European consumers are mostly saying 'non' to trading in their old phones
Are they using it to death then locking it in a drawer? Schemes needed as shipments of refurbed kit dips
Personal Tech18 Jun 2025 | 49
Personal Tech
Logitech's latest keyboard and mouse combo is wired, quiet, and suspiciously sensible
For that laptop feel without the laptop
Personal Tech18 Jun 2025 | 62
Apple dodges Optis patent payout for now as judge orders a do-over
Third time's a charm?
Personal Tech17 Jun 2025 | 7
Doomed UK smartphone maker Bullitt Group finally liquidated
Preferred and secured creditors walk away with nothing
Personal Tech17 Jun 2025 | 19
Florida man expands crypto empire with new wireless service and phone
MAGA MVNO and the gold-plated telephone of destiny
Personal Tech16 Jun 2025 | 73
Microsoft adds export option to Windows Recall in Europe
Updated But lose your code and it's gone for good
OSes16 Jun 2025 | 18
Apple fixes zero-click exploit underpinning Paragon spyware attacks
Zero-day potentially tied to around 100 suspected infections in 2025 and a spyware scandal on the continent
Security13 Jun 2025 | 18
User demanded a ‘wireless’ computer and was outraged when its battery died
On Call Abusive manager had to be told there's no such thing as an atomic laptop
Personal Tech13 Jun 2025 | 205
I'm just a Barbie Girl in a ChatGPT world
Mattel-OpenAI deal paves the way for an AI beach-off
AI + ML13 Jun 2025 | 26
Ease the seat back and watch some video in your car with next Apple CarPlay
Only while parked
Personal Tech12 Jun 2025 | 26
Nvidia hits the gas on autonomous vehicle software
GTC Paris DRIVE stack promises safer roads and smarter cars – eventually
Personal Tech12 Jun 2025 | 5
US Navy backs right to repair after $13B carrier crew left half-fed by contractor-locked ovens
Army joins in push to break vendor grip on military maintenance
Public Sector11 Jun 2025 | 172
Cloud brute-force attack cracks Google users' phone numbers in minutes
Chocolate Factory fixes issue, pays only $5K
Security10 Jun 2025 | 7
China orders trial of aged care robots that can cook, clean, and provide emotional support
Elon Musk suggested this to Beijing years ago
AI + ML10 Jun 2025 | 28
Microsoft cuts the Windows 11 bloat for Xbox handhelds
If gamers can have a slimline version of the OS, why not IT admins?
OSes09 Jun 2025 | 39
Blocking stolen phones from the cloud can be done, should be done, won't be done
Opinion Big tech can't be bothered to fight crime. It can barely be bothered even to say so
Personal Tech09 Jun 2025 | 117
Chap claims Atari 2600 'absolutely wrecked' ChatGPT at chess
1.19MHz eight-bit CPU trounced modern GPUs – can you do better with your retro-tech?
AI + ML09 Jun 2025 | 65
Trump tariff turmoil hurting global smartphone market, but hitting US hardest
World War Fee Stale designs and market maturation aren't helping either, says Counterpoint Research
Personal Tech04 Jun 2025 | 30
Please tell us Reg: Why are AI PC sales slower than expected?
World War Fee Trump's on again off again tariffs, economic uncertainty, no vital apps and higher price tags
AI + ML04 Jun 2025 | 71
Cops want Apple, Google to kill stolen phones remotely – so why won't they?
