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In Depth Thanks to the deepest recession in living memory, straightforward theft and street muggings for smartphones are also at an all time high, so how do you protect your data freedom on the move?

Tutorial Put an old PC to good use as a headless torrent and file server

Explained AMD enters the stereoscopic 3D arms race

Opinion The Ubuntu team should be prepared to be as open about the number of users as the Fedora project team are, especially when they're making such bold predictions for the future of their distribution.

Tutorial Getting exposure wrong in-camera is one of the easiest mistakes to make when taking pictures, but fixing it can be rather hit and miss.

Tutorial With some simple tips and tricks, you can improve the performance of your phone, making it more responsive, and you can make the battery last twice as long as it does now.

Tutorial Multiple desktops don't have to mean multiple computers. Dexpot emulates features built in to Linux operating systems and OS X, and splits your machine up into a number of distinct workspaces

In Depth Websites come and go, but here's a bunch to cherish

Explained We rely on SSL and TLS every day, but what are they and how do they work?

Explained XSS allows everything, from automated attacks that are initiated by the victim opening a seemingly innocent web page to code injections and session hijacking.

Tutorial Your smartphone is the perfect device for dealing with your precious documents and files, but despite their power, it can be surprisingly difficult to access them, especially on iOS handsets.

In Depth We investigate Google's ongoing search for new opportunities.

Opinion The fight for the desktop might be entering its final phase, but not in the way any of us could have imagined 10 years ago.

Opinion Is there another option to the monthly contract 'tax' for handsets?

In Depth Patent wars, poor tablet sales and customer confusion

Tutorial Find out if your PC is infected by viewing its connections

In Depth High quality video at home could mean dwindling audiences

In Depth Here are the ten advances that we believe will govern the shape of the PC in 25 years' time.

Explained What ways have the bad guys found to thwart your PC's efforts? And how can you be sure your computer only runs what you think it's running?