Alan Martin
How much does an iPhone cost to make?
Mobile
How much does an iPhone cost to make?
The true cost of devices isn’t in their specifications or hardware, but rather in how manufacturers run their businesses
12 Feb 2020
Google Pixel 3a XL review: More than enough for business use
Mobile
Google Pixel 3a XL review: More than enough for business use
Google has made cuts in all the right places to make the Pixel 3a XL a no brainer for the office
10 May 2019
Irish Data Protection Commission has questions for Facebook
Policy & legislation
Irish Data Protection Commission has questions for Facebook
Plans to merge Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram prompts request for an “urgent briefing”
29 Jan 2019
A TV licence phishing scam has driven over 5,000 complaints
phishing
A TV licence phishing scam has driven over 5,000 complaints
Action Fraud states that 5,057 people have complained about the phishing attempt in the last three months
4 Jan 2019
Chrome OS takes steps to block ‘Rubber Ducky’ USB attacks
Software
Chrome OS takes steps to block ‘Rubber Ