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BA in-flight entertainment scales new heights

David Phelan takes flight with the latest entertainment on-board BA

A week with: The latest hybrid laptops

There are more hybrid laptops on the market than ever before. Here we test four of the latest contenders

More iWatch trademark filings in Mexico, Taiwan, Turkey

Global tour for trademarks indicates an Apple smartwatch is in the works

Samsung ACTIV Book Q is the latest beast in the hinged-hybrid zoo

New computer allows for switching between laptop and tablet, Android and Windows

New Halo title first 'top-down action shooter' in the franchise

Games to be released in July only for Windows

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The 10 Best PC monitors

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Scientists take on the might of Qwerty with Kalq 'thumb keyboard' for smartphones and tablets that can get you typing 34% faster

It's always risky business taking on a classic. Just ask the guy who invented the MiniDisc player.

Lomography smartphone film scanner

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For many tasks, however obscure, there is, as they say, an app for that. But what of the many hardware additions available for iPhone, iPad and Android handsets? Here's a quick guide to the stand-outs.

The 10 Best gaming gadgets

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Cotswold Outdoor's new range includes the roomy Gelert Sleeping Pod (£45), and the BioLite wood-burning camping stove (£150), which can charge USB-friendly devices (cotswoldoutdoor.com).

Student found with 'terrorism manual' Norman Idris Faridi facing jail after being turned down job at London 2012

An engineering graduate who applied to work at the Olympics is facing jail for a terror offence.

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Voyeur Reverend Richard Lee walks free from court over indecent pictures of girls and woman

A Church of England vicar has walked free from court after admitting using secret cameras to spy on and film intimate pictures of three girls and a woman.

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