Today in tech: BlackBerry gets multi-touch, Google's sat nav arrives
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Google's free sat-nav comes to the UK
Google this morning revealed it would bring its free Google Maps based navigation to UK mobiles. PC Pro
Brain training games don't make you smarter
A study of over 11,000 people has found that "brain training" games don't actually improve memory, reasoning or other intellectual skills. BBC
Windows Phone 7 details leaked
More details of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 have leaked, suggesting users will need to use Windows Live to log in and all handsets must run ARM7 processors. Know Your Mobile
Apple still unimpressed by netbooks
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Apple's chief operating officer Tim Cook has said he "can't think of a single thing a netbook does well," suggesting the firm will use the iPad to target the successful netbook market. IT Pro
Next gen BlackBerry OS details revealed
Details of the BlackBerry 6.0 operating system have leaked, and it looks like RIM is going for multi-touch. Boy Genius Report
Freelance journalist Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007, with bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.
Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.
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OpenAI says GPT-5.2-Codex is its ‘most advanced agentic coding model yet’News GPT-5.2 Codex is available immediately for paid ChatGPT users and API access will be rolled out in “coming weeks”
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NHS supplier DXS International confirms cyber attack – here’s what we know so farNews The NHS supplier says front-line clinical services are unaffected
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ARM takes over Obsidian SoftwareNews The UK-based processor firm buys little-known US outfit, Obsidian Software.
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TomTom and Microsoft declare patent war ceasefireNews The two companies settle instead of undergoing a costly open source patent war.
