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UK to Chinese firm: From 5G in Tiree to the Isles of Ebony, carry me on the waves… Sail Huawei, sail Huawei, sail Huawei

'No BS' web host Gandi emits outage postmortem, has 'only theories' on what went wrong

Finally, a technology angle on the coronavirus outbreak: Semiconductor biz stocks slip amid China supply chain fears

Low code? Low usage, more like: Add G Suite's App Maker to the Google graveyard, it's switching off next year

Kernel debugger begone: Microsoft emits update for DTrace on Windows 10

Among waves, blisters and sleep deprivation, rowing duo add Microsoft's Teams to list of transatlantic ordeals

Like its Windows-noob-stabilisers OS, Zorin's cloudy Grid tool is Linux desktop management for idiots

'Trust no one' is good enough for the X Files but not for software devs: How do you use third-party libs and stay secure, experts mull on stage

IoT security? We've heard of it, says UK.gov waving new regs

The duke of URL: Zoom meetups' info leaked out through eavesdrop hole

NetWars! Let the SANS Tournaments commence: Compete and learn all about forensics, incident response, red teaming – and much more

Remember the Clipper chip? NSA's botched backdoor-for-Feds from 1993 still influences today's encryption debates

Atlassian anticipates $1.6bn total revenue for fiscal 2020 as subscriptions make it rain

Jenkins creator steps back from CloudBees and flings himself at startup Launchable

Get hands on with Kubernetes, service meshes – and more – at our fantastic Continuous Lifecycle London conference

Software engineering performance monitoring: Do your metrics measure up in the modern DevOps age?

Accounting expert told judge Autonomy was wrong not to disclose hardware sales

InLinkUK collapse: Ad market, planning woes, £20m debt and drug dealers using booths to blame, say admins

It's good to talk: Union says IBM failed to consult system support techies as Scottish Power contract nears end

Clunk, whirr, buzz, whine. Shared office space can be a riot and sounds like one too

Ever wondered what Microsoft really thought about the iPad? Ex-Windows boss spills beans

I/O, I/O, new Android soon on show: What's coming up at Google's dev conference

Everyone loves our new desktop web search design so much – the one with ads that look like links – that we're tweaking it, says Google

Apple: EU can't make us use your stinking common charging standard

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Over the Moon? Not quite: NASA boss has a good whinge about 'counterproductive' Authorization Bill

Boris celebrates taking back control of Brexit Britain's immigration – with unlimited immigration program

Remember that 2024 Moon thing? How about Mars in 2033? Authorization bill moots 2028 for more lunar footprints

Brit brainiacs say they've cracked non-volatile RAM that uses 100 times less power

Calling all, um, 'general AI' practitioners: Blighty needs you for public sector glory

Virtual reality is a bonkers fad that no one takes seriously but anyway, here's someone to tell us to worry about hackers

Little grouse on the prairie: IBM's AI facial-recognition training dataset gets it in trouble... in Illinois

Mysterious face-recog AI startup Clearview sued, capabilities questioned after scraping billions of web pics

Verity Stob

Verity Stob is 'Disgusted of HG Wells': Time, gentlemen, please

AI 'more profound than fire', Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai tells rich folks' talking shop

It's a jungle out there when it comes to conservation tech – but there's a cloud for that

Beer necessities: US chap registers bevvy as emotional support animal so he can booze on public transport

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Ever wondered what Microsoft really thought about the iPad? Ex-Windows boss spills beans

'Magical,' says Steven Sinofsky on 10th birthday of Apple's fondleslab

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I/O, I/O, new Android soon on show: What's coming up at Google's dev conference

Cryptic tweets and likely deets as late May dates revealed

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Everyone loves our new desktop web search design so much – the one with ads that look like links – that we're tweaking it, says Google

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Apple: EU can't make us use your stinking common charging standard

From Screw you, Brits... to Up yours, Delors...