Tech giants say blocking purloined devices via IMEI could open new fraud risks
Personal Tech04 Jun 2025 | 89
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Firefox is dead to me – and I'm not the only one who is fed up
Opinion Parent company Mozilla's not my fave either
‘AI is not doing its job and should leave us alone’ says Gartner’s top analyst
As for agentic AI, don’t get him started about the enormous challenge of making it work vendors just won't discuss
Microsoft brings 365 suite on-prem as part of sovereign cloud push
Mostly aimed at Europe and its increasingly nervous users
Defense Department signs OpenAI for $200 million 'frontier AI' pilot project
DoD says deal covers 'warfighting'. OpenAI merely mentions healthcare and 'supporting proactive cyber defense'
MiniMax M1 model claims Chinese LLM crown from DeepSeek – plus it's true open source
China's 'little dragons' pose big challenge to US AI firms
Bots are overwhelming websites with their hunger for AI data
GLAM-E Labs report warns of risk to online cultural resources
UK MoD pauses £92M Oracle Fusion contract amid project governance review
Last of Whitehall-wide ERP overhaul will not kick off until next year
AWS locks down cloud security, hits 100% MFA enforcement for root users
Plus adds a ton more security capabilities for cloud customers at re:Inforce
Microsoft broke DHCP for Windows Server last Patch Tuesday
Some servers can't renew IP addresses, and there's no fix yet
Alt cloud platform Railway forced to pause lowest tiers after onrush of GCP customers
A moment of panic as some customers thought the free tiers were going away
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X's new 'encrypted' XChat feature seems no more secure than the failure that came before it
Musk's 'Bitcoin-style encryption' claim has experts scratching their heads
Security03 Jun 2025 | 89
Microsoft patches the patch that put Windows 11 in a coma
Out-of-band is becoming the norm rather than the exception
OSes03 Jun 2025 | 13
Regulator sues product comparison site alleged to only compare products on which it earned commission
No wonder those products always rated so highly
Legal03 Jun 2025 | 18
VodafoneThree's a crowd – now comes the hard bit
29M customers, four radio suppliers, and one hell of a network headache
Networks02 Jun 2025 | 67
Tariff woes equal US smartphone price hikes, shrinking sales
World War Fee Liberation Day not freeing consumers or businesses of their hard earned disposable income
Personal Tech30 May 2025 | 45
Dell has $14BN AI server backlog, warns projects are 'nonlinear'
Can't build a datacenter overnight, argues tech giant
On-Prem30 May 2025 | 5
Thunderbird is go: 139 follows closely on Firefox's heels
One of the new smaller monthly releases – and how to tweak it
Software29 May 2025 | 44
US to deny visas to foreign officials it says 'censor' social media
Against backdrop of EU rules on spread of misinfo plus UK probing role of online hate in far right riots
Personal Tech29 May 2025 | 116
Billions of cookies up for grabs as experts warn over session security
Law enforcement crackdowns are gathering pace but online marketplaces still teeming with valuable tokens
Security29 May 2025 | 22
Apple has only 30 days to comply with EU DMA rules
Users leaving App Store to make a third party payment must be free of charge, says Euro Commish
Applications29 May 2025 | 13
HP Inc. hastens China exit as tariffs kick a hole in its profits
Hiked prices and thinks that will make buyers nervous
Personal Tech29 May 2025 | 20
Firefox 139 arrives for non-Chromium browser fans
Project shutdowns at Mozilla are not encouraging, though
Software28 May 2025 | 30
ASUS to chase business PC market with free AI, or no AI - because nobody knows what to do with it
Computex Really strong USB ports make a difference too by reducing the need for motherboard replacements
Personal Tech28 May 2025 | 22
Arc put on ice as The Browser Company bets big on AI-powered Dia
No more features for the design darling - now it’s all about chatting with your tabs like they’re sentient
Personal Tech27 May 2025 | 12
Some signs of AI model collapse begin to reveal themselves
Opinion Prediction: General-purpose AI could start getting worse
AI + ML27 May 2025 | 203
Get a custom paint job for earbuds at a nail salon, type on a baguette, then build a fountain for your PC
Computex Taiwan's tech expo dishes up the usual oddities - some less bonkers than they seem
Personal Tech27 May 2025 | 17
