Simon Brew

In-depth Google’s unification of its privacy policies has brought the firm wide criticism. But what’s actually the issue? Simon Brew has been taking a look…

In-depth Are you getting the most out of a Dropbox account? Simon Brew has some basic tips and advice to help you get that little bit more…

In-depth As Virgin Media prepares to put up its broadband prices, what’s the best step forward for a small business needing a good connection? Simon Brew has been finding out…

In-depth At the end of January, 22 countries signed up to ACTA. But what is it, and how will it be affecting you? Simon Brew has been finding out.

In-depth Record profits. Dominance in the desktop sector. Turnover of over $4 billion a month. It’s good times for Intel, then. So what will it bring to the world of smartphones? Simon Brew has been taking a look…

In-depth Are we heading for another recession? Is it going to be an even tougher year in the tech market? Simon Brew takes a look…

In-depth What does Windows 8 need to do to turn around the decline of Microsoft’s operating system? Simon Brew has been taking a look…

In-depth Apple has looked unbeatable in the tablet and smartphone market for some time. But could Amazon be the brand that threatens to topple it? Simon Brew takes a look.

In-depth Two rioters have gone to prison for their postings on Facebook. So why should a responsible business be bothered? Simon Brew investigates…

In-depth Now that Google has acquired Motorola Mobility, is Android set to reign the mobile operating system market for years to come? Simon Brew takes a look…

In-depth Google stunned the market by announcing it was buying Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. But what is it up to, and should it be up to it? Simon Brew takes a look…

In-depth As Sony finds itself on the receiving end of a hacking campaign, just what problems are big companies facing in this area and what can they do about it? Simon Brew takes a look.

In-depth A new directive comes into force from the EU meaning significant changes in the way websites work with cookies. Simon Brew tries to make sense of it all...

In-depth It's being sold as one of the key advantages of cloud computing. But is there really money to be saved, wonders Simon Brew?

In-depth Hollywood has very clear ideas of what computers are capable of. But which of its pipe dreams would actually help the modern day IT department? Simon Brew has some suggestions…

In-depth Intel stunned markets yesterday with the announcement of a massive deal to buy McAfee. Simon Brew looks at some of the reasons why it may have done it.

In-depth As Google announces it’s ceasing development on Wave, Simon Brew wonders just what went wrong.

In-depth It’s been over a year since a Swedish court ruled against four people behind The Pirate Bay website. So what’s been happening, and why is the site still live and kicking? Simon Brew finds out more.

In-depth Could the relaunch of the Mac Mini mean that Apple has gone a little bit back to basics, wonders Simon Brew?

In-depth Google Chrome OS is the highest profile attempt to unseat Windows in some time. Simon looks at the growing hunt for mass-market Windows alternatives.

In-depth Twitter’s service performance levels seem to attract less criticism that most. But why is that, wonders Simon Brew?

In-depth It’s been with us nearly a decade, with no sign of disappearing just yet. So why is Windows XP still going strong, and what can Microsoft do next?

In-depth As the Apple iPad arrives in the UK, can we expect all big new hardware product launches to be hit by stock shortages as part of the marketing plan?

In-depth Apple has been linked with acquisitions of both AMD and ARM in the past week or two. Simon Brew asks what it’s up to...

In-depth As the General Election campaign kicks off, Simon Brew finds out why technology is going to have such a massive part to play in the weeks ahead.