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CNET Opinion

CNET Opinion is our hand-picked selection of the industry's best columnists, offering regular analysis and insight of the hottest trends in tech. With Gadget Show veteran Jon Bentley, mobile expert and BBC 6 Music regular Stuart Dredge, and Red Dwarf's Kryten -- that is, green tech evangelist and Scrapheap Challenge presenter Robert Llewellyn -- there's something for everyone.

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Opinion: Windows 8 will kill the traditional laptop

Windows 8 is just around the corner and with its touch-based interface, is the laptop as we know it a dying breed?

Opinion: It feels like HP is ready to stop making gadgets

HP is ready to shuffle out of the consumer tech world, reckons Luke Westaway, recently back from a low-profile showcase in Shanghai.

Mass Effect 3: Stop trying to kick me out of the story

Mass Effect 3's pressure to abandon the main story in favour of multiplayer and mobile extras has got Luke riled up.

Booth babes and burlesque: Tech's tiresome little secret

With Mobile World Congress around the corner, Natasha takes exception to Microsoft's burlesque-themed MWC party.

Why apps could make Windows Phone the dominant mobile OS

Andrew Hoyle explains why Windows Phone is failing to make an impact, but what Microsoft can do about it to challenge iOS and Android.

Why I want phones in cameras, not the other way around Video

They say the best camera is the one you have with you -- which is why it's important to make sure you have a decent camera when you need it.

Three reasons PlayStation Vita is no match for iPod touch

The PlayStation Vita doesn't do enough to compete with Apple, and it doesn't deserve your cash. Here's why.

Why don't smart phones work any more?

It seems like not a day goes by without something going wrong with the latest kit. Are modern phones too complicated for their own good?

Opinion: Forget CES, it's all about Mobile World Congress

CES was once the world's biggest gadget-fest. But this year manufacturers are saving up the good stuff for a different event in February.

Spotify apps are a big deal, and a real challenge to iTunes

Spotify's new apps platform has huge potential for the integration of social and gaming services with music, reckons Stuart Dredge.

Why I don't want an iPhone any more

I used to love the iPhone, but I'll never buy one again. Here's why.

Games industry, you deserve to lose to Apple

Luke Westaway explains how frustrating measures from the games industry are making Apple look increasingly appealing.

Opinion: Android is killing itself with updates

Luke Westaway explains how Android is badly hurting itself with update delays, and a lack of communication from manufacturers.

Can the Lumia 800 make Nokia a contender again?

Nokia as the comeback kid of 2012? A year ago, it was more likely the formerly dominant mobile maker would have spiralled into irrelevance.

iPhone 4S is a hit, but iOS 5 is more important

Stuart Dredge argues that iOS 5 is much more important than the iPhone 4S thanks to voice recognition and iTunes Match.

Jon Bentley: 'I'd recommend jailbreaking to anyone'

CNET UK columnist and Gadget Show presenter Jon Bentley visits the world's first iOS jailbreaking convention to see how people are customising their iPhones.

Will Facebook's new features flop? Ask your mum, not Twitter

Our columnist Stuart Dredge was at Facebook's f8 conference this week, with his mum on at him to give Mark Zuckerberg a piece of her mind.

Apple's iPad 3 should have a Kids Edition

Columnist (and proud dad) Stuart Dredge wants an iPad 3 that would satisfy his app-hungry children -- and stop them deleting his email.

Jon Bentley: 10 things the iPhone 5 needs before I'll buy one

Our new CNET UK columnist, the Gadget Show's Jon Bentley, holds forth on what's holding him back from buying an iPhone. Will Apple get it right this time?

Robert Llewelyn: If you have to burn stuff to make it, it's not 'green'

Actor, presenter, geek and electric car fan Robert Llewellyn opens a series of columns on green tech with a rant about, er, calling it 'green tech'.

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