UK should regulate Facebook
Published in News
Tuesday, 19 February 2019 12:01

UK should regulate Facebook


It keeps breaking the rules

Facebook intentionally breached data privacy and competition law and should, along with other big tech companies, be subject to a new regulator to protect democracy and citizens’ rights, British lawmakers said.

British being ripped off by their broadband suppliers
Published in Network


Ofcom said that four million should haggle

Communications regulator Ofcom estimates that half of Britain's broadband customers could be getting faster internet than they have and even pay less.

Xiaomi moves into UK
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 09 November 2018 11:34

Xiaomi moves into UK


Thinks UK is cool for some reason

Xiaomi, the world’s fourth ranked smartphone maker, entered Britain with the international debut of its flagship Mi 8 Pro.

Zuckerberg ignores UK and Canada
Published in News
Thursday, 08 November 2018 11:40

Zuckerberg ignores UK and Canada

Sorry I'm washing my hair

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has rejected a request to appear before an international parliamentary committee delving into the questions around fake news.

UK will tax tech giants
Published in News
Tuesday, 30 October 2018 11:52

UK will tax tech giants


Two per cent but it is better than nothing


Technology giants will have to pay more tax in the UK under new government regulations.

UK Parliament calls first non-human witness
Published in AI
Monday, 15 October 2018 12:01

UK Parliament calls first non-human witness


Asking a robot about AI

The UK Parliament has announced that it will ask a robot about AI issues.

Google drops out of defence cloud
Published in Cloud
Tuesday, 09 October 2018 11:55

Google drops out of defence cloud


Claims being a Jedi is against its corporate values

 Google has decided not to compete for the Pentagon's $10 billion cloud computing contract claiming that it is against its corporate values.

Driverless cars in UK in three years
Published in Transportation
Monday, 01 October 2018 13:09

Driverless cars in UK in three years


Chris Grayling said it so it must be true

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says that Britain will see truly driverless cars on its roads in three to four years.

Britain to create 2,000 strong anti-Russian cyber force
Published in News


Four-fold increase

While the UK can't afford to upgrade computers for the NHS to something a little more secure, it is splashing out huge amounts of money on spy equipment to keep the Russians out.

New iPhone prices even more ridiculous in Europe
Published in Mobiles


Go as high as €1,289/£1,099

While even the US prices of the new Apple iPhone trio were quite high for our taste, it appears that buyers from Europe or the UK will have to shell out even more cash than their US counterparts, pushing those prices to insane levels.