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- Mobiles take a great leap forward
Mobile phones are about to become much more powerful as the chips inside them undergo a generational shift. - The Valley looks towards 2009 - Part Two
Part Two of Maggie Shiels's summary of the way Silicon Valley sees 2009 panning out for technology. - Comic Hurst denies smashing phone
Comedian Lee Hurst denies smashing a mobile phone belonging to an audience member at one of his stand-up gigs in Surrey. - Private firm 'may run' phone log
A private company could be asked to log details of all telephone calls, emails and internet use, it is reported. - Rise in motorists using mobiles
The number of motorists in Derbyshire caught using a hand-held mobile phone has risen by 25%, police figures show. - Army phone links China and Russia
A new military hotline between Beijing and Moscow has been used for the first time, according to reports in Chinese media. - Phones and fines top media's 2008
Media correspondent Torin Douglas takes a look back at the stories that hit the headlines in the media world in 2008. - Technology we have loved in 2008
The tech team reflects on the personal impact technology has made on them in 2008. - Mobile warnings sent to revellers
Anti-binge drinking messages are to be sent to revellers heading into Liverpool via their mobile phones. - How an old phone can make money
If you got a shiny new mobile for Christmas you might be able to make some money on your old one. - High-tech alert to women drinkers
Police in West Yorkshire use Bluetooth mobile phone technology as a new weapon in the fight against festive crime. - Christmas messages from far away
People in remote locations, across the world, can use technology to get their Christmas messages back home to Britain. - Judge quits after phoning lawyer
A judge resigns after admitting a "serious error of judgment" by phoning a prosecution lawyer outside court. - Phone ban over blackmail plot
A would-be blackmailer who threatened to burn down his victim's house is banned from using mobile phones. - Controlling the hi-tech helpers
Regular commentator Bill Thompson on how to handle the growing number of mobiles in schools. - Roofer helps to foil store raid
A self-employed roofer helps foil an attempted smash-and-grab raid at a watch shop in Brighton by filming it on his mobile phone. - Severed cable disrupts net access
Undersea internet and phone cables from Europe to the Middle East are severed, raising fears of major economic repercussions. - Texting crash motorist convicted
A motorist is found guilty of killing another driver after sending and receiving more than 20 text messages. - Diary: Protecting mountain gorillas
Two rangers share their experiences of protecting mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park, DR Congo. - Phones for Bihar doctor 'truancy'
The government in the northern Indian state of Bihar says it is giving doctors free mobile phones to cut down on truancy.
