Beloved US telco Verizon puts arm around Nokia, Microsoft, preps enterprise 5G for Europe, APAC
Lucky old us. Plus: Azure Edge biz service software bundled in
20 Oct 2020 | 5
Matthew covers personal technology, mobile networks, and other topics for The Register. He is based in the UK.
Oh Mi: Xiaomi shows off 80W wireless charging, claims battery fully fat again in under 20 minutes
Commercially available? Er.... not yet
20 Oct 2020 | 47
Samsung aims boot at Apple's decision not to bundle a charger in with the iPhone 12, foot ends up in mouth
Come on Sammy, you've got form here so don't make the same mistakes again
16 Oct 2020 | 77
Need a new computer for homeschooling? You can do worse than a sub-£30 2007 MacBook off eBay
The look on their wickle faces as they scream: 'Mum, what the heck is Linux?'
16 Oct 2020 | 55
UK's National Audit Office warns full-fibre rollout strategy is leaving rural Britain behind. Again
Tough luck, bumpkins! Broadband speed gap misery to widen, says report
16 Oct 2020 | 58
Dutch telco KPN goes its own Huawei, picks Ericsson for its 5G core network
'Yet another nail in the coffin' says analyst as former fan NL's biggest operator looks to Sweden
15 Oct 2020 | 3
Nokia snuggles up with Google Cloud as it aims to switch off on-prem servers within next two years
Yep, there it is. 'Digital transformation'
14 Oct 2020 | 5
A point of Honor: Huawei in talks to sell its youth-focused smartphone business – report
Digital China Group, TCL and Xiaomi said to be among suitors in deal potentially worth £2.8bn
14 Oct 2020 | 7
Sailfish floats v3.4 'Pallas-Yllästunturi', its latest Jolla good reason for itchy-fingered Android and Apple swervers
Tops Ubuntu for catchy release names
14 Oct 2020 | 20
Pump up the volume: Online sales help Samsung's phone division weather a brutal year
Chaebol's e-commerce efforts surged compared to 2019
13 Oct 2020 | 1
Morgan Stanley hit with $60m penalty for failing to properly decommission old kit hosting 'wealth management' data
Banking giant rapped over management of two US bit barns
13 Oct 2020 | 27
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE goes from 'nearly dead' to full in an hour, but you might not be a 'Fan' of some of the shortcuts
Less-hardy touchscreen, less-impressive snapper
13 Oct 2020 | 9
BBC Micro:bit with boosted specs and onboard mic to go on sale from next month
16KB RAM becomes 128KB as the Beeb gets down with the kids again
13 Oct 2020 | 54
Need next-gen connectivity but don't want to break the bank? Samsung's Galaxy A42 5G is a bin-raking £349
Now, just to wait for some signal...
12 Oct 2020 | 8
Arm has 11 months to hire 490 UK techies. Good thing there isn't a pandemic on. Or, say, Brexit
But chip biz is 'confident it will hit that target' in time
12 Oct 2020 | 37
BBK mixed-grill realness: Realme's pair of 7s are two more reasons not to spend over £300 on a smartphone
ReviewNot a steak, but if you're going midrange there's enough to chew on
12 Oct 2020 | 14
What is your 'intent'? Google Assistant opens door to chatting with third-party apps
But as ever, users, you don't need to yell into the phone... it's not the 1970s
09 Oct 2020 | 8
One would assume that they like to 'Moovit, Moovit'. Intel-owned transport app hitches ride on Huawei AppGallery
Chinese bogeyman continues to seek stand-ins for Google's Android services
08 Oct 2020 |
UK ISP TalkTalk confirms it will MullMull go-private takeover offer valuing it at £1.1bn
Nobody expects the Telco Consolidation
08 Oct 2020 | 22
Amazon tells ISPs: I can be your Eero, baby. I can ease your Wi-Fi pain. I will block bad sites forever...
Sorry, EnrEcho Ringlesias couldn't come up with a suitable last line
07 Oct 2020 | 18
Teracube whips out cheap, fixable phone with removable battery and four-year warranty
Crowdsourced firm will be hoping you repair it yourself rather than rely on its incredibly generous policy
07 Oct 2020 | 34
Reno4 Pro 5G: At this price point, OPPO's latest phone for the UK market ought to feel better than a mid-ranger
Hands-onA few things conspicuous by their absence at £700
07 Oct 2020 | 5
The WAN of opportunity: Funnily enough, home Wi-Fi sales see 'sudden spike' amid pandemic, not so much for biz
Analyst predicts five good years as homeworking and refresh cycles meld
06 Oct 2020 | 2
SK Hynix slips past rivals Samsung and Micron to launch world's first DDR5 DRAM sticks
Up to 5,600 megatransfers per second at just 1.1V, company claims
06 Oct 2020 | 6