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Beware the Friday afternoon 'Could you just..?' from the muppet who wants to come between you and your beer

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24 Jan 08:15 | 228

Personal Tech

Don't mention the seam! Microsoft releases Surface Duo Android SDK, more on Windows 10X

New SDK shows both potential and challenge of the new Surface devices

23 Jan 14:46 | 34

Personal Tech

Looks like the party's over, folks: Global PC sales set to shrink as Windows 10 upgrade cycle tails off, says Gartner

Smartphone shipments slightly up, personal computers to resume historical trends

21 Jan 08:30 | 36

Personal Tech

Leaks point to Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra with mammoth 108MP camera and ... what? 16GB of RAM

RAM, bam, thank you .. actually... hmmmm. That's kind of excessive

14 Jan 18:42 | 54

Personal Tech

APEX predator? Chinese phone-flinger Vivo teases upcoming concept phone

Oppo and OnePlus stablemate plans shock for 2020

14 Jan 10:44 | 15

Personal Tech

Guilty as charged: Apple confesses some Smart Battery Cases are having 'issues', offers replacements

Nine-month production run of gear provides 'intermittent' charging results for fans

13 Jan 17:10 | 23

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That's Huawei we roll: Firm claims it's slinging 100k of its pricey, China-exclusive Mate X foldable phones each month

In other words... A long time ago we left the Galaxy far, far away...

13 Jan 14:53 | 6

Personal Tech

CES la vie: Shrunken Ultrabooks, muted mobiles and Segway's adult prams at world's biggest consumer tech show

CESThanks Vegas - it's been weird

13 Jan 12:31 | 18

Personal Tech

There's something fishy going down in the computer lab

Who, Me?Macro or Mackerel? Whatever it is, it looks o-fish-al. We'll get our sealskin coat

13 Jan 08:00 | 69

Personal Tech

Is it a make-up mirror? Is it a tiny frisbee? No, it's the bonkers Cyrcle Phone, with its TWO headphone jacks

CESGood luck running apps on that round display

10 Jan 12:20 | 81

Personal Tech

LG announces bold new plan for financial salvation: Trying to actually make phones people want to buy

Expect some wow factor in our newer phones, says company chief

09 Jan 19:15 | 48

Personal Tech

Chin up, kids, and mind the webcam: Honor lifts lid on MagicBook 14-inch and 15.6-inch laptops

CESNot a good look if camera hits you from the wrong angle

09 Jan 15:24 | 9

Personal Tech

The Nokia 3.2 is a phone your nan will love: One camera's more than enough, darling

ReviewThis 'Droid won't break speed records, but battery lasts ages and you've got 2 years of updates

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UK to Chinese firm: From 5G in Tiree to the Isles of Ebony, carry me on the waves… Sail Huawei, sail Huawei, sail Huawei

'No BS' web host Gandi emits outage postmortem, has 'only theories' on what went wrong

Finally, a technology angle on the coronavirus outbreak: Semiconductor biz stocks slip amid China supply chain fears

Low code? Low usage, more like: Add G Suite's App Maker to the Google graveyard, it's switching off next year

Kernel debugger begone: Microsoft emits update for DTrace on Windows 10

Among waves, blisters and sleep deprivation, rowing duo add Microsoft's Teams to list of transatlantic ordeals

Like its Windows-noob-stabilisers OS, Zorin's cloudy Grid tool is Linux desktop management for idiots

'Trust no one' is good enough for the X Files but not for software devs: How do you use third-party libs and stay secure, experts mull on stage

IoT security? We've heard of it, says UK.gov waving new regs

The duke of URL: Zoom meetups' info leaked out through eavesdrop hole

NetWars! Let the SANS Tournaments commence: Compete and learn all about forensics, incident response, red teaming – and much more

Remember the Clipper chip? NSA's botched backdoor-for-Feds from 1993 still influences today's encryption debates

Atlassian anticipates $1.6bn total revenue for fiscal 2020 as subscriptions make it rain

Jenkins creator steps back from CloudBees and flings himself at startup Launchable

Get hands on with Kubernetes, service meshes – and more – at our fantastic Continuous Lifecycle London conference

Software engineering performance monitoring: Do your metrics measure up in the modern DevOps age?

