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GDPR for everyone, cries Microsoft: We'll extend Europe's privacy rights worldwide

Euroland is the new California – but not everyone is happy
75 Comments
22 May 20:49

The future of radio may well be digital, but it won't survive on DAB

It's neither the best technology, nor the most adaptable
193 Comments
22 May 08:39

'Facebook takes data from my phone – but I don't have an account!'

Reg reader finds mobile apps can't be cut or quieted
174 Comments
22 May 07:01

Good news: It's still legal for Apple to keep its MacBook, iPhone batteries from melting

Cupertino beats Uniloc after judge disses 'sweeping, abstract' trollish patent claim
24 Comments
21 May 23:41

Fella gets 2.5 years in the clink for coughing up cell numbers in $50m junk text message scam

And has to cough up $350,000 in ill-gotten gains
18 Comments
21 May 20:44

Xiaomi the way: Hyped Chinese giant begins its battle for Britain

AnalysisWe're no pushover
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21 May 09:44

Now that's old-school cool: Microsoft techies slap Azure Sphere IoT chip in an Altair 8800

Cloudy tech seen in oversized suit holding temperature probe
26 Comments
21 May 08:10

Das blinkenlights are back thanks to RPi revival of the PDP-11

Retro computing fans wrap classic DEC fascia round world's fave hobby machine
77 Comments
21 May 05:25

Facebook Android app caught seeking 'superuser' clearance

UpdatedAnd what reason would you have not to trust Facebook with your personal data?
73 Comments
18 May 19:26

What's up with that ZX Spectrum reboot? Still no console

Indiegogo debt collector deadline looms ever closer...
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18 May 14:19

Huawei Honor 10: At £399, plenty of bang for buck – it's a pity about the snaps

ReviewMidmarket gamechanger let down by eccentric imaging
39 Comments
18 May 12:08

Intel’s first 10nm CPU is a twin-core i3 destined for a mid-range Lenovo

Wake us up when things get more interesting than a 2.2GHz 4MB cache laptop chip, please
35 Comments
18 May 05:03
(An allegedly) Bad dog's police mug shot...

Super Cali goes ballistic: mugshot site atrocious

Beccara says extortion scheme immoral and felonious
28 Comments
17 May 18:16
Steven Sinofsky at Surface launch event

Microsoft returns to Valley of Death? Cheap Surface threatens the hardware show

AnalysisNo margin for error
82 Comments
17 May 15:05
OnePlus 6 in midnight black

OnePlus smartmobe brand modelled on 'a religion', founder admits

Shenzhen cult gathers the faithful
25 Comments
17 May 11:02

Opinion

Facebook Wow Sad Angry

Facebook's inflection point: Now everyone knows this greedy mass surveillance operation for what it is

CommentHark, dear reader, the echoes of Enron
Cat yawning photo via Shutterstock

Boring. The phone business has lost the plot and Google is making it worse

CommentDuller than a Dull Thing
135 Comments
01 Mar 11:02

Crowdfunding refund judgment doesn't quite open the floodgates

CommentIt's a pointer – not a cast-iron legal precedent
16 Comments
01 Feb 13:38

Why did I buy a gadget I know I'll never use?

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Just put it under the desk along with all the others
248 Comments
19 Jan 10:04

News

Off with e's head: E-cig explosion causes first vaping death

See kids, your parents were right – smoking is bad for you
121 Comments
16 May 21:04

Samsung ready to fling Exynos at anyone who wants a phone chip

Including ZTE?
13 Comments
16 May 16:18

Surface Hub 2: Microsoft's pricey whiteboard gets a sequel

Coming to a meeting room near you in 2019
43 Comments
16 May 12:30

Honor bound: Can Huawei's self-cannibalisation save the phone biz?

AnalysisThe bloodbath begins
33 Comments
16 May 12:01

You've been Zucked: Facebook boss refuses to face-off with Brit MPs

Committee rages at snub, says homework isn't good enough
56 Comments
15 May 18:03

And THIS is how you do it, Apple: Huawei shames Cupertino with under-glass sensor

Plus an optional stinkin' Notch
81 Comments
15 May 15:37

IP freely? What a wind-up! If only Trevor Baylis had patent protections inventors enjoy today

The clockwork radio boffin deserved meeellions
41 Comments
15 May 09:47

FTC names its dirty half-dozen half-assed tech warranty bandits

Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo all guilty, Apple in the clear
24 Comments
14 May 18:07

Cheap-ish. Not Intel. Nice graphics. Pick, er, 3: AMD touts Ryzen Pro processors for business

Quickly follows 2018's Pro Mobile parts
22 Comments
14 May 13:00

Apple MacBook butterfly keyboards 'defective', 'prone to fail' – lawsuit

Dust disables costly kit and repairs are EXPENSIVE
87 Comments
14 May 11:25

US prison telco accused of selling your phone's location to the cops

UpdatedSenator Wyden asks FCC, mobile carriers to investigate stalker tech
36 Comments
11 May 19:23

'Alexa, find me a good patent lawyer' – Amazon sued for allegedly lifting tech of home assistant

University claims the Bezos Bunch nicked its ideas for language processing
39 Comments
11 May 18:57
Surprised by smartphone

Make masses carry their mobes, suggests wig in not-at-all-creepy speech

Top Brit judge thinks we'll warm to our Panopticon overlords
132 Comments
11 May 11:44
Someone deleting their Facebook account

Sueballs flying over Facebook's Android app data slurping

Class action seeks a Zuck-ton of money for privacy invasion
37 Comments
11 May 00:24

US Congress finally emits all 3,000 Russian 'troll' Facebook ads. Let's take a look at some

PicsSub-literate, inept, and mostly highly divisive
112 Comments
10 May 18:40
Garmin Vivoactive3

Fitness band-it Garmin adds mobe bank Starling to bonk-to-pay fold

Showing Google and Samsung how it's done
10 May 15:40
closed

Zero Tech Emitted: ZTE halts assembly lines after US govt sanctions cripple mobile maker

China’s going to be super duper happy – not
20 Comments
09 May 23:51
linux

Can't wait for Linux apps on Chrome OS? And you like stability? We'll see you in December, then

Google IOFirst releases will be touch and go. If your hardware can handle it
31 Comments
09 May 21:01
Samsung Gear S3 Smartwatch

And lo, Qualcomm hath declared that a new chip for wearables is coming

Too little, too late?
Airplane crash - pic by shutterstock

Peak smartphone? Phone fatigue hits Western Europe hard

♫ We're so bored with your USP ♫
52 Comments
09 May 16:31

Making calls? Ha, not what most peeps use phone for – Ofcom

Scrolling Twitter more important than phoning home or anywhere else
10 Comments
09 May 15:32

Commodore 64 owners rejoice: The 1541 is BACK

Pull that Raspberry Pi out of the drawer and fire up the soldering iron
56 Comments
09 May 11:12
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