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Tweet in haste and repent at leisure

16.11.09
Stephen Fry is just one of a number who have discovered that what you 'tweet' on Twitter is harder to get rid of than nuclear waste... more

New BlackBerry is given magic touch to take on the iPhone

15.10.09
Latest BlackBerry mobile has been unveiled - with a radical new screen it hopes can take on the iPhone... more

Work invaders: the curse of emails, tweets and Facebook

21.09.09
Emails, blog alerts, Facebook, tweets — we are drowning in a morass of information and it is seriously compromising our productivity. Now there is a move to persuade us to shut down and switch off... more

One in 10 risk lives Tweeting while driving

09.09.09
Thousands of motorists are risking their lives by tweeting while behind the wheel, a survey has found... more

The rise of 'don't turn up Friday'

03.08.09
More and more people are bunking off on a Friday as companies embrace flexible hours and the Blackberry culture allows employees to "work from home"... more

Spyware woes for BlackBerry in UAE

30.07.09
Mobile phone users are accustomed to rogue emails and text messages, claiming to be from their phone company, but actually containing nasty software from a nefarious third party. What they’re not so used to is getting nasty stuff from the phone company itself.. ... more

Do you lie about your work hours?

27.07.09
Most of us do. And the myth of extreme working is about to be blown apart, says Philip Delves Broughton... more

Must try harder, George. The City's not so easily taken in

27.07.09
A very senior banker asked me twice: "What do you think of George Osborne?" It was the way the question was asked and the repetition that gave me pause... more

The fiasco which, unlike the trains, just keeps running

06.07.09
Has there ever been a fiasco as bad as the railway privatisation? Since 1994, we have had the most complex structure imaginable inflicted on what was then the most cost-effective railway in Europe in terms of taxpayer support. In 1994, the rail network cost £1.6 billion. By 2005, it was nearly £5 billion.... more

Are you suffering from e-isolation?

10.05.09
Emails, texts, social networking sites — they're all meant to keep us in touch. But the truth is they seem to be driving us apart... more

Robbery in first class train thief threatens businessman and escapes with laptop and cash

29.04.09
A businessman is robbed of his laptop, BlackBerry, cash and credit cards as he works in the first-class carriage of a train... more

Fear keeps Britons at home in the holidays

16.04.09
It seems the great British holidaymaker can be stopped. Britons are calling off their week in the summer sun amid concerns over the security of their jobs, sparking fears that travel companies could be the next sector to bear the brunt of recession... more

Help! I can't get into cyberspace

19.12.08
It took me a while to make the connection, but before long I realised why our fridge was so alarmingly empty... more

Help, I've been cut off from the world

12.12.08
Lost in redundoland: day eight. Lines of communication with the outside world are going down one by one. ... more

BlackBerry maker RIM misses targets

03.12.08
Telecoms: Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, has missed third-quarter profit forecasts as consumers remain cautious in the economic downturn... more

Help! I'm a Crackberry addict

18.11.08
As Mr Obama has to wean himself off his smartphone a fellow junkie sympathises... more

Lewis starts a Storm in race to sell most mobiles

06.11.08
Lewis Hamilton has unveiled the mobile phone that is set to become the must-have Christmas gadget... more

Mini ID scanners for police

27.10.08
Hand-held fingerprint scanners that can check identity on the street may be given to every police force in the country in a government-backed scheme... more

BlackBerry kicks up a Storm with rival to Apple’s iPhone

08.10.08
The makers of the BlackBerry have announced a new model that is set to rival Apple’s iPhone... more

A Brideshead visit out East

06.10.08
London, or more accurately Shoreditch, is having a Twenties moment. Perhaps it's the Brideshead effect, the new film having inspired followers to dream of spires and throw on their cricket whites along with lashings of Brylcreem... more

RIM off target after Bold delay

26.09.08
Blackberry maker Research In Motion has missed analysts’ profit forecasts after delaying the release of its new Bold phone... more

Turn off the text - why a postcard has the edge

22.08.08
Posting cards from holiday is back in fashion. We are rediscovering the real poetry in their handwritten messages, says one enthusiast... more

The new BlackBerry Boldly goes into battle with iPhone

08.08.08
It is set to be one of the most bitter battles the gadget industry has seen - BlackBerry versus arch rivals Apple and Nokia... more

Review: Heavyweight challenger keeps Apple on its toes

08.08.08
The first thing that strikes you about the Bold is its size... more

Holiday no-nos: bank talk and BlackBerries

23.07.08
From my sun-lounger at the Mark Warner complex at San Agostino in the Peloponnese, these past two weeks, I noticed a fundamental change from the previous occasion I went on one of their holidays... more

Calabrian offer you can't refuse at L'Anima

16.07.08
L'Anima may be one to save for special treats, but it treats you very well in return, says Larushka Ivan-Zadeh.... more

Slowdown to hit BlackBerry sales

26.06.08
BlackBerry-addicted bankers in the City and New York are expected to curb their addictions to the electronic devices amid the growing economic gloom... more

Guess who is still making a fortune? Yes, the lawyers

18.04.08
A leading London law firm has been criticised for charging nine years' worth of man hours for work on a five-day trial... more

RIM boost as 2.2m sign up to BlackBerry

03.04.08
Blackberry smartphone-maker Research In Motion beats estimates on profit and sales... more

Madonna: 'My amazing sex life with Guy'

02.04.08
Madonna has given an extraordinarily candid magazine interview in a bid to finally put to bed persistent rumours about the state of her marriage to Guy Ritchie. The singer tells Elle magazine that sex with her film director husband is 'amazing', though she adds that the pair are so addicted to work that they sleep with their Blackberrys under their pillows ... more

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