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Server winners and losers: HPE, Dell EMC still sitting pretty at the top, but uh-oh Lenovo

Beware the 'Others', who now make up 48% of shipments
Systems11 Dec 2017 | 7

Shazam! Apple chucks £300m at Brit what's-that-song app – report

That's a lot of money just to blast U2 at it
Software11 Dec 2017 | 53

UK.gov law resources now untrustworthy, according to browsers

justice.gov.uk website SSL certificate expires
Security08 Dec 2017 | 16

YouTuber cements head inside microwave oven

Don't forget to like, subscribe and send a chisel to my PO box
Bootnotes08 Dec 2017 | 200

Apple looks forward to wiping $47bn off its overseas profit tax bill – thanks to US shakeup

A percentage reduction AND no future tax on foreign profits? Too kind, Uncle Sam!
On-Prem06 Dec 2017 | 30

Spy-on-your-home Y-Cam cameras removes free cloud storage bit

Subscribe, or record nothing after a year, customers told
SaaS06 Dec 2017 | 81

Report: Underwater net cables are prime targets for terrorists and Russia

Think tank wants new laws and failsafes to fight environmental and human threats
Legal04 Dec 2017 | 63

Brit MP Dorries: I gave my staff the, um, green light to use my login

Defence of Damian shows relaxed attitude to account security
Security04 Dec 2017 | 112

Germany says NEIN to purchase incentive for Tesla Model S

Turns out you can't have all the subsidies after all, Musk
Legal01 Dec 2017 | 51

High Court judge finds Morrisons supermarket liable for 2014 data leak

100,000 staff entitled to comp for 'upset and distress' caused
Security01 Dec 2017 | 22

Badass alert: 1 in 5 Brits don't give a damn about webpage crypto-miners

More sensible users would like regulation or permission first
Science01 Dec 2017 | 40

Rolls-Royce, Airbus, Siemens tease electric flight engine project

E-Fan X slated to generate lift and 'leccy by 2020
Science28 Nov 2017 | 99

Lock them up and throw away the (don)key

Mischievous herd serves 4-day sentence
Bootnotes28 Nov 2017 | 29

Another way to avoid eye contact: 4G on the Tube expected 'in 2019'

Summer tests show mobile signal on all trains is possible
Networks27 Nov 2017 | 22

Looking for scrubs? Nah, NHS wants white hats – the infosec techie kind

£20m vaccine for NHS cybersecurity
Security27 Nov 2017 | 34

156K spam text-sending firm to ICO: It wasn't us, Commissioner

Get fined £45,000 by Brit regulator anyway
Legal24 Nov 2017 | 47

Dark fibre arts: Ofcom is determined to open up BT's network

Analysis But will it make a difference?
Networks24 Nov 2017 | 59

UK emergency crews get 4G smartmobes as monkeys attempt to emerge from Reg's butt

Samsung inks deal to give crews up to 250k handsets
Security24 Nov 2017 | 57

Ads watchdog to BT: We say your itsy bitsy, teeny weeny Ts&Cs too small for screeny

Broadband TV spot hid key details in hard-to-read text
Legal22 Nov 2017 | 33

Iran the numbers – and Persian internet is the cheapest in the world

Burkina Faso the most expensive, UK in top third cheapest
Networks21 Nov 2017 | 30

UK.gov to chuck an extra £2.3bn at R&D ahead of Budget

No. 10 promises billions (in a few years), doesn't address Horizon 2020
Legal20 Nov 2017 | 8

ICO probes universities accused of using private data to target donation campaigns

Students allegedly screened for wealth, tendency to give money
Legal20 Nov 2017 | 36

Crewless dinghy signs to UK Ship Register for Middle East mission

Row, row, robot boat gently laying pipes
Science17 Nov 2017 | 22

True Telecom busted by Ofcom for 'slamming', misselling and more

Must cough £300k soon after £87k ICO slapdown
On-Prem17 Nov 2017 | 16

So what does EE's 5G test really signal?

Over-hyped tech inches a step closer... maybe
Networks17 Nov 2017 | 17

Ads watchdog tells Plusnet: There's no way unlimited business broadband costs £4.50

If that were the case, you might actually Do Us Proud
Networks15 Nov 2017 | 40

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, look out for must-have toys that are 'easily hacked' ♪

Which? found this year's hot playthings lack basic security
Edge + IoT14 Nov 2017 | 46

80-year-old cyclist killed in prang with Tesla Model S

Not known if electric car's autopilot was in use
Science14 Nov 2017 | 138

It's 2017 and the UK's competition watchdog just got a data-tech team

Antitrust body tries to keep up with business in the digital age
On-Prem13 Nov 2017 | 4

Bristol AI chip designer bags $50m from Valley VC

GraphCore blimey
AI + ML13 Nov 2017 | 6

Greenhouse gas-sniffing satellite to be built and tested in Britain

By a multinational... But, er, RULE BRITANNIA!
Science10 Nov 2017 | 35

Computing in schools improved, but still needs major patching – report

This programme is not fully supported, please contact your national administration
Legal10 Nov 2017 | 45

Equifax Q3 results: Not as bad as you might have hoped – hack only cost biz about $87m

Sales up, profits not so much
Legal10 Nov 2017 | 8

Jet packs are real – and inventor just broke world speed record in it

Easier than riding a bike, apparently
Bootnotes09 Nov 2017 | 65

Uni staffer's health info blabbed in email list snafu

University leaks personal data for 2nd time in 5 months
Security09 Nov 2017 | 27

Vodafone signs deal with CityFibre to connect 5 million homes with full fibre

Project up to eight years with broadband minnow
Networks09 Nov 2017 | 18

Stop worrying and let the machines take our jobs – report

Techies safe, but you may have to endure a robot co-worker
AI + ML08 Nov 2017 | 52

UK Land Registry opens books on corporate owners

Whose land is it anyway?
Legal08 Nov 2017 | 27

Carphone Warehouse given a stern talking to for 'misleading' radio ad

Three's a crowd, and a 'major competitor', says watchdog
Networks08 Nov 2017 | 23

Paradise Papers reveal Apple moved bits of biz offshore

Cupertino denies avoidance
On-Prem07 Nov 2017 | 56

Londoners: Ready to swap your GP for an NHS vid doc app?

Hello, hello? No I said a pain in my... Hello?
Legal06 Nov 2017 | 59

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