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• Ten ways your smartphone knows where you are

  By Stephen Lawson | 06 April, 2012 22:47

  One of the most important capabilities that smartphones now have is knowing where they are. More than desktops, laptops, personal navigation devices or even tablets, which are harder to take with you, a smartphone can combine its location with many other pieces of data to make new services available.

• APP OF THE DAY: gPad remote touchpad/keyboard

  By Hafizah Osman | 20 March, 2012 10:55

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• Opinion: Why Apple should pair the iPod Nano with the iPhone

  By Tony Bradley | 10 March, 2012 08:12

  Apple has made some significant progress breaking down corporate walls and establishing iOS mobile devices like the iPhone, iPad, and even Mac OS X as viable business platforms. One Apple device that isn't generally thought of as a business tool at all, though, is the iPod. But, with a few tweaks the iPod Nano could be a much more capable device.

• Congress won't kill off new unlicensed spectrum after all

  By Brad Reed | 17 February, 2012 08:27

  Rest easy, America: Congress has decided against killing the next generation of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

• The amazing shrinking computer

  By Mark Gibbs | 08 December, 2011 06:28

  The quest for smaller and smaller computing devices usually involves a tradeoff between processor power, battery life, communications features, memory and storage. While the product I'm looking at is in some respects the result of the intersection of a vision with compromises, the WiMM One from WiMM Labs is one of the slickest miniature computing devices I've seen to date.

• Bluetooth keyboards will get 10-year battery life with new chip, Broadcom promises

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 07 December, 2011 22:54

  Broadcom is working on a Bluetooth chipset that will give wireless keyboards a battery life of up to 10 years, the company said on Tuesday.

• Hands-on: Zaggfolio Bluetooth keyboard case for the iPad 2

  By Sharon Machlis | 05 November, 2011 02:12

  The Zaggfolio for iPad 2 is a well-designed case that includes a removable Bluetooth mobile keyboard. As a result, it can be used as just a case (by removing the keyboard), as just a keyboard (by pulling the keyboard out of the case and slipping your iPad into a groove just above the top row of keys) or as a combined case/keyboard.

• Top tech: iPad improvement - a great keyboard and network app

  By Mark Gibbs | 04 November, 2011 11:07

  I have written several times about my ongoing love affair with the iPad and, surprise, a wave of iPad-related products has been appearing in the Gibbs Universal Secret Underground Bunker.

• iPad improvement: A great keyboard and network app

  By Mark Gibbs | 04 November, 2011 07:31

  I have written several times about my ongoing love affair with the iPad and, surprise, a wave of iPad-related products has been appearing in the Gibbs Universal Secret Underground Bunker.

• Bluetooth 4.0 becomes 'smart': What it means for you

  By Daniel Ionescu | 26 October, 2011 01:56

  Bluetooth 4.0, which can be found inside the iPhone 4S and the latest MacBook Air and Mac Mini, is being rebranded by the group that controls the technology.

• PREVIEW: The HTC Rhyme - one for the girls

  By Ross Catanzariti | 26 September, 2011 14:01

  HTC might not be officially saying it, but the Taiwanese company has just announced the release of an Android phone that is clearly marketed at women, or more specifically, teenage girls.

• Hands-on: 5 wireless keyboards for the iPad

  By Sharon Machlis | 22 September, 2011 00:46

  Even if you're comfortable with the iPad 2's on-screen keyboard and can happily tap out a status update or quick email, you might not want to use it for tasks like writing a lengthy report. One option is to ditch the tablet for a full-fledged laptop -- but it might be just as easy to add a wireless Bluetooth keyboard to the iPad.

• PRODUCTS: Plantronics Savor M1100 Bluetooth headset

  By Patrick Budmar | 29 August, 2011 12:48

  Communications headset vendor, Plantronics, has released its smallest and most stylish Bluetooth headset offering yet with the Savor M1100.

• Dell adds to its slim line laptop range

  By Nermin Bajric | 23 August, 2011 16:21

  Dell is furthering its push for thin yet powerful computing with the unveiling of the Inspiron 13z, Inspiron 14z, and Vostro V131 laptops.

• Hacker drone launches cyber attack

  By AAP | 08 August, 2011 09:25

  US computer security specialists showed off a homemade drone aircraft capable of launching airborne cyber attacks, hijacking mobile phone calls, or even delivering a dirty bomb.