Trump threatens to add formal Apple Tax on top of the 'Apple tax'
World War Fee But pauses tech-adjacent threat to slap all Euro-imports with 50 percent duties
Public Sector26 May 2025 | 173
Even a humble keyboard is now political in Taiwan
Computex Chinese manufacturers are advertising how they dodge tariffs, and tech leaders know they’re in a new world
Personal Tech25 May 2025 | 26
Lenovo thought it could surf geopolitics, until Trump's sudden tariff changes
Worries about uncertainty, even as AI pushes revenue and profit higher
On-Prem23 May 2025 | 29
User unboxed a PC so badly it 'broke' and only a nail file could fix it
On Call For once, the IT department was rewarded for finding the fix, and the perfect-if-unexpected fixer
Personal Tech23 May 2025 | 129
Rideshare companies in India are asking for tips before the trip
Consumer affairs Minister is not happy with Uber for following local players with this scheme to encourage rapid pickups
Public Sector23 May 2025 | 25
AROS turns any PC into an Amiga with USB-bootable distro
And other ways to get that Amiga feeling on a budget
OSes22 May 2025 | 66
Sergey Brin promises next generation of Glassholes will be much less conspicuous
Google I/O Chocolate Factory comes for Meta's Ray-Bans with Warby Parker pact
Personal Tech21 May 2025 | 36
Coinbase confirms insiders handed over data of 70K users
Bribed support staff identified, fired
Cyber-crime21 May 2025 | 17
Actors' union complains about Epic Games cloning Darth Vader
I'm altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further
AI + ML20 May 2025 | 29
Torvalds' typing taste test touches tactile tragedy
Opinion There’s something wrong with keyboard design, but we can’t put our finger on it
Personal Tech20 May 2025 | 238
Trump signs TAKE IT DOWN law meant to stop revenge porn
Fine-print is vague and broad, could easily be abused to blunt protected speech
Personal Tech20 May 2025 | 83
Apple to add fresh accessibility features for 2025
Global Accessibility Awareness Day It matters for everyone, because we'll all be disabled one day
Personal Tech18 May 2025 | 31
America’s consumer watchdog drops leash on proposed data broker crackdown
Crooks must be licking their lips at the possibilities
Personal Tech16 May 2025 | 10
Whodunit? 'Unauthorized' change to Grok made it blather on about 'White genocide'
Agitprop? Protest? An attempt to suck up to the boss?
AI + ML16 May 2025 | 124
Apple slams door on Fortnite's stateside iOS comeback
Epic's latest submission blocked right after CEO offered truce with Cupertino
Personal Tech16 May 2025 | 29
Annual electronic waste footprint per person is 11.2 kg
Extending all the dumped devices' lives by 12 months? Like taking 2M cars off the road each year
Personal Tech16 May 2025 | 59
Trump says he has a problem if Apple builds iThings in India
Cupertino's plan to spend $500bn stateside wasn’t enough to placate the tycoon of tariffs
Public Sector16 May 2025 | 55
Coinbase extorted for $20M. Support staff bribed. Customers scammed. One hell of a SNAFU
Expert tells us: 'It is the most unique breach disclosure I've ever seen'
Cyber-crime15 May 2025 | 14
The 'End of 10' is nigh, but don't bury your PC just yet
Linux types mobilize website to help people avoid creating more e-waste
OSes15 May 2025 | 251
Meta's still violating GDPR rules with latest plan to train AI on EU user data, says noyb
'Legitimate interest' won't wash, says privacy outfit, as Zuck's org claims activists want to 'delay AI innovation'
AI + ML14 May 2025 | 71
VPN Secure parent company CEO explains why he had to axe thousands of 'lifetime' deals
Admits due diligence fell short - furious users cry ‘gaslighting’
Networks14 May 2025 | 74
C-suite at Alphabet make B-A-N-K from 2024 equity awards
CEO Pichai slumming it on a measly $10.725M compared to lieutenants
PaaS + IaaS14 May 2025 | 7
Linus Torvalds goes back to a mechanical keyboard after making too many typos
Linux 6.15 is coming along nicely too, unless autocorrect messes things up
OSes13 May 2025 | 99
US, China agree to roll back tariffs – but only for 90 days
world war fee IT projects may remain in limbo due to deal being far from final, but markets are up, so Trump'll declare a win
Personal Tech12 May 2025 | 50
TikTok's Chinese app - Douyin - in trouble after spat over the price of jade
Asia In Brief PLUS: Huawei's Windows-free PC appears; Robo-car rentals come to China; Europe, India, collab in space; and more
Legal12 May 2025 | 4
If Google is forced to give up Chrome, what happens next?
