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A tool that allows people to sync their files across multiple computers by merely dragging and dropping files on the desktop has arrived in beta - and there is already talk that Dropbox could be a major hit.

With increasing numbers of people moving data between mobile phones, laptops and desktop machines in their work and homes, the need to have synchronized files has become increasingly pressing.

Although online storage systems - such as Microsoft’s SkyDrive - allow users to have a central online location in ‘the cloud’ (aka in online storage), an automatic synching system could become the must-have program of the year.

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If you’ve ever felt like you’re a slave to your PC or mobile phone, then now’s the time to have your say by participating in a British survey seeking the truth about technology addiction.

The research is part of work at the University of Northampton by Nada Kakabadse and Susan Bailey looking into how people use gadgets and, most importantly, how it alters their approach to life.

Hazardous substances

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Nvidia has unveiled a powerful new smartphone processor at this week’s World Mobile Congress in Barcelona. Nvidia claims the APX 2500 will allow users to stream, watch or even take movies in 720p HD, take 12-megapixel pictures and play a whole host of complex 3D mobile games.

The new chip is powered by an ARM11 MPCore and features graphics architecture similar to the company’s high-end GeForce 6 desktop version.

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No need to reset. This US concept is an interesting one - a replacement laptop battery that powers your laptop while you swap the old one out. The innovation is the brainchild of “professional independent inventor” Ric Richardson.

Richardson has applied for the relevant patents and is hoping to sell the concept to leading laptop manufacturers.

The replacement battery has a power cable that you hook up to your laptop. You take the old battery out, then slot the new one in with the cable still in place before removing the connector. Simple genius indeed.

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