Accounting expert told judge Autonomy was wrong not to disclose hardware sales

InLinkUK collapse: Ad market, planning woes, £20m debt and drug dealers using booths to blame, say admins

It's good to talk: Union says IBM failed to consult system support techies as Scottish Power contract nears end

Clunk, whirr, buzz, whine. Shared office space can be a riot and sounds like one too

Ever wondered what Microsoft really thought about the iPad? Ex-Windows boss spills beans

I/O, I/O, new Android soon on show: What's coming up at Google's dev conference

Everyone loves our new desktop web search design so much – the one with ads that look like links – that we're tweaking it, says Google

Apple: EU can't make us use your stinking common charging standard

Over the Moon? Not quite: NASA boss has a good whinge about 'counterproductive' Authorization Bill

Boris celebrates taking back control of Brexit Britain's immigration – with unlimited immigration program

Remember that 2024 Moon thing? How about Mars in 2033? Authorization bill moots 2028 for more lunar footprints

Brit brainiacs say they've cracked non-volatile RAM that uses 100 times less power

Calling all, um, 'general AI' practitioners: Blighty needs you for public sector glory

Virtual reality is a bonkers fad that no one takes seriously but anyway, here's someone to tell us to worry about hackers

Little grouse on the prairie: IBM's AI facial-recognition training dataset gets it in trouble... in Illinois

Mysterious face-recog AI startup Clearview sued, capabilities questioned after scraping billions of web pics

Verity Stob is 'Disgusted of HG Wells': Time, gentlemen, please

AI 'more profound than fire', Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai tells rich folks' talking shop

It's a jungle out there when it comes to conservation tech – but there's a cloud for that

Beer necessities: US chap registers bevvy as emotional support animal so he can booze on public transport

Personal Tech

Ever wondered what Microsoft really thought about the iPad? Ex-Windows boss spills beans

I/O, I/O, new Android soon on show: What's coming up at Google's dev conference

Everyone loves our new desktop web search design so much – the one with ads that look like links – that we're tweaking it, says Google

Apple: EU can't make us use your stinking common charging standard

Beware the Friday afternoon 'Could you just..?' from the muppet who wants to come between you and your beer

Don't mention the seam! Microsoft releases Surface Duo Android SDK, more on Windows 10X

Looks like the party's over, folks: Global PC sales set to shrink as Windows 10 upgrade cycle tails off, says Gartner

Over a thousand electronic gizmos went missing from London councils last year

EU declares it'll Make USB-C Great Again™. You hear that, Apple?

A fine host for a Raspberry Pi: The Register rakes a talon over the NexDock 2

Leaks point to Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra with mammoth 108MP camera and ... what? 16GB of RAM

APEX predator? Chinese phone-flinger Vivo teases upcoming concept phone

Guilty as charged: Apple confesses some Smart Battery Cases are having 'issues', offers replacements

That's Huawei we roll: Firm claims it's slinging 100k of its pricey, China-exclusive Mate X foldable phones each month

CES la vie: Shrunken Ultrabooks, muted mobiles and Segway's adult prams at world's biggest consumer tech show

There's something fishy going down in the computer lab

Is it a make-up mirror? Is it a tiny frisbee? No, it's the bonkers Cyrcle Phone, with its TWO headphone jacks

LG announces bold new plan for financial salvation: Trying to actually make phones people want to buy

Chin up, kids, and mind the webcam: Honor lifts lid on MagicBook 14-inch and 15.6-inch laptops

The Nokia 3.2 is a phone your nan will love: One camera's more than enough, darling

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