Bootnotes
Veteran vulture Andrew Orlowski is offski after 19 years at The Register
It's been fun
09 May 2019 09:16 | 132
Personal Tech
Mods I have known, Mods I have loved, Mods I have hated: Motorola's failed experiment is now a savvy techie's dream
Get your modular bargains
09 May 2019 08:06 | 37
Review
Huawei P30: New No-Pro's cameras are flash ... but there are some curious bits
As solid as ever, but not such a bargain any more
26 Apr 2019 08:15 | 20
Software
Turn on, tune in, cash out: Hipster chat plat Slack whacks beardie millennials with features
But is it enough to combat the Microsoft juggernaut?
25 Apr 2019 17:07 | 13
Software
Microsoft's Edge on Apple's macOS? It's more likely than you think for new browser
Chromium base should ease porting pains substantially
25 Apr 2019 12:02 | 31
Personal Tech
ood new, fanbys. Apple spds up n-str McBook latop kyboad rpairs, ccrding t hs leakd mmo
Time for those geniuses to earn that job title
25 Apr 2019 00:45 | 59
Personal Tech
5G is Chinese firms' foot in the door to Europe as Oppo launches flagship Reno mobe in Zurich
Huawei was just the beginning
24 Apr 2019 18:00 | 7
Updated
Behold, the insides of Samsung's Galaxy Fold: The phone that tears down all on its own
Mind the gap
24 Apr 2019 16:30 | 41
Analysis
The peelable, foldable phone has become the great white whale of tech
Now Samsung wants its samples back
24 Apr 2019 10:30 | 118
Networks
'Fake 5G' feud falters as Sprint, AT&T settle suit over 'misleading' label
The 'E' is for 'Ersatz'
23 Apr 2019 13:30 | 7
Updated
Cheapskate Brits appear to love their Poundland MVNOs as UK's big four snubbed in survey again
Giffgaff tops satisfaction ratings, Vodafone brings up the rear
23 Apr 2019 10:28 | 77
Networks
UK comms watchdog mulls 5G tweaks: Operators want moooooar power
Oh and remove the guard bands, would you Ofcom?
19 Apr 2019 12:40 | 38
Networks
BBM is dead, long live BBMe: Encrypted chat plat opened up to all as consumer version burns
BlackBerry throws lifebelt to marooned users
18 Apr 2019 15:26 | 12
Comment
Why Qualcomm won – and why Tim Cook had to eat humble Apple pie
Deadline for 5G kit was perilously close
17 Apr 2019 13:02 | 53
Comment
Google readies Pixel for the masses, but are the masses ready for Pixel?
Scaling buggy hardware is easier than scaling software
17 Apr 2019 08:03 | 49
Personal Tech
iOS 13 leaks suggest Apple is finally about to unleash the iPad as a computer for grownups
Once you've wiped the progeny's paw prints from it
16 Apr 2019 11:06 | 115
Networks
It is but 'LTE with new shoes': Industry bod points a judgy finger at the US and Korea's 5G fakery
Wait until you see the real thing, folks...
15 Apr 2019 08:02 | 44
Security
As Alexa's secret human army is revealed, we ask: Who else has been listening in on you?
The Lives of Others: Siri, Google and Cortana edition
11 Apr 2019 17:30 | 77
Analysis
Samsung's tricksy midrange teasers want your flagship catch
Getting serious at last
11 Apr 2019 15:45 | 23
Personal Tech
Gartner squints into its crystal ball: A pholdable phuture is very far away
And they won't save the tanking device market in 2019
08 Apr 2019 09:15 | 21
Review
Huawei P30 Pro: Nifty camera tricks haven't made mobe mandatory over last year's model
It's a good, nearly great phone. But then so is the Mate 20 Pro
08 Apr 2019 08:10 | 38
Software
Google pholds! Just kidding. But Android Q Beta 2 drop supports those cool bendy mobes
Toying with UI, burstin' bubbles
04 Apr 2019 16:58 | 22
Networks
UK.gov: Hi, it looks like you're procuring comms infrastructure. Might we suggest... all vendors?
Ministry of Fun review likely to recommend happy shopping
04 Apr 2019 09:10 | 2
Special Imaging Report
Only one Huawei? We pitted the P30 Pro against Samsung and Apple's best – and this is what we found
Stunt photo sensation fails everyday people
01 Apr 2019 10:15 | 138
Personal Tech
Xiaomi's Mi-too attempt at a pholdable: Not one, but TWO creases of fail
WTF? And the screen is on the outside...
