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The face that launched a thousand chips: IBM's 5150 Personal Computer launched on 12 August 1981
Happy 30th Birthday PC!
PCs

We celebrate the 30th birthday of the PC, and look back at the one that started it all

Advent Vega
How to upgrade the Advent Vega and get the Android Market
USB sticks

We show you how to use the free update to improve the Advent Vega tablet

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Silence is Golden - How to make your PC quieter
PCs

Whirs, clicks and rattles can be the bane of an otherwise brilliant PC, we investigate how to make your system more pleasant to live with

Pentax Optio S1
Pentax Optio S1 review
Cameras Compact cameras

A competent low-cost camera with an impressive set of features, but paying just a little more brings big benefits

£90 inc VAT
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Apple gets Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 blocked from sale in EU
Tablets

Wins preliminary injunction against electronics giant

Philips BDP7600
Philips BDP7600 review
Blu-ray players

All the features you would want from a Blu-ray player, with the addition of fantastic design and a straightforward user interface

£175 inc VAT
Microsoft Touch Mouse back
Microsoft Touch Mouse review
Mice

Great for keyboard-free window management, but spoiled but erratic and sluggish vertical scrolling

£50 inc VAT
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Ubuntu 11.04 vs Windows 7 vs OS X 10.7 (Lion)
Technology

We use our cross-platform benchmarks to compare Windows with the latest versions of OS X and Ubuntu - which is the quickest?

Android now 50 per cent of UK smartphone market
Android now 50 per cent of UK smartphone market
Mobile phones

Massive growth for Google's OS as it powers past Apple

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BE Broadband review
Broadband

Its unlimited packages are very good, but you can get a slightly better deal from O2