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Buzzword: Hypertasking

The simultaneous handling of chores, messages, media streams, sudoku puzzles and conversations than no brain could count, or grasp. Tagged as multi-tasking on speed, this super-overload is a symptom of our wifi era, where mobiles and Blackberries are juggled between podcasts to tackle office memos, day-care fees, internal audits and Tuesday catch-ups before the tram pulls in. Brainless TV never felt so good at the end of a hypertasking day, though several shows will be watched in overlap.

More Spectrum Needed As We Interoperate Worldwide

I STILL use a fixed-line phone at home and the office, but a lot of people don't these days - especially young people who often just use their mobiles when they move into a flat. But I have gone entirely mobile with my computer: I no longer own or use a desktop and I usually connect to the internet wirelessly - via a 3G mobile phone network card, which is how I filed today's column.

Speeding Past The Blue Line

I still use a fixed-line phone at home and the office, but a lot of people don't - especially young people who often use just mobiles when they move into a flat. But I am entirely mobile with my computer: I no longer own or use a desktop, and I usually connect to the internet wirelessly - via a 3G mobile phone network card, which is how I filed today's column.

Finally - Wallpaper That Blocks Mobiles

The annoying sound of a mobile phone ringing in the cinema or theatre could be on the way out with the development of a high tech "wallpaper" that blocks their signals.