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Samsung releases 49-inch desktop monitor with 32:9 aspect ratio

Imagine the spreadsheet you could view on a four-foot-wide 3840 x 1080 beast
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16 Jun 07:21

Oh, wow, Canada: No more carrier-locked phones for Canucks

And no fees for unshackling mobes, either – all from December this year
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15 Jun 21:18

Months late, unaudited: ZX Spectrum reboot firm files accounts

Which bit is the half-million pounds of other people's money?
34 Comments
15 Jun 11:34

Wi-Fi Dream Home Of The Future™ gets instructions for builders

Sensible stuff from Wi-Fi Alliance guides AP placement, channel usage and more
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15 Jun 07:32

Europe-wide BitTorrent indexer blockade looms after Pirate Bay blow

AnalysisEuro Court of Justice decides infamous search engine does infringe copyright
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15 Jun 06:29

Brazilian whacks Intel over 'exploding' Atom smartphone chips

Mobe maker demands millions after SoFIA processors sparked thousands of complaints
14 Jun 23:33

Currys PC World given a spanking for misleading laptop savings ads

Watchdog sinks gums into Dixons Carphone subsidiary
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14 Jun 15:02

PC, Ethernet and tablet computer pioneer 'Chuck' Thacker passes

Designed hardware for Xerox Alto, co-invented Ethernet and did formative work at Microsoft
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14 Jun 07:32

Essentially puzzling: Rubin's hype-phone ties up with… Sprint?

Phone with no customers latches onto least popular major carrier
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12 Jun 19:29

You know this net neutrality thing? Well, people really love it

Paging Commissioner Pai: Your 'plan' is less popular than Trumpcare
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09 Jun 21:21

I fought Ohm's Law and the law won: Drone crash takes out power to Silicon Valley homes

1,600 PG&E customers hit by gizmo prang
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09 Jun 20:19

Intel to Qualcomm and Microsoft: Nice x86 emulation you've got there, shame if it got sued into oblivion

Chipzilla sends not-so-subtle threat to ARM crew
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09 Jun 18:52
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My unpopular career in writing computer reviews? It's a gift

Something for the Weekend, Sir?The sun really does shine out of my behind
50 Comments
09 Jun 08:00
Arris SB6190

Uh-Koh! Apple-Samsung judge to oversee buggy Intel modem chip fight

Class-action complaint against Arris Surfboard broadband boxes widens
10 Comments
08 Jun 20:40

State senator sacked by broadband biz Frontier after voting in favor of broadband competition

Pro tip: Frontier is West Virginia's largest broadband ISP
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07 Jun 22:18

Opinion

Man and dog eat dog food. pic by shutterstock

Google may follow Apple, design mobile chips in-house

CommentHas anyone told Qualcomm, Intel and the gang?
Thanks, I suppose. Woman contemplates unwanted gift. Photo by Shutterstock

My unpopular career in writing computer reviews? It's a gift

Something for the Weekend, Sir?The sun really does shine out of my behind
50 Comments
09 Jun 08:00
Nerd in shower photo via Shutterstock

Defend yourself against ISP tracking in an Trump-era free-for-all

Options - you have some
67 Comments
30 May 11:07
Monty Python TV viewer

Life is... pushing all the right buttons on the wrong remote control

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Or I could press 'Play' via the evil internet
98 Comments
26 May 08:17

News

When can real-world laws invade augmented reality fantasies? A trial in Milwaukee will decide

AnalysisAR 'doesn't qualify' for free speech protection
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07 Jun 13:06

Dish Network hit with $280 MEEELLION fine for relentless robocalling

What's a Do-Not-Call list?
21 Comments
06 Jun 23:49

Apple gives world ... umm ... not much new actually

WWDCMinimalist makeovers for iPad, Mac, iOS and MacOS leave Cupertino perhaps looking iterative, not innovative
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06 Jun 07:31

Wowee, it's Samsung's next me-too AI gizmo: The Apple HomePod

WWDCYet another belated entry into the creepy interactive snooping speaker world
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05 Jun 22:21

Bixby bailout: Samsungers bailing on lame-duck assistant

Smartphone king already losing its only hope for a base
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02 Jun 18:10

Your emotionally absent pic-snapping partner's going to look you in the eye again

Just kidding, they'll have smart 'Snap' spectacles...
38 Comments
02 Jun 11:16

Samsung's Bixby assistant fails English, gets held back a month

The worst thing to happen to Samsung Mobile in at least a few months
29 Comments
01 Jun 21:31

Qualcomm names its Windows 10 ARM PC partners

HP, Asus, Lenovo ring in brown trouser time for Intel
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01 Jun 19:39

German court says 'Nein' on Facebook profile access request

Berlin bench rules against parents' access to teen's account
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31 May 19:54

Intel gives the world a Core i9 desktop CPU to play with

Chipzilla's Compute Card also comes into focus in four models
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31 May 02:15

Much-hyped Ara Blackphone LeEco Essential handset introduced

Andy Rubin's new project gets specs
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30 May 23:20

Qualcomm kicks out mesh network, Wi-Fi and RubinPhone win

Comms chip designer rolls out latest hardware lines in Taipei
30 May 20:04
Nerd in shower photo via Shutterstock

Defend yourself against ISP tracking in an Trump-era free-for-all

Options - you have some
67 Comments
30 May 11:07
box

Andy Rubin teases next week's launch of Essential phone

Is it a Tango? Is it a 360-camera? Or is it a let-down?
31 Comments
26 May 23:15

El Reg straps on the Huawei Watch 2

Real World TestSports ready, LTE ready, but still a solution looking for a problem?
51 Comments
26 May 08:36
Monty Python TV viewer

Life is... pushing all the right buttons on the wrong remote control

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Or I could press 'Play' via the evil internet
98 Comments
26 May 08:17
Windows 10

Windows 10 love to see PC market grow again. Future iPhone to be clear. Elvis to re-appear

Analyst firm IDC just made one of these three improbable predictions for the year 2019
68 Comments
26 May 05:30

Don't rely on fitness trackers to track number of calories burned

Study shows energy readings off over 90%
33 Comments
26 May 00:15
Doctor Who, Season 9 – Heaven Sent. Pic credit: BBC

Auntie sh!tcans BBC Store after 18 months

Customers offered Amazon vouchers or a full refund

EU pegs quota for 'homegrown' content on Netflix at 30 per cent

Streaming service argues it'll result in lower quality work
46 Comments
25 May 13:34

Nokia's retro revival 3310 goes on sale and disappears immediately

People must really love Snake
37 Comments
25 May 12:29

Intel pitches a Thunderbolt 3-for-all

Chipzilla says USB standard will be open to the world
44 Comments
24 May 20:47
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