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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Charles Arthur

The risks of government data collection, Lawrence Lessig interviewed, mobiles for the World Cup

This week's print edition of the Technology supplement is online too..

  • When did we last see your data?
    We trust banks far more than the government to protect our personal data, so plans to share files across departments should ring alarm bells. SA Mathieson reports.
  • Free Our Data: Make it work for us, Ms Tullo
    Easing crown copyright would allow the public to use government data freely, but some officials want the information traded, writes Heather Brooke.
  • Microsoft culls PDF support in Office under pressure from Adobe
    Microsoft has abruptly withdrawn a long-promised feature from the next version of its Office suite - the ability to save files in Adobe's PDF portable document format.
    Jack Schofield: Watch out, Adobe: Microsoft wants to reformat your files
    Explaining the row between the two over PDF support in Office
  • Freedom fighter with a guilty conscience
    Lawrence Lessig explains his mission to limit the cultural damage caused by copyright law. By Glyn Moody.
  • Mobiles await a kick start
    The World Cup could give operators a much-needed boost, but a lot hangs on England's performance. Report by Nick Booth.
  • Newly Asked Questions
  • Gadgets
    • Kodak EasyShare V610
      Over the past few years Kodak has made giant strides in digital cameras, pioneering among other things wireless transfer of images and compact dual lens models.
    • KG800 Chocolate phone
      One of the most talked about and heavily advertised mobiles is finally on sale in the UK. In case you missed the hype, it is a small, flip-open fashion phone that LG hopes will appeal to those who might otherwise have bought a Motorola Razr.
    • Samsung YP-U2
      While mini Flash-based MP3 players sound great in theory, many of them are actually a nightmare to use. Not so Samsung's YP-U2, which is available in 512MB (£49) 1GB (£69) and 2GB (£99) versions.
  • Gamesblog: Gamers get their chance to play to the crowd
    Keith Stuart: PC gamers have been enjoying spectator modes for several years. But with the Xbox360 spectator mode, viewers get a TV-style viewing package where they're able to watch real-time footage, replays and highlights.
  • BlackBerrys are not the only fruit
    Victor Keegan: In the world of mobile communications, it is the battle of the heavyweights. Nokia, the world leader in mobile phones is taking on BlackBerry, which has a near-monopoly of the secure corporate email market, with 5 million users.
  • Technobile
    Wendy Grossman: The music they play on the phone while you're waiting sometimes makes you want to destroy civilisation.
  • Ask Jack
    Send your questions and comments to jack.schofield@guardian.co.uk. Published letters will be edited for brevity, but include full details with your query.
    Please visit our Ask Jack weblog for daily updates.
  • Newsbytes
    Smart Alpha | It's only a game | New balls, please | Spy on your kids | Just a second | Up for the cup | Start 'em young | Alarming news
  • Letters and blogs
    Send your letters, comments, questions and rants to tech@guardian.co.uk, and please include your address and post town.


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