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Where there's smoke there's a Galaxy Note: Refurbished Model 4 batteries recalled

Phablets sent to AT&T customers with batteries from FedEx are at risk
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18 Aug 02:55

Judge yanks plug out of AT&T's latest attack on Google Fiber

Judge throws out lawsuit seeking to prevent rollout of broadband cables
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17 Aug 19:19

Apple bag-search class action sueball moves to Cali supreme court

Anti-shrinkage policy could add millions to firm's wage bill
66 Comments
17 Aug 12:26

Celeb-backed music gambit rebrands as 'Roxi', prays for IPO

Electric Jukebox has a dildo and wants £100m
12 Comments
17 Aug 12:00

Intel's 8th-gen CPUs are called Ice Lake. And so are the 9th-gen

Chipzilla in overlapping naming weirdness mess
17 Aug 02:38

10 minutes of silence storms iTunes charts thanks to awful Apple UI

Blank audio a handy workaround to in-car annoyance
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16 Aug 22:43

Nokia's comeback is on: The flagship 8 emerges

Hands OnHopes rest on stock, OZO Audio
78 Comments
16 Aug 18:45

Oh no, EE! More UK mobile customers face sluggish roaming abroad

How are we supposed to enjoy our holiday without streaming?
24 Comments
16 Aug 12:27

Sigh. Big Cable execs dominate FCC panel overseeing Big Cable's broadband upgrades

Deployment committee stacked with industry bods, says report
14 Aug 19:35

Surfacegate: Microsoft execs 'misled Nadella', claims report

Specs, lies and Skylake
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14 Aug 11:25

Chinese stealth outfit reckons the smartwatch isn’t quite dead

Tic, tic, tic...
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14 Aug 08:26

Alibaba: We're no haven for pirates – we'll yank fake goods from our web bazaars within 24 hours

China's Amazon steps up efforts after stinging criticism
11 Aug 19:29

Hey America! Your internet is going to be so much better this January

Special reportBut probably not in the way you'd hoped
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10 Aug 22:27
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Don't buy Microsoft Surface gear: 25% will break after 2 years, says Consumer Reports

Reviewers retract up-turned thumbs
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10 Aug 18:06

We'll deliver 'in a few weeks' says troubled ZX Spectrum reboot firm

New deadline for retro kit
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10 Aug 15:34

Opinion

No, Apple. A 4G Watch is a really bad idea

CommentAdding fail to fail

Pre-order your early-bird pre-sale product today! (Oh did we mention the shipping date has slipped AGAIN?)

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Or just wait and buy it when it's ready
65 Comments
28 Jul 10:32

Dead serious: How to haunt people after you've gone... using your smartphone

Something for the Weekend, Sir?This app could have grave consequences etc
107 Comments
30 Jun 09:01
Static poor reception of TV transmission. Photo by shutterstock

Despite high-profile hires, Apple's TV plans are doomed

OpinionIt's 'Amazon' how far behind it is...
69 Comments
26 Jun 08:01

News

Fire and fury in Korea: Samsung burns Note 7 owners in lawsuit

Class action from hot-and-bothered compensation-seekers flames out
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10 Aug 04:27

Uber bros kill car leasing program after losing nine grand per vehicle

Money-pit taxi app maker can't even rent out rides without burning bags of bucks
32 Comments
09 Aug 20:44

Microsoft's Surface Pro 2017, unhinged: Luxury fondleslab that's good...

Review... as in Veblen Good
62 Comments
09 Aug 11:28

No, Apple. A 4G Watch is a really bad idea

CommentAdding fail to fail
110 Comments
09 Aug 09:01

New Amiga to go on sale in late 2017

Apollo Accelerators to let FPGA-powered 'Vampire V4' see the light of day
92 Comments
09 Aug 07:26

Intel Pumageddon: Broadband chip bug haunts Chipzilla's past, present and future

You can trivially DoS Puma 5 and 7-powered boxes, too
24 Comments
09 Aug 06:31

US trade watchdog puts down the phone to Qualcomm, reaches for probe, sticks it in Apple

Investigation may lead to iPhone, iPad ban in US
15 Comments
08 Aug 22:30

US military gets authority to shoot down citizens' small drones

Meanwhile, DJI says it had no idea army was using its kit
35 Comments
08 Aug 13:52

Can the last person watching desktop video please turn out the light?

OTT Boxes are killing the Video Star - and about time too
48 Comments
08 Aug 11:12

Tech giants warp eco standards to greenwash electronics, rake in cash

AnalysisHow IT titans hijack manufacturing standards to put sales before planet
65 Comments
08 Aug 06:27

Core-blimey! Intel's Core i9 18-core monster – the numbers

Core i7 users will tell you they're faster, but forget about the >$250 premium you'll pay
97 Comments
08 Aug 02:57

Dems fightin' words! FCC's net neutrality murder plot torn apart

Illegal, ill-conceived, flawed. You eejit, Ajit
36 Comments
07 Aug 19:39
A billing invoice

It's official: Outages are only the second-worst thing about Comcast

Customers gripe more about their bills than bad connections
07 Aug 19:06
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Mid-flight jumbo font smartphone text shock sparks kid abuse arrests

Quick-thinking preschool teacher clocks, reports fellow passenger's 'vile' messages
73 Comments
04 Aug 21:14
pirate

Canadian ISPs do not Canuck around: Bloke accused of piracy grilled in his home for hours

And not by the cops – but by pushy company reps
55 Comments
03 Aug 06:03
Nine inch iPad Pro and Smart Keyboard

Apple celebrates soaring iPad sales: Put it on my tab, says CEO Tim Cook

Get it? Put the drinks on my tab? Haha, ah. What a wild ride life is
23 Comments
02 Aug 00:29
No, just stop. Nope. photo by shutterstock

Charter sprints from rinky-dink Sprint hints

US comms giant denies buyout rumors, says it prefers Verizon for the time being
01 Aug 21:44

Microsoft Surface laptop: Is this your MacBook Air replacement?

ReviewJailbreak it the official way, kids...
120 Comments
01 Aug 09:02
HP's Z VR Backpack PC and dock

HP Inc reveals dockable, wearable VR workstation for the office

Backpack PC aimed at designers who move between metaphorical mice and VR

New iPhone details leak: Yes, Apple is still chasing Samsung

Facial recognition? Amazing. Edge screen? How is that even possible?
108 Comments
31 Jul 21:03

Pre-order your early-bird pre-sale product today! (Oh did we mention the shipping date has slipped AGAIN?)

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Or just wait and buy it when it's ready
65 Comments
28 Jul 10:32
Steve Jobs presents the iPod to an audience of press and Apple employees

Apple exits music player biz by killing iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle

The iPod Touch is all that remains now and it's had two models axed
63 Comments
28 Jul 03:58
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