Trump's tariff threats could bump PC prices by almost half Warning of planned hikes limit forecasts to just 2% shipment growth for US market in 2025 Personal Tech02 Jan 2025 | 79
Can 4G feature phones rise again on the back of QVGA, thin clients, and remote browsers? The developer of the Puffin Browser thinks so – and has a million users to show for it Personal Tech02 Jan 2025 | 32
Starlink direct-to-cell is coming to Ukraine Cell towers not required when messaging on Musk's finest Networks01 Jan 2025 | 19
Christmas 1984: The last hurrah for 8-bit home computers Feature Saturation point, and Nintendo and Sega, were just around the corner Personal Tech28 Dec 2024 | 169
After a long lunch, user thought a cursor meant their computer was cactus On Call Reg-reading heroes snacked on their woes and solved problems with extreme speed On-Prem27 Dec 2024 | 94
OneOdio Focus A5: Big battery, budget sound, and a bargain bin price Review Inexpensive over-ear gear, but active noise cancelling won't block out the carol singers Personal Tech23 Dec 2024 | 15
Fining Big Tech isn't working. Make them give away illegally trained LLMs as public domain Opinion It's all made from our data, anyway, so it should be ours to use as we want AI + ML22 Dec 2024 | 143
Apple and Meta trade barbs over interoperability requests Both are only thinking about the best interests of users, of course Personal Tech19 Dec 2024 | 35
Fear of Foxconn reportedly driving possible Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi merger The EV race is well and truly running, and no-one wants to be left in the dust Personal Tech19 Dec 2024 | 105
When your technological ghosts come back to haunt you, expect humbug Column Spirits of the NeXTcube, the web ad, and the cursed smartphone deliver a seasonal Technicarol Personal Tech18 Dec 2024 | 12
Apple Intelligence summary botches a headline, causing jitters in BBC newsroom Meanwhile, some iPhone users apathetic about introduction of AI features Personal Tech17 Dec 2024 | 101
$800 'AI' robot for kids bites the dust along with its maker Comment - Updated Moxie maker Embodied is going under, teaching important lessons about cloud services AI + ML16 Dec 2024 | 103
The sweet Raspberry taste of success masks a missed opportunity Opinion Best way to demystify modern computing? Brick it Personal Tech16 Dec 2024 | 161
China's homebrew Bluetooth alternative is on the march as Beijing pushes universal remotes 'Star Flash' is said to include 5G tech and leave rival wireless protocols struggling in the crack of a sofa Personal Tech16 Dec 2024 | 54
Musk's lawyer asks SEC to quit pestering the shy and retiring billionaire Won't someone think of Elon? Ah, who are we kidding - none of this will matter in a month Personal Tech13 Dec 2024 | 79
Android beefs up Bluetooth tag stalker protections Wider ecosystem still has work to do, though Personal Tech13 Dec 2024 | 24
Australia lays fiendish tax trap for Meta – with an expensive escape hatch If Zuck and other Big Tech players pay news publishers, their bills vanish Legal12 Dec 2024 | 71
Epic coughs up the dirty V-Bucks: Fortnite's 'dark pattern' refunds hit accounts Did you get your loot box? Personal Tech12 Dec 2024 | 10
Facebook, Threads, WhatsApp, Instagram stumble on and offline in global outage Updated What's an influencer to do? Personal Tech11 Dec 2024 | 30
Alibaba exec trashes his own staff and customers, quickly apologizes 'I am carefree, I like to joke,' says guy who fines workers if they glance at phones during meetings Offbeat10 Dec 2024 | 18
Mysterious outbreak with high fatality rate in the DRC could imperil tech supply chains Is the industry ready to be tested if the unidentified deadly pathogen spreads beyond rural Kwango Province? Science09 Dec 2024 | 48
Raspberry Pi 500 and monitor arrive in time for Christmas Hands On Faster, whiter, a tad more expensive – and a little baffling Personal Tech09 Dec 2024 | 183
Microsoft teases Copilot Vision, the AI sidekick that judges your tabs Edge-exclusive tool promises 'second set of eyes' for browsing Personal Tech07 Dec 2024 | 39
Facing sale or ban, TikTok tossed under national security bus by appeals court Video slinger looks to Supremes for salvation, though anything could happen under Trump Personal Tech06 Dec 2024 | 43
Amazon accused of cheating low-income Prime users out of two-day deliveries Lawsuit says e-commerce giant cut two zip codes from its own fleet without telling residents Personal Tech04 Dec 2024 | 56
Microsoft confirms there will be no U-turn on Windows 11 hardware requirements TPM 2.0 'non-negotiable' for latest OS, says software giant OSes04 Dec 2024 | 104
Binance accused of tax evasion by India's finance department Minister reveals 17 crypto players owe $100 million – with Binance the baddest of the bad Personal Tech04 Dec 2024 | 7
FTC scolds two data brokers for allegedly selling your location to the meter 'Where we go is who we are' totally isn't a creepy ad slogan at all Personal Tech04 Dec 2024 | 22
Are Copilot+ PCs really the fastest Windows PCs? X and Copilot don't think so Opinion Microsoft marketing skewered by X platform users... and its own chatbot AI + ML03 Dec 2024 | 34
Apple's backwards design mistake and the reversed capacitor It's true – the Mac LC III really did have it installed the wrong way round Personal Tech02 Dec 2024 | 32
Brits are scrolling away from X and aren't that interested in AI Ofcom's Online Nation report drills into the UK's internet habits for 2024 Personal Tech29 Nov 2024 | 180
Microsoft preps big guns to shift Copilot software and PCs Canalys Forums EMEA IT admins be warned: 13,000 tech suppliers coming for your employer's checkbook AI + ML29 Nov 2024 | 53
Australia passes law to keep under-16s off social media – good luck with that, mate Also intros surveillance tweaks to protect very successful AN0M fake messaging app sting Legal28 Nov 2024 | 84
Abstract, theoretical computing qualifications are turning teens off BCS calls for digital literacy GCSE alongside Computer Science Personal Tech28 Nov 2024 | 150
Google sues Pixel engineer who allegedly posted trade secrets online 'See you in court', defendant posts Legal28 Nov 2024 | 29
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 cranks up the power – and the heat Same form factor, more performance for industry Personal Tech27 Nov 2024 | 16
FTC urges smart device makers to disclose software update lifecycles You need to know in advance when your kit will be bricked or downgraded – it's the law Public Sector27 Nov 2024 | 23
Trump tariffs transform into bigger threats for Mexico, Canada than China America's neighbors now face 25% because of fentanyl and immigration, China just 10% on top of existing duties Systems26 Nov 2024 | 275
Windows 10's farewell tour – not AI PCs – set to drive laptop sales in 2025 Impact of AI-integrated notebooks on overall market remains limited for now, says TrendForce Personal Tech26 Nov 2024 | 22
Indonesia tells Apple $100 million investment isn't enough to lift iPhone 16 sale ban Wants Cook to look under the couch again and find at least another $15 million Public Sector26 Nov 2024 | 11
M4 MacBook Pro shows Apple is still glued to the idea of unfixable laptops Mac Mini and iPhone repairability strides have yet to make it to flagship computer Personal Tech25 Nov 2024 | 30
AI PCs: 'Something will have to give in 2025, and I think it's pricing' Consultant bemoans lack of use cases and businesses' budget AI + ML22 Nov 2024 | 84
EU buyers still shunning pure electric vehicles, prefer hybrids Dual power source beat petrol-only autos for second month running Personal Tech22 Nov 2024 | 170
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 struggles to take off If only the company in the title knew how to scale servers in the cloud Personal Tech20 Nov 2024 | 42
Steam cuts the cord for legacy Windows and macOS Don't say you weren't warned Personal Tech20 Nov 2024 | 40
Study suggests X turned right just in time for election season Significant uptick in visibility for Musk, Republican account posts from July 13 Personal Tech20 Nov 2024 | 187
China wants mobile devices to limit usage time for minors, ensure they only see nice content Seeks grand alliance between manufacturers, developers and content providers – all in the name of socialism Personal Tech20 Nov 2024 | 12
Google changes Android release cycle so new versions arrive in Q2 Version 16 developer preview starts the new cycle, with warnings for devs to test sooner rather than later OSes20 Nov 2024 | 10
Microsoft goes thin client with $349 Windows 365 Link mini PC Ignite Just as good as Apple at making squat boxes, but this one doesn't do very much Personal Tech19 Nov 2024 | 64
iOS 18 added secret and smart security feature that reboots iThings after three days Security researcher's reverse engineering effort reveals undocumented reboot timer that will make life harder for attackers Security19 Nov 2024 | 43
India slaps Meta with five-year ban on sharing info from WhatsApp for ads Shouldn't have abused messaging dominance, Zuck Public Sector19 Nov 2024 | 6
Pirate programmer walks the plank for role in massive TV streaming operation US considers the cases concerning Jetflicks to be the largest of their kind Personal Tech18 Nov 2024 | 33
Framework laptops get modular makeover with RISC-V main board Ubuntu Summit One of the braver lightning talks we've seen: Swapping motherboards, live on stage Personal Tech18 Nov 2024 | 20
EU stings Meta for nearly a billion bucks over competition-trampling Facebook Marketplace Mark Z does not like this Personal Tech15 Nov 2024 | 27
AI PCs flood the market. Their makers hope someone wants them Despite 49% surge in shipments, buyers seem unconvinced Personal Tech14 Nov 2024 | 37
Qualcomm's Windows on Arm push would be great – if only it ran all your software Analysis Until compatibility issues are properly addressed, it'll never stand up to x86 Personal Tech14 Nov 2024 | 52
Apple hit with £3 billion claim of ripping off 40 million UK iCloud users Consumer champion Which? not amused by fruit-based giant's alleged preference for its own cloud storage Off-Prem14 Nov 2024 | 40
Starlink finally files proper paperwork to operate in India Government both excited and cautious about benefits of Muskband Personal Tech14 Nov 2024 | 4
Apple drops soldered storage for 2024 Mac Mini Updated iFixit teardown finds a removable SSD. Time to party like its 2010? Personal Tech13 Nov 2024 | 72
EU irate about geo-locked Apple IDs Ever try to change your account's registered country? It's nigh impossible Personal Tech13 Nov 2024 | 176