28 Mar 2019 15:10 | 35
Personal Tech
Return of the Glassholes? Relax: Huawei's 'smart specs' aren't Google Glass 2.0
Maybe they're just smart enough...
28 Mar 2019 11:30 | 26
Personal Tech
Make America buy phones again! Smartphone doom 'n' gloom crosses Atlantic to cast shadow stateside
Analyst revises forecast ... further down
27 Mar 2019 16:07 | 42
Comment
P30 pic pyrotechnics in Paris: That's one Huawei to set the smartphone world alight
Every new phone is a hard sell in 2019. Will photo stunts be enough?
27 Mar 2019 09:21 | 37
Personal Tech
Huawei's 2019 flagship smartphones: 'Things nobody else can do' but baby I swear it's déjà vu
P30 uncannily similar to 2018's P20 bar imaging overhaul
26 Mar 2019 15:47 | 23
Special Report
What's holding up the 5G utopia in Britain? Quite a lot, actually
Views from the morning after the night before
22 Mar 2019 09:15 | 18
Security
Kaspersky Lab takes bite out of Apple in Russia over borked parental controls app
Store policy removed key features, alleges complaint
21 Mar 2019 17:15 | 5
Networks
Overheard at a Brit mobe network: On the count of Three UK, smile and say, er... we lost how many customers?
Never mind, we've got a fistful of spectrum and 5G's a-coming...
21 Mar 2019 12:55 | 25
Personal Tech
Mobes 'n' mattresses flinger Xiaomi growing like the clappers – outside China, at least
The Last Emporium
20 Mar 2019 17:15 | 12
Legal
I don't hate US tech, snarls Euro monopoly watchdog chief – as Google slapped with €1.49bn megafine
Play fair, chaps
20 Mar 2019 14:20 | 72
Legal
Google takes a page from Microsoft of old and revives browser ballot on Android
There's no place like Chrome, but... here are the other guys
20 Mar 2019 12:14 | 39
Software
Android clampdown on calls and texts access trashes bunch of apps
Users unchuffed, devs pulling bricked wares off Google Play
20 Mar 2019 10:15 | 72
Analysis
Apple's revamped iPad beams a workhorse in from Planet Ludicrous
Pro features trickle down to the rest of us
20 Mar 2019 09:16 | 53
Networks
Size isn't everything when talking mobile performance: The UK's largest cities suck at it
London, Birmingham forced to wear survey's dunce cap
19 Mar 2019 11:59 | 11
Comment
Do Martians dream of electric Nimbys? Selling 5G needs steak, not just sizzle
Let's talk about specs baby, let's talk about real 5G
18 Mar 2019 10:04 | 19
Software
Just look at Q! Watch out Microsoft, the next Android has a proper desktop PC mode
Foldable support too
15 Mar 2019 11:03 | 42
Networks
Overhyped 5G is being 'rushed', Britain's top comms boffin reckons
The technology's not ready – but they won't wait
14 Mar 2019 16:30 | 39
Personal Tech
China still doesn't want iPhones despite Apple slashing prices, say market watchers
Wanted: A cheap model?
13 Mar 2019 16:07 | 38
Legal
UK digital competition review: Forget money, we should consider 'balance of harms' during tech mergers
Plus: A little thing called Brexit has been most distracting
13 Mar 2019 15:07 | 12
Analysis
Dear Britain's mast-fearing Nimbys: Do you want your phone to work or not?
Building to nowhere
08 Mar 2019 11:44 | 187
Personal Tech
Meizu ditched hole-free phone because it was 'just the marketing team messing about', not because no one really gave a toss
OK, whatever you say
07 Mar 2019 15:13 | 42
Comment
Tim Apple. Larry Oracle. Ginni Layoffs: It works so why the heck not?
At last: a Trump innovation we can all get behind
07 Mar 2019 14:42 | 61
Networks
Vodafone: Daft Huawei comms gear ban will cripple UK – and cost punters loads
Big Red details 5G plans
07 Mar 2019 12:58 | 22
Analysis
5G is 'ready' once you redefine 'ready'... and then redefine 'reality'
It'll be big one day. But that day is not tomorrow
06 Mar 2019 09:45 | 21
