Ofcom 5G auction ends with UK carriers spending £23m for choice spectrum positionings What's £23m compared to £1.35bn? Networks28 Apr 2021 | 6
Don't blame rural carriers for buying Huawei, says FCC Commissioner. They couldn't afford the top-shelf stuff Cites extremely nascent OpenRAN as country's great hope Networks27 Apr 2021 | 5
Terror of the adtech industry iOS 14.5 has landed, and Siri can answer your calls ... though she/he can't hang up Good news for users with disabilities, though there's room for improvement Personal Tech27 Apr 2021 | 25
Apple faces another suit over its allegedly misleading water resistance claims Filing says most users' devices 'may experience limited water contact' Legal26 Apr 2021 | 36
Maybe high-speed internet is infrastructure after all, say US Republicans in proposal to spend $65bn over five years Our plan is better than President Biden's, they claim, with few details Networks23 Apr 2021 | 24
iFixit wants you to be legally able to break software locks to repair gizmos. Unsurprisingly, manufacturers are less keen US Copyright Office asked to add DMCA amendment Legal23 Apr 2021 | 26
From cash machines to commercial kitchen appliances, Doom really will run on almost anything As long as the technical nous is there Personal Tech23 Apr 2021 | 20
Adobe shareholders sign off on exec raises, with CEO Shantanu Narayen winning a plush $7m pay rise Once again, the cloud makes it rain SaaS22 Apr 2021 | 7
10 years later, Chrome OS starts to look like a proper OS with hardware diagnostics and the ability to scan documents Are you really going to replace that battery, though, kids? Software22 Apr 2021 | 21
Apple supplier Quanta Computer confirms it's fallen victim to ransomware attack REvil gang starts publishing designs of what appear to be unreleased products Security21 Apr 2021 | 10
UK Telecoms Diversification Taskforce says Ofcom should take lead to ensure telcos don't rely on too few suppliers Finding Huawei out of this mess Networks21 Apr 2021 | 6
Working from a countryside plot nestled in a not-spot? Consultation opens on new rural mobile planning laws for bigger masts, wider coverage Here we go again - you don't want them in your backyard, amirite? Networks20 Apr 2021 | 25
'There was no one driving that vehicle': Texas cops suspect Autopilot involved after two men killed in Tesla crash Updated Model S took corner at high speed, left road, and smashed into a tree AI + ML19 Apr 2021 | 127
UK digital secretary Oliver Dowden starts national security probe into proposed Arm-Nvidia merger Share price immediately dips for GPU-maker On-Prem19 Apr 2021 | 27
Japanese auto chipmaker Renesas expects to resume full production next month following fab blaze Glimmer of hope on the semiconductor front – for the car industry anyway On-Prem19 Apr 2021 | 6
Age discrimination class-action against HP and HPE gets green light to proceed Old people were let go while the CEO was talking about hiring a bunch of young people, says complaint Legal16 Apr 2021 | 31
Will tech show IFA really return this year as a 'full-scale' shindig? Place your bets now Announcement light on safety details and the world still doesn't look ready Personal Tech16 Apr 2021 | 2
Best of FRANDs: Judge allows Apple retrial following $506m patent infringement ruling PanOptis was obliged to provide 4G LTE licences – but no one mentioned it Legal16 Apr 2021 | 22
Last chance to grab an iPhone Mini as savvy analyst reckons Apple will scrap it next year Incoming iPhone 13 could be final slimline version Personal Tech15 Apr 2021 | 27
Huawei tells the FCC it can't force US carriers to scrap its gear – that's Congress's job We're sure the comms watchdog will take that on board Networks14 Apr 2021 | 6
UK watchdog blesses Virgin Media and O2's union, says there's no risk of market distortion or competition loss Hard luck, BT Networks14 Apr 2021 | 25
Got $10k to burn? Ultra-rare Piet Mondrian-esque Apple laptop is up for grabs on eBay Colourful PowerBook 170 was a one-off for Japanese women's golf tournament Personal Tech14 Apr 2021 | 24
Telecoms Diversification Task Force urges UK government to give smaller hardware vendors a bigger slice of the 5G pie Filling the void left by Huawei Networks14 Apr 2021 | 5
What's Red and scale-y and shacked up with NEC? A new Red Hat network function virtualization solution, apparently Living on the Edge as SA networks roll out Networks13 Apr 2021 |
Fire up that Macintosh II: Retro techhead gives the web a Netscape 1.1 makeover Feature Not the prettiest experience, but an interesting experiment Personal Tech12 Apr 2021 | 20
SpaceX's Starlink: Overhyped and underpowered to meet broadband needs of Rural America, say analysts As the constellation stands anyway Science09 Apr 2021 | 113
Apple extends Find My support to third-party vendors including Belkin, Dutch bike maker VanMoof, and Chipolo Expensive bike, earpods can now be tracked from inside the walled garden Personal Tech08 Apr 2021 | 6
UK government launches new tech watchdog – because the digital sales tax went so well Digital Markets Unit takes aim at giants' conduct with users and advertisers Networks07 Apr 2021 | 1
Google putting its trust in Rust to weed out memory bugs in Android development Not rewriting the whole OS, of course, but using the language going forward Personal Tech07 Apr 2021 | 53
Sitting idle while global chips fry: US car industry asks Biden to earmark cash for automotive semiconductors Forget smartphones – whaddabout motors? Personal Tech06 Apr 2021 | 14