Opinion It's going to be very, very interesting in a 'May you live in interesting times' way
Software09 May 2025 | 74
People find amazing ways to break computers. Cats are even more creative
On Call PC repair chap turned pet detective to diagnose the defective
Personal Tech09 May 2025 | 147
Stop Pakistani content at the border, India tells media, tech biz
Songs, social network vids threaten national security, apparently
Public Sector08 May 2025 | 12
OpenAI drafts Instacart boss as CEO of Apps to lure in the normies
A B2B, API move this ain't, in our view
AI + ML08 May 2025 | 8
Arm says it isn’t worried by tariffs, but won't give guidance for FY'26
World War Fee No direct impact on royalty, licensing biz but device end demand in firing line
Systems08 May 2025 | 3
Apple exec sends Google shares plunging as he calls AI the new search
Updated Eddy Cue tells DC court Safari to rope in Anthropic, OpenAI and co
Personal Tech07 May 2025 | 45
You'll never guess which mobile browser is the worst for data collection
We were shocked – SHOCKED – by the answer
Security07 May 2025 | 59
Microsoft moved the goalposts once. Will Windows 12 bring another shift?
Comment Windows 11's hardware requirements: Sales ploy or security play?
Personal Tech07 May 2025 | 141
New Zealand kind-of moves to ban social media for under-16s, require age checks for new accounts
Prime Minister bemoans bullying, addiction, and inappropriate content – but isn’t planning a rapid vote
Public Sector07 May 2025 | 30
Feeling dumb? Let Google's latest AI invention simplify that wordy writing for you
Zog brain hurt. Zog want Google help make read easier
AI + ML06 May 2025 | 41
Raspberry Pi slices Compute Module 4 prices
Grab more headroom with the 4 and 8 GB variants
Personal Tech02 May 2025 | 20
TikTok fined €530M after EU user data ends up on servers in China
Ireland privacy watchdog says transfers violated GDPR, as Chinese app confirms €1B datacenter in Finland
Personal Tech02 May 2025 | 17
China turns on ‘minors mode’ that ensures kids only see wholesome socialist content online
Content players and smartphone makers made it happen six months after regulator floated the idea
Public Sector02 May 2025 | 23
Siri? Will tariffs hurt Apple? Tim Cook says brace for a $900M whack, for starters
World War Fee iGiant shifted production to India and Vietnam but has no idea if that will help after tariff pause ends
Public Sector02 May 2025 | 18
Zuck ghosts metaverse as Meta chases AI goldrush
Seriously, HTF does Reality Labs bleed SIXTY BILLION US DOLLARS in FIVE years?
