E-scooter fanboy so hyped for Teesside to host UK's first trial
Tees Valley mayor expresses his love for two-wheelers
03 Jul 2020 | 29
Matthew covers personal technology, mobile networks, and other topics for The Register. He is based in the UK.
The good news: Vodafone switches on first full-fat, real-life 5G network in the UK. The bad news: it only got sent to Coventry
Tech stands on own two feet rather than 4G infrastructure
03 Jul 2020 | 29
Like a Bolt from the blue, Huawei's fledgling AppGallery signs a ride-sharing platform
€1.7bn Estonian company is first on store to have a global presence
03 Jul 2020 | 3
Purism's quest against Intel's Management Engine black box CPU now comes in 14 inches
Privacy-focused Librem 14 laptop available for pre-order
02 Jul 2020 | 25
Last chance to grab a Pixel 3A off Google's UK store with 4A successor around the corner
Plus: Apple declares first-gen Retina MacBook Pro 'obsolete'
02 Jul 2020 | 5
Consumer orgs ask world's competition watchdogs: Are you really going to let Google walk off with all Fitbit's data?
UpdatedIt's like the Chocolate Factory isn't dominant enough already
02 Jul 2020 | 30
Rental electric scooters to clutter UK street scenes after Department of Transport gives year-long trial the thumbs-up
Privately owned vehicles still illegal on public highways, however
01 Jul 2020 | 106
Germany is helping the UK develop its COVID-19 contact-tracing app, says ambassador
Deutschland, uber alle allies
01 Jul 2020 | 97
Chinese mobe flinger OPPO aims £219 A72 handset at penny-pinching Brit youth
Please, sir. I want some more TikTok
01 Jul 2020 | 5
MediaTek trumpets cheap gaming chipsets for strange subset of people who enjoy PUBG on their smartphone
With devices packing Helios G25/G35 coming in at £60-£80 and £1,000+ for a desktop PC, we see the appeal
30 Jun 2020 | 4
Leaked benchmarks from developer kit for Apple's home-baked silicon appear to give Microsoft a run for its money
Before you get too excited 1) They're benchmarks 2) New consumer Arm-based Macs might use something else
30 Jun 2020 | 17
Poetry in lockdown: hiQ to Supremes / Please leave LinkedIn scrape ruling / well enough alone
Data science firm won previous ruling over pulling data from jobseekers' network
29 Jun 2020 | 10
Apple said to be removing charger, headphones from upcoming iPhone 12 series
Trying to reduce waste or funnelling punters into investing in AirPods?
29 Jun 2020 | 113
White elephants in the mist: Google's upcoming Pixel 4A may ship without Soli motion recognition, per FCC filing
Stripping radar-based tech would cut price and allow phone's sale in markets where 60GHz spectrum is restricted
26 Jun 2020 | 31
Huawei wins approval to plonk £1bn optical comms R&D facility in UK's leafy Cambridgeshire
'We want to promote UK tech on a global scale' – aw, nice of you
26 Jun 2020 | 53
US Department of Defense releases list of firms allegedly linked to the Chinese Army. Surprise surprise, Huawei makes an appearance
On a scale of 1 to 10, how shocked are you?
25 Jun 2020 | 44
Chime after chime: Apple restores iconic Mac boot sound removed in 2016
Triumphant F#-major to return with upcoming macOS Big Sur
24 Jun 2020 | 12
TikTok boom: Brits spent a quarter of their waking hours in lockdown online – Ofcom
A quarter? That's pretty weak
24 Jun 2020 | 11
Former UK Labour deputy leader wants to know how the NHS's contact-tracing app will ensure user privacy
This is the Apple-Google API one, not the 'world-beating' one
24 Jun 2020 | 52
CSI: Xiaomi. Snappy Redmi Note 9 Pro shows every fingerprint, but at least you get bang for your buck
ReviewHigh-spec £249 blower – but can it play Crysis Call of Duty?
24 Jun 2020 | 26
Coming live from Next@Acer in Taipei: Hardware refreshes, new ruggedised line – and, er, an energy drink
A plan to inject life into the flagging PC industry? Meet the Predator Shot: putting the spin in spinach
23 Jun 2020 | 3
iPadOS 14: Apple's attempt to pry fondleslab from toddlers' mitts and make it more businesslike
WWDCIs it a real computer yet?
23 Jun 2020 | 24
Belief in 5G conspiracy theories goes hand-in-hand with small explosions of rage, paranoia and violence, researchers claim
Ironic, because new tech is supposed to solve the micro-burst issue
22 Jun 2020 | 140
What's the Arm? First Apple laptop to ditch Intel will be 13.3" MacBook Pro, proclaims reliable soothsayer
WWDCWe'll find out as WWDC rolls on
22 Jun 2020 | 81
