore has built a companion suite for its content management system that integrates web analytics, profiling, campaign management, segmentation and personalisation.

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HTC's best smartphone yet features a tilting screen, a good QWERTY keyboard and a responsive touch interface. The high-resolution screen is also superb. Our only real concern is battery life.

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Apple's third-generation iPhone will be available on 19 June. Here are the highlights from its unveiling at the WWDC 2009 keynote.

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Need a handheld that can stand up to life on the road, or in a warehouse? Check out the latest offerings from Motorola and Getac.

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Version 3.0 of the iPhone OS will be available on 17 June. Here's a tour of the main enhancements.

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This is an excellent backup solution for small businesses, and more cost-effective than tape at this end of the market. Performance could be better, but that's our only real concern.

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Over the past few years, virtualisation has become a viable option to thin down datacentres in terms of physical size, heat output and cost. Here we examine three leading hypervisors.

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The Fusion-io ioDrive is in a performance field of its own. Home users are much better off RAIDing a few SSDs together; however, for those running servers that need extra throughput now, the Fusion-io represents an expensive, but justifiable, saviour.

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If you need to run virtual machines on a workstation rather than a server, which is the best platform? We test VMware Workstation, VirtualBox, Parallels Workstation and KVM under Ubuntu, along with Wine, to find out.

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Businesses, educational institutions, parents and political leaders need to adapt to the technology-savvy Net Generation, says Don Tapscott.

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Apple's Safari 4 came out of beta at the recent WWDC, and has been a very popular download for the past week. Here's why.

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Not so much a radical new product as a more polished version of Exchange 2007, the 2010 server release, due later this year, could be the upgrade customers have been waiting for.

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Many of the enhancements in Exchange 2010, now in public beta, are under the surface. Here are some of the more visible ones.

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The HTC Snap's physical design (especially the mini-QWERTY keyboard) is superb. Battery life is impressive, while the Inner Circle email-sorting idea is inspired. It's just a shame about the small 2.4in. screen.

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HP's StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System is a data protection product that's a good fit for small businesses. ZDNet UK has one, plus a spare cartridge, up for grabs

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Check out Opera's new platform for turning your computer into a server for sharing photos, files, notes, music and web sites.

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The iPhone 3G S isn't as big an advance as the iPhone 3G was from the first-generation model, but Apple's latest handset is still a compelling upgrade for some users. It's faster, and we appreciate the new features and extended battery life.

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The ThinkPad T400 is a solidly built and reasonably configurable business notebook that performs well. We like the integrated mobile broadband, but it's a shame that a webcam and Bluetooth aren't standard on all models.

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