Going underground: The Royal Mail's great London train squeeze
Geek's Guide to Britain Uber cars, Amazon drones? Pah! Driverless deliveries from a different age
Geek's Guide06 Dec 2016 | 68
After Death Star II blew: Dissecting the tech of Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens
Star Wars special Have X-wings, lightsabers, stormtrooper kits moved on?
Bootnotes16 Dec 2015 | 125
Cambridge’s HPC-as-a-service for boffins, big and small
However, a ‘step change in data storage’ needed
HPC19 Jun 2015 | 9
Jurassic World: All the meaty ingredients for a summer blockbuster
Film Review And the scientifically squiffy dinos don’t disappoint, either
Science13 Jun 2015 | 29
Spy: Acres of comedy talent make this smart spook spoof an instant classic
Film Review Paul Feig scores another subversive gross-out hit
Bootnotes06 Jun 2015 | 24
Candy-cane optimism tastes sweet in Disney’s Tomorrowland
Film Review A wholesome family adventure that stays the right side of cloying
Bootnotes23 May 2015 | 11
Mad Max: Fury Road – two hours of nonstop, utterly insane fantasy action
Film Review This is not a film, it’s an assault on your senses
Bootnotes16 May 2015 | 73
Spooks: Big-screen upgrade for MI5 agents fails to be a hit job
Film Review Millennials can’t compete with grizzled ex-Cold War spies
Bootnotes09 May 2015 | 19
Building the world's biggest telescope array - with machines that don't yet exist
Turning terabytes and exabytes into galaxies at SKA
HPC06 May 2015 | 21
Bridge, ship 'n' tunnel – the Brunels' hidden Thames trip
Geek's Guide to Britain Monument to a trio who left their mark on Blighty
Geek's Guide04 May 2015 | 50
Meet the man who inspired Elon Musk’s fear of the robot uprising
Exclusive Interview Nick Bostrom explains his AI prophecies of doom to El Reg
Science03 May 2015 | 84
Unfriended: Odious screen-teens get theirs in this flat horror
Film Review Buffering is not a good device for building on-screen tension
Bootnotes02 May 2015 | 11
Avengers: Age of Ultron – blisteringly big banter, brawls and brio
Film Review Time to Marvel as director Joss Whedon delivers pure entertainment
Bootnotes25 Apr 2015 | 39
Robot Overlords: Tween babysitting fodder with no in-jokes for the adults
Film Review Hey, you guys! This one's a 1980s' truffle shuffle just for the kids
Bootnotes29 Mar 2015 | 12
The Voices: A horror-comedy that’s as schizophrenic as its protagonist
Film Review Oedipus wrecks this candyfloss flick
Bootnotes21 Mar 2015 | 17
X+Y shows teens are teens, regardless of where they are 'on the spectrum'
Film Review A warmhearted, coming-of-age tale
Bootnotes14 Mar 2015 | 5
Chappie: The AI tale that’s about heart, not intelligence
Film Review Shades of Short Circuit and Robocop mark Blomkamp’s return to form
Bootnotes08 Mar 2015 | 29
Blackhat: Michael Mann brings an informed cybercrime yarn to the silver screen
Film review A decent, albeit stony-faced, thriller
Bootnotes22 Feb 2015 | 8
Something Coming Through – aliens, LA noir, techno-thriller, dystopia ALL in the mix
Page File Fascinating first contact series opener
Bootnotes22 Feb 2015 | 13
The Glittering World: Some style, but no substance
Page File Robert Levy’s supernatural debut leaves a lot to be desired
Bootnotes15 Feb 2015 | 1
Cannonbridge sells us a dummy – great premise, crap ending
Book review When a novel’s 'a-ha' moment is more of an 'a-huh?'
Bootnotes08 Feb 2015 | 10
Jupiter Ascending – a literally laughable train wreck of a film
Film review To be seen ONLY for schadenfreude and the wardrobe of Mila Kunis
Bootnotes08 Feb 2015 | 54
The Interview? Kim Jong-Un, you really shouldn’t have bothered
Film review Not satirical, and the toilet humour is no such thing
Bootnotes07 Feb 2015 | 37
Hardboiled, fast-paced, mind-bending fun – Dark Intelligence IS sci-fi
Page File Neal Asher’s latest Polity universe novel doesn’t disappoint
Bootnotes01 Feb 2015 | 8
Cuddly robots, whipsmart laughs and plenty of heart in Big Hero 6
Film review Disney’s cartoon superhero franchise lands
Bootnotes31 Jan 2015 | 12
Ex Machina – a smart, suspenseful satire of our technology gods
Film review Garland's riveting thriller takes fresh look at AI
Bootnotes25 Jan 2015 | 31
Sex, androids and violence in Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Page File A cynical head-scratcher
Bootnotes18 Jan 2015 | 5
The Invisible Library – a playful, timey wimey, spook adventure tale
Page File Just ignore those pesky plot holes
Bootnotes11 Jan 2015 | 6
Power, patriotism, paranoia and envy wrestle for attention in Foxcatcher
Film review Steve Carrell's deranged millionaire turn thrills
Bootnotes10 Jan 2015 | 4
Enemy – Eerie double trouble from indie doppelganger chiller
Film review Jake Gyllenhaal turns in a suitably creepy performance
Bootnotes03 Jan 2015 | 2
The Just City: A brilliant, if puzzling, philosophical dialogue
Page File AI as debated by Socrates
Bootnotes03 Jan 2015 | 2
Ground control to 2014: A year in Space
Review of 2014 Four-legged landings and history-making comet-chasers
Science02 Jan 2015 | 16
The Theory of Everything: Stephen Hawking biopic is immensely moving
Film review Love triumphs in the face of adversity
Bootnotes28 Dec 2014 | 10
Proxima and Ultima: AI, hard sci-fi and multiverse – All good. Romans – not so much
Page File Flashes of irritation
Bootnotes27 Dec 2014 | 24
'Google catches us in an invisible web of our personal data without telling us'
QuoTW 'An epic nightmare... is unfolding for Sony’s employees'
Bootnotes21 Dec 2014 | 18
Tragedy strikes Vulture News Central but details remain scrambled
Viewers may find the following scenes mildly disturbing ...
Bootnotes20 Dec 2014 | 35
Why the chemistry between Hollywood, physics and maths is so hot right now
Interview El Reg talks to The Theory of Everything producer
Science20 Dec 2014 | 16
Big Eyes falls short on the big question of popular art
Film review A funny and moving dig at the patriarchal 1960s
Bootnotes20 Dec 2014 | 7
Hackney council leaked thousands of locals' data in FoI blunder
Names, addresses and rental accounts outted in spreadsheet snafu
Legal19 Dec 2014 | 21
Legs in 2015: SpaceX Falcon's landing put on hold
Stuttering engine means staff can knock off early
Science18 Dec 2014 | 10
Friday: SpaceX will attempt to land rocket on floating, robotic 'spaceport drone ship'
Hovering leggy rocket to deploy new 'X-wing' technology
Science18 Dec 2014 | 25
UK.gov binds mobe operators to £5bn not-spot deal
Networks agree investment for 90 per cent Blighty voice/text coverage
Legal18 Dec 2014 | 15
NY premiere of The Interview cancelled after hackers' terrorist threats
GoP hint at 9/11-style attack for screenings of Nork assassination movie
Legal17 Dec 2014 | 49
Human hair will soon be found on moon: Brit astronauts aim for Space
Lunar Mission One hits crowdfunding target
Science16 Dec 2014 | 12
Amazon workers in Germany stage Christmas strike
Frequently-revolting staff stomp off for three days
Legal16 Dec 2014 | 32
Secretive Chinese smartmobe colossus Xiaomi is on wafer thin margins
Rare filing shows cheap handsets mean teeny profits
On-Prem15 Dec 2014 | 5
Hooker beating: What if you read the Bible AND play GTA5?
QuoTW Plus: 'I'll try not to play Candy Crush in Parliament in future'
Legal14 Dec 2014 | 22
Get the EGGSPERT ANGLE on the news with ovoid anchorbeing Regina
Facebook! Bernie Madoff! The Pirate Bay! Woo
Bootnotes13 Dec 2014 | 1
Tides of Maritinia: The spy who jumped into a sci-fi water world
Page File Bumbling morality tale gets interplanetary update
Bootnotes13 Dec 2014 | 4
Blam! Max Sound flings vid codec sueball number four at Google
Tech firm sues Choc Factory and YouTube for alleged infringement of vid-streaming patents
Legal12 Dec 2014 | 11
UK.gov STILL won't pop a cap on stolen mobile bills
Brits still paying for mobe thieves' texts and calls
Networks12 Dec 2014 | 34
BT Infinity ‘working to fix problem’ after three days of outages
Might be DNS, might be MSO. Either way, it’s BAD
Networks12 Dec 2014 | 37
Assange's WikiLeaks: Give generously this Xmas – for statue of our dear leader
Julian to grab spotlight in 'courage monument' (w hangers-on Manning, Snowden)
Legal11 Dec 2014 | 70
Tech titans lob $25m at 'social' business Change.org
Social activism platform raises cash from Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman and more
On-Prem09 Dec 2014 |
Amazon comes over all eBay with new ‘make an offer’ facility
Connoisseurs of fine collectiblesold tat rejoice
Legal09 Dec 2014 | 15
97% of UK gets 'basic' 2Mbps broadband. 'Typical households' need 10Mbps – Ofcom
Talks up ‘ultrafast’ connections though rural ones still pants
Networks09 Dec 2014 | 88
MP caught playing Candy Crush at committee meeting: I'll ‘try’ not to do it again
Nigel Mills was still ‘fully engaged’
Legal08 Dec 2014 | 92
Let AN EGG tell you what's happened in tech this week!
Google tax, FBI snooping, and the Sony hack – all on Vulture News
Legal07 Dec 2014 | 2
'A strong response from Apple would be a lawsuit' – Steve Jobs
QuoTW Hawking's AI dangers, Wikipedia’s begging bowl, and fab phablets
OSes07 Dec 2014 | 6
Experimental sci-fi novel Elysium is ALMOST irritating ...
Page File ... but is actually unique and clever instead – and nothing to do with Matt Damon
Bootnotes06 Dec 2014 | 6
Biting the hand that feeds IT