FCC acting commissioner proposes dedicated spectrum for private space launches 'The regulatory frameworks we rely on to support these efforts are dated' Networks01 Apr 2021 | 4
Micron chief warns 'severe shortage' of DRAM expected to continue this year And drought in Taiwan threatens supply. Good news for firm's wallet, not so much for chip buyers Storage01 Apr 2021 | 9
Openreach out and hike prices on legacy fixed-line products: Broadband plumber pulls trigger after Ofcom gives the nod BT Group arm says it'll 'encourage' switch to modern kit; ISP says consumers on legacy CAN'T switch Networks01 Apr 2021 | 68
Huawei's 2020 financials tied to fortunes of Chinese clients as non-domestic biz shrinks Global pandemic and sanctions? Yes, they played a bit part too Networks31 Mar 2021 |
Long-running age discrimination case against IBM enters discovery, as judge trims off some claims No new plaintiffs allowed to join Legal31 Mar 2021 | 11
Time for an upgrade: Dev of the last modern browser for PowerPC Macs calls it a day One final update for its 'couple of thousand' users then it's just a hobby Software31 Mar 2021 | 22
No JavaScript, no trackers, no SSL security: Retro computing boffin gives Google News a Netscape 1.1 makeover Why, you ask? Why not? Personal Tech29 Mar 2021 | 27
Bad news for automakers: That fire at the Renesas chip plant was worse than expected Estimate of damaged fab equipment revised upwards by 54% Edge + IoT29 Mar 2021 | 18
Semi-autonomous cars sales move up a gear with 3.5 million units leaving forecourts Will you visit me please, if I open my door... in cars? AI + ML26 Mar 2021 | 32
5-year-old Fairphone 2 is about to receive a major update to Android 9 Yes, it's old, but the handset has been supported for much longer than the big dogs usually manage Personal Tech26 Mar 2021 | 20
Mac OS X at 20: A rocky start, but it got the fundamentals right for a macOS future For pity's sake, don't thank Jobs OSes26 Mar 2021 | 69
Bringing gigabit internet to Rural America requires equitable spectrum access, claims industry body WISPA it softly - seven million people rely on wireless connections Networks25 Mar 2021 | 13
Samsung aims first 512GB DDR5 DRAM chip built on High-K/Metal Gate tech at HPC, AI markets Double the bandwidth of DDR4, with 13% less power consumption Storage25 Mar 2021 | 4
£1,500 bonus to thank BT staff for their work during pandemic branded by union as a 'bribe' to vote against strike It must be a coincidence Networks24 Mar 2021 | 6
What lurks within the latest Big Sur beta? References to two unreleased iMac models Expect a bigger display and slimmer body thanks to Apple's M1 silicon Personal Tech24 Mar 2021 | 15
Qualcomm heads for rural Dorset to test agri-bots (and maybe a nice jar of Scrumpy) Cuz I got a 5G combine harvester, an' I'll give you the key Networks24 Mar 2021 | 12
Whatever 'normal' is, global CEOs don't expect to see it return before 2022 and are ploughing funds into security It's a grim time to be in the commercial real-estate business Security24 Mar 2021 | 14
Outsourced techie gets 2-year sentence after trashing system of former client: 1,200 Office 365 accounts zapped 'In my 30-plus years as an IT pro, I have never been a part of a more difficult work situation,' says victim Security23 Mar 2021 | 52
The kids aren't all right: Fall in GCSE compsci students is bad news for employers and Britain's future growth plans Student numbers have plunged 40% since 2015 Applications23 Mar 2021 | 109
Apple stung for $308m in battle over patent used in FairPlay DRM software 'Cases like this... stifle innovation and ultimately harm consumers,' says iGiant Legal22 Mar 2021 | 21
Cherry on top: Dell shoves MX keyboard into its Alienware m15 R4 ultrabook It's keeping a low profile (ahem), but yes, it's an actual clickety laptop Personal Tech19 Mar 2021 | 25
Apple's Steve Jobs: Visionary, dreamweaver... and the kind of fellow who might tell a porky or two on his job application You have less than a week left to bid on the offending document Personal Tech19 Mar 2021 | 18
Grotesque soundbyte alert: UK government opens wallet to help rural areas get 'gigafit' Tough luck if you're in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales Networks19 Mar 2021 | 46
Let it snow: Android 12 Developer Preview 2 lands, bringing UI and security API tweaks World's most used mobile phone OS gets some new toys OSes18 Mar 2021 | 3
Ofcom says no price controls on full-fibre broadband until 2031, giving BT's Openreach the kick to 'build like fury' Analyst: 'Ultimate winner is BT as it's avoided cost-based regulation for next half decade' Networks18 Mar 2021 | 38
Samsung thinks about giving the Galaxy Note refresh a miss this year as semiconductor supplies run dry Wot?! No new luxury phablet?! Personal Tech17 Mar 2021 | 9
UK carriers open their wallets as regulator Ofcom doles out more slabs of 5G spectrum Netting £1.35bn for the Treasury Networks17 Mar 2021 | 6
Obtaining US 5G supremacy is easy as Pai, says FCC commish Brendan Carr. It's all in the spectrum America ranks behind China, South Korea and even.... Great Britain in spectrum availability Networks16 Mar 2021 | 3
Got a need for speed? New report claims iPhone 12's 5G performance lags behind that of rival Android models Baked-in mmWave support may improve figures with more deployments Personal Tech16 Mar 2021 | 12
Qualcomm closes acquisition of chip designer Nuvia: First custom cores to launch next year 2022 Snapdragon chipset aimed at high-performance ultraportables Systems16 Mar 2021 | 2