Personal Tech01 May 2025 | 60
X marks the drop for European users
Xitter sheds EU users. Musk's Grok suggests 'misinformation, hate speech, and a perceived decline in content moderation' to blame
Personal Tech01 May 2025 | 47
Samsung customers buying now to avoid future tariffs – and may slow purchases once they arrive
Datacenter build slowdown hurt storage sales but Korean giant sees bit barn rebound
Systems01 May 2025 | 2
Cook'd: Judge says Apple lied to court in Epic case, asks Feds to mull criminal charges
CEO, senior execs ‘at every turn chose the most anti-competitive option’
Personal Tech01 May 2025 | 47
Brewhaha: Turns out machines can't replace people, Starbucks finds
Caffeine addicts evidently not thrilled to see cafes become walk-in vending machines
Personal Tech30 Apr 2025 | 160
Your graphics card's so fat, it's got its own gravity alert
Asus implements droop detector for PCIe slots as GPUs now so heavy they risk toppling out
Personal Tech30 Apr 2025 | 87
Does UK's Online Safety Act cover misinformation? Well, that depends
Minister, platform providers disagree on whether law would have helped avoid last summer's riots
Public Sector30 Apr 2025 | 75
Chinese carmaker Chery using DeepSeek-driven humanoid robots as showroom sales staff
And of course – sigh – they look like women with long blonde hair
AI + ML30 Apr 2025 | 38
Trump admin freaks out over mere suggestion Amazon was going to show tariff impact on prices
World War Fee Revealing import taxes would be 'hostile and political' to Dear Leader
Personal Tech30 Apr 2025 | 231
Meta bets you want a sprinkle of social in your chatbot
Sharing is caring when your entire business is built on it
AI + ML29 Apr 2025 | 3
TAKE IT DOWN Act? Yes, take the act down before it's too late for online speech
Good intentions, terrible wording – and Trump can't wait to use it because 'nobody gets treated worse than I do'
Personal Tech29 Apr 2025 | 51
Windows profanity filter finally gets a ******* off switch
No more asterisks. Voice typing now reflects the true spirit of your rage
OSes28 Apr 2025 | 37
Elon Musk's X revenues in the UK crashed in 2023, down 66%
Latest profit and loss accounts carry scars of ad spending exodus, but things improving. Maybe not everywhere though
Personal Tech28 Apr 2025 | 94
Windows isn't an OS, it's a bad habit that wants to become an addiction
Opinion Think that next refresh is going to get better? The first step to freedom is admitting there's a problem
OSes28 Apr 2025 | 177
Google goes cold on Europe: Stops making smart thermostats for continental conditions
And just-about bricks some of its older models everywhere
Personal Tech28 Apr 2025 | 133
Toyota picks Huawei’s Android-killer HarmonyOS for its Chinese electric sedan
Asia In Brief PLUS: Korea's SK Telecom replacing SIMs after attack; India automates satellite docking; China greens its datacenters; and more
Personal Tech28 Apr 2025 | 6
UK bans game controller exports to Russia in bid to ground drone attacks
Moscow likely to respawn elsewhere
Edge + IoT26 Apr 2025 | 49
Assassin's Creed maker faces GDPR complaint for forcing single-player gamers online
Collecting data from solo players is a Far Cry from being necessary, says noyb
Security24 Apr 2025 | 38
Decades-old bug in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas finally shows itself
Something broke on Windows 11 24H2, but dev who discovered it tells El Reg this time Microsoft's not to blame
OSes24 Apr 2025 | 23
Blue Shield says it shared health info on up to 4.7M patients with Google Ads
Tech giants don't need smartphone mics to target adverts – your insurer just gives your data away, anyway
CSO23 Apr 2025 | 25
Hey Google, if Chrome is going to be single soon, OpenAI is interested
ChatGPT maker to join line of suitors if Chocolate Factory forced to offload browser
AI + ML23 Apr 2025 | 11
Europe hits Meta, Apple with €700M in fines for flouting DMA
Bad timing, claim industry watchers, who say rulings could seriously upset an already delicate US-EU relationship
Legal23 Apr 2025 | 54
India gets Google to unbundle Android and the Play Store on Smart TVs
Meanwhile, OpenAI expresses an interest in unbundling Chrome from Google
Public Sector23 Apr 2025 | 10
Trump blinks: 'Substantially' lower China tariffs promised
World War Fee Detail? Rationale? Timeline? Nope! It's the art of the squeal
Public Sector23 Apr 2025 | 183
UK-based self-driving car startup Wayve heads to Japan for more driving data
On a road trip with an AI by your side
AI + ML22 Apr 2025 | 28
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