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Cycle directions on Google Maps
Google launches UK Cycle Maps
Sat nav

Cyclists can now get Google guidance without the risk of ending up on a motorway with an HGV bearing down at speed

iGoogle
Google kills iGoogle
Technology

No more customised homepage

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Google launches Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Mobile phones

Smoother interface, and Google Now

Ford Traffic Jam Assist
Ford Traffic Jam Assist to be added to driver aids
Car accessories & equipment

Also improves automated parking to include perpendicular

Volkswagen Touch Phone Kit
Volkswagen Touch Phone Kit added to Polo range
Car accessories & equipment

£245 upgrade now thrown in free on everything above S grade

Virgin Media
Free WiFi goes live on the Tube
Technology

Virgin Media activates its wireless internet service at London Underground stations... but it won't actually work in the tunnels.

Samsung Series 5 Hybrid PC
Samsung Series 5 Hybrid PC unveiled at Computex: Hands-on preview
Tablets

We get early peek at flagship Windows 8 device

Ford Easy Fuel
Ford Easy Fuel anti-theft system announced
Car accessories & equipment

Also stops expensive 'misfuelling' errors

HP OfficeJet 150
HP OfficeJet 150 - first portable MFP launched
Home office Printers

Up to 500 prints from a single battery charge

Alienware M14x
Alienware Ivy Bridge laptop refresh announced
Laptops

M14x, M17x and M18x all see upgrades, M11x conspicuously absent