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Supreme Court tells Big Cable to shut up for once: Net neutrality challenge shot down

Even America's top court is bored of 'open internet' legal shenanigans
27 Comments
05 Nov 19:19

Planet Computers straps proper phone to its next Psion scion, Cosmo

Son of Gemini
58 Comments
05 Nov 12:11

Smartphone industry is in 'recession'! Could it be possible we have *gasp* reached 'peak tech'?

Phone makers banking more revenue – but for how long?
68 Comments
02 Nov 17:00

Boom! Just like that the eSIM market emerges – and jolly useful it is too

Thanks, Apple. Seriously
94 Comments
02 Nov 12:59

Wow. Apple's only gone and killed off Mac, iPad, iPhone family... figures for units sold to fans

But it has nothing to do with shipments being down. Honest
49 Comments
02 Nov 01:15

Worldwide Web wizard Tim Berners-Lee sticks wellington boot into Worldwide Web's giants: Time to break 'em up?

Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc, bashed by Sir Timothy OM KBE FRS FREng FRSA FBCS
48 Comments
01 Nov 18:39

5.1 update sends Apple's Watch 4 bling spinning into an Infinite Loop of reboot cycles

We'll just take this one away
35 Comments
01 Nov 11:38

Mourning Apple's war against sockets? The 2018 Mac mini should be your first port of call

AnalysisPhew, someone didn't get the plug-all-useful-holes memo
155 Comments
01 Nov 09:36

Chuck this on expenses: £2k iPad paints Apple as the premium fondleslab specialist – as planned

AnalysisThe business appeal is mixed, but it's working
67 Comments
31 Oct 12:05

50 ways to leave your lover, but four to sniff browser history

Vulnerabilities that expose browsing history yet to be fixed
19 Comments
31 Oct 00:19

Bird, Lime, and Xiaomi face scooter sueball

Nine injured riders and pedestrians say scooters are shoddy and ill-maintained
24 Comments
31 Oct 00:16

Apple's launch confirms one thing: It's determined to kill off the laptop for iPads

AnalysisCome join us all in our lovely walled garden
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30 Oct 20:21
girl helping an unconscious guy with mouth to mouth resuscitation

Apple breathes new life into MacBook Air with overhauled 2018 model

Bring a dongle, though. There are bugger all ports
82 Comments
30 Oct 15:49
BlackBerry Key2 LE

BlackBerry KEY2 LE: The first budget Android QWERTY for years

ReviewA brutally functional work device
34 Comments
30 Oct 11:49
iPhone XR all colour group shot

iPhone XR guts reveal sizzle of the XS without the excessive price tag

Shake-up might give Apple's phone shipments a boost
48 Comments
30 Oct 09:15

Opinion

Dabbsy holding a phone 1

Silent running: Computer sounds are so '90s

Something for the Weekend, Sir?'Do not disturb' mode isn't for you, it's for the rest of us

Take my advice: The only safe ID is a fake ID

Something for the Weekend, Sir?So says Alex... Graham... Dan...
270 Comments
12 Oct 08:08
pixel slate (headphone-jack free) google october 2018

Does Google make hardware just so nobody buys it?

CommentPixel Slate: Nero for a Day
139 Comments
11 Oct 13:26

Where can I hide this mic? I know, shove it down my urethra

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Not sure I like where you've put the speaker
88 Comments
05 Oct 08:10

News

With the 6T, OnePlus hopes to shed 'cheeky upstart' tag and launch assault on flagships

Hands OnBluffing no more
77 Comments
29 Oct 16:30

The Chinese are here: Xiaomi to bring phones to the UK next month

Next stop, formaldehyde-free mattresses?
46 Comments
29 Oct 13:07

From today, it's OK in the US to thwart DRM to repair your stuff – if you keep the tools a secret

AnalysisSelling toolsets is a no-no, distributing them for free a gray area
96 Comments
28 Oct 12:22

Florida man won't be compelled to reveal iPhone passcode, yet

The state's top court, however, may be asked to intervene
67 Comments
27 Oct 00:02

Jeez, not now, Iran... Facebook catches Mid East nation running trolly US, UK politics ads

Whack-a-Troll: Ad biz smashes latest manipulation plot to show it's doing... something
18 Comments
26 Oct 18:56

China tells Trump to use a Huawei phone to avoid eavesdroppers

Great selfies too, Donald
42 Comments
26 Oct 15:30

Got a new Surface? Have some firmware. Old Surface? La la la la la, we can't hear you

New models get first updates as wailing of Pro 4 users continues
22 Comments
26 Oct 13:38

Yes, Americans, you can break anti-piracy DRM if you want to repair some of your kit – US govt

Landmark victory for right-to-fix movement
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26 Oct 01:11

Ad blocking. All fun and games – until it gets political: Union websites banned by uBlock Origin

Keep an eye out for filters chomping away at non-adverts. Just sayin'
23 Comments
25 Oct 20:17

Xiaomi waggles Mi MIX 3, the first smartphone packing 10GB RAM

And you thought 640KB was enough for everyone
18 Comments
25 Oct 17:00

Finally, someone takes a stand against Apple, Samsung for slowing people's phones. Just a few million dollars, tho

Smartmobe-borking updates make Italians see red
32 Comments
24 Oct 23:04

Apple boss decries 'data industrial complex' while pocketing, er, billions to hook Google into iOS

AnalysisPrivacy 'a fundamental right' – see terms and conditions, national restrictions may apply
30 Comments
24 Oct 21:43
technician holding a toolbox

Motorola: Oops, phone busted? Grab a spudger and go get 'em, champ

First mobe maker to sell DIY repair tools
38 Comments
24 Oct 10:27

Facebook, Google sued for 'secretly' slurping people's whereabouts – while Feds lap it up

It's all about location, location, location
38 Comments
23 Oct 22:14
HP ZBook 15

HP says: Like, comment and subscribe to our beastly workstations

Boutique PC for middle managers, subscription hardware for creative pros
23 Oct 21:00
People walking through the desert

Can 'blockchain' mobe Exodus stem movement of HTC's Jah people?

Yeah, probably not, but dev previews are available now
23 Oct 16:00
Couple wearing sunglasses looking surprised by something

Samsung's graphene batteries promise to charge five times faster – without exploding

Chaebol says development is done and dusted
42 Comments
23 Oct 11:46
Tennis for Two (photo: Brookhaven National Laboratory)

Happy 60th birthday, video games. Thank William Higinbotham for your misspent evenings

Tennis for Two prepares to collect its bus pass
45 Comments
22 Oct 08:15
Dabbsy holding a phone 1

Silent running: Computer sounds are so '90s

Something for the Weekend, Sir?'Do not disturb' mode isn't for you, it's for the rest of us
A DJI Phantom 4 with camera detail. Pic: Shutterstock

FYI: Drone maker DJI's 'Get it on Google Play' website button definitely does not get the app from Google Play...

UpdatedQuadcopter slinger rudely palms folk off to .apk download
56 Comments
19 Oct 06:01
pirate

Oz to turn pirates into vampires: You won't see their images in mirrors

Internet piracy crackdown looms over Google and search engines, file-sharing sites in proposed legislation
53 Comments
19 Oct 00:00
Samsung Gear 2 smartwatch

All through the house, not a creature was stirring... especially Samsung smartwatches: Batteries empty at 3AM

Firmware update fingered for draining power as folks sleep
25 Comments
18 Oct 20:49
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