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How to boost your mobile reception

What are the legal ways to boost your mobile reception? Paul Ockenden revisits this popular topic

Turn your tablet into a Sky+ remote control

Paul Ockenden explains why the Sky+ app is a good reason to buy an iPad or Android tablet by itself

Three years on: the state of the tablet market

Three years after he devoted a column to tablets for business, Paul Ockenden examines the current state of play

Hack your own radio transmitter

Paul Ockenden gives a primer on how to use a short-distance radio to beam data between devices

A beginner's guide to radio

Can't tell your VHF from your UHF? Paul Ockenden provides a primer on the various radio bands and what they're used for

Can the network tell if you tether your PC to your phone?

Paul Ockenden explains how phone networks detect if you're using your phone's 3G connection with your PC

Which tablet: iPad or Android? How to choose

Paul Ockenden offers advice for those deliberating between an iPad and an Android tablet

Why do so few PCs have USB 3?

Paul Ockenden wonders why it's taking so long for USB 3 to become ubiquitous

A simple solution for HomePlug problems

Paul Ockenden helps a reader suffering from interference on his powerline networking kit

Monitoring my solar panels from my PC

Paul Ockenden reveals how a Zigbee network helps him monitor the power generated by his solar panels

iTunes Match rescued my messy MP3 collection

Paul Ockenden reveals how iTunes Match helped bring order to his eclectic digital music collection

Why the MacBook Pro Retina display is overkill

Paul Ockenden explains why you simply don't need all the pixels in the MacBook Pro's Retina display

What's the best way to sync email across devices?

Paul Ockenden ponders the best way to sync email when you have multiple devices scattered around the home and office

The best headphones for making Skype calls?

Paul Ockenden experiments with different headsets for making phone calls from his laptop

Does anyone actually use QR codes?

Paul Ockenden investigates QR codes, and wonders if they'll ever become mainstream

Don't super-size my smartphone

Paul Ockenden doesn't understand why people want smartphones with giant screens

Should you upgrade your mobile OS?

Paul Ockenden wonders whether it's worth the effort and risk of updating your phone to the latest OS version

Why 3G broadband can be better and cheaper than ADSL

Paul Ockenden is shocked to discover that 3G services can deliver faster data than ADSL - and for a fraction of the price

Problem Steps Recorder: Windows 7's hidden support secret

Paul Ockenden champions a little-known support tool that's buried in Windows 7

Phone wars: why there's no "best" mobile platform

Paul Ockenden wades into the battle between iOS and Android

Paul is a contributing editor to PC Pro specialising in smartphones, mobile broadband and all things wireless. He's technical director of a combined IT and marketing company, which works on websites and intranets for several blue-chip clients.