Better battery, LTE and a removable SSD in Microsoft's Surface Pro 7+ More RAM also on offer for those with deep pockets 11 Jan 2021 | 9
Loser Trump is no longer useful to Twitter, entire account deleted over fears he'll whip up more mayhem Don't worry, Mr President, we've found another platform for you: /dev/null 09 Jan 2021 | 348
Samsung profits – and shares – soar despite challenges in memory and mobile markets Stock prices sitting pretty at an all-time high of $2,020 after earnings guidance 08 Jan 2021 |
Trump silenced online: Facebook, Twitter etc balk at insurrection, shut the door after horse bolts and nearly burns down the stable Even ecommerce platform Shopify permanently shutters Don's shops 07 Jan 2021 | 173
Away from the besuited world of the ThinkPad, Lenovo lets its hair down with refreshed IdeaPad and Yoga lineups Revolving screens, 5G, and an Alexa-based Show Mode 07 Jan 2021 | 2
TikTok to be hit by a UK class-action-style lawsuit backed by the Children's Commissioner And funded by private venture that'll take a chunk of the damages for itself 07 Jan 2021 | 14
Failed insurrection aside, Biden is going to be president in two weeks. What does it mean for tech policy? Comment We may finally get that privacy legislation, net neutrality 07 Jan 2021 | 155
If you're a WhatsApp user, you'll have to share your personal data with Facebook's empire from next month – or stop using the chat app Updated If you don't agree then, well, you'll just have to use the infinitely better Signal 06 Jan 2021 | 143
Intel calls last orders on 300-series motherboard chipsets It's 400, or indeed the 500 series, from here on out 06 Jan 2021 | 3
Huawei to drop out of top 6 smartphone vendors in 2021 after Honor jettison – analyst Chinese giant continues to feel bite of supply chain pressures 05 Jan 2021 | 1
The myth of fingerprints: The Xiaomi 10T Pro is well-rounded, but it's definitively a sub-flagship handset Review 144Hz refresh rate and a 108MP camera? 05 Jan 2021 | 29
Wanna know a semi-secret? Samsung's semi-rugged Galaxy XCover Pro is more than a semi-industrial curiosity Extra support, extra options, designed for hard work but won’t disgrace itself in everyday life 04 Jan 2021 | 8
Realme 7 5G: Parents, this is the phone you should have got your kids for Christmas It has everything most normal people would want and costs £279 01 Jan 2021 | 60
Lenovo ThinkPad Carbon X1 Gen 8: No boundaries were pushed in the making of this laptop – and that's OK Review If it ain't broke, don't fix it 31 Dec 2020 | 90
Surface Laptop Go: Premium feel for a mid-range price, but Microsoft's Apple-like range once meant more than this Svelte, yet ordinary 30 Dec 2020 | 43
Yes, Microsoft Access was a recalcitrant beast, but the first step is to turn the computer on 12BoC I've got the power! Psyche. I definitely don't 28 Dec 2020 | 68
And you thought that $999 Mac stand was dear: Steve Wozniak's Apple II doodles fetch $630,272 at auction Meanwhile, Apple-1 in original box signed by Woz goes for $736,862 21 Dec 2020 | 42
Windows might have frozen – but at least my feet are toasty Who, Me? Not quite what we meant by Halt and Catch Fire 21 Dec 2020 | 128
Cats: Not a fan favourite when the critters are draped around an office packed with tech On Call Fur the love of god! 18 Dec 2020 | 233
Google rejects Australia’s revised pay-for-news plan, proposes its own plan instead Shows why it irks politicians by putting a link to its argument on home page 18 Dec 2020 | 23
Wait ages for an antitrust battle and three come along at once: Google sued by 38 US states over search monopoly Silicon Valley titan allegedly screwed rivals with exclusionary agreements 17 Dec 2020 | 15
About $15m in advertising booked to appear on millions of smart TVs was never seen by anyone, says Oracle Yes, Oracle the database giant. 2020 keeps on being 2020 17 Dec 2020 | 52
HP bows to pressure, reinstates free monthly ink plan... for existing customers Is this the spirit of Xmas we've heard of? Well, new customers will have to pay to print 15 pages per month 17 Dec 2020 | 55
Raspberry Pi to anoint ‘Design Partners’ it will recommend for industrial applications You’ll need to be more than a solo shop and have proven Pi prowess to score a listing 17 Dec 2020 | 6
Samsung supremo suggests Note phablet will be scattered throughout the Galaxy... though not black-holed Updated Hints at more AI-infused personalisation and automobile integrations in 2021's smartmobes 17 Dec 2020 | 5
In this week’s episode of Texas Attorney General: Google faces lawsuit accusing it of crushing ad-tech rivals Antitrust legal challenge also claims web giant accessed encrypted WhatsApp messages 16 Dec 2020 | 13
Facebook rolls out full-page ads, website complaining Apple is forcing it to get consent before tracking you Updated Small-biz campaign tugs at heart strings, inadvertently promotes how iGiant is improving privacy 16 Dec 2020 | 59
What a difference 6 months makes: UK retailer Dixons Carphone returns to profitability on the back of high online sales Revenue from web biz surges 145% 16 Dec 2020 | 4
As UK breaks away from Europe, Facebook tells Brits: You'll all be Californians soon Boris can’t manage a US trade deal, so antisocial media giant has done it for him 16 Dec 2020 | 172
Overpriced, underpowered, and over here: Microsoft to bring the Surface Duo to British shores in early 2021 Dual-screen Android phone released from period of US exclusivity 16 Dec 2020 | 20
We take a look at proposed Big Tech regulations in the UK: Heavy on possible fines, light on enforcement Analysis Online Harms draft gets most things right, still gives Facebook and friends too much leeway 16 Dec 2020 | 26
Cloudflare, Dropbox, Reddit and friends launch Section 230 compromise coalition as change seems inevitable De-FAAMG'd tech outfits fear being steamrolled 15 Dec 2020 | 1
Taiwanese manufacturer Wistron pegs damage from iPhone factory riot at $7m Down from original estimate of $60m, and Apple is investigating if supplier guidelines were breached 15 Dec 2020 | 12
Leaked draft EU law reveals tech giants could face huge 6% turnover fines if they don't play by Europe's rules As UK govt mulls eye-watering 10% penalties for goliaths that don't scrub away illegal content 15 Dec 2020 | 43
Huawei announces European winners of AppsUp developer contest Promo Judges looked for innovative concepts, clear positioning and a feasible business plan 15 Dec 2020 |
Right-to-repair warriors seek broader DMCA exemptions to bypass digital locks on the stuff we own Analysis Every three years, people try to patch a poorly crafted copyright law 15 Dec 2020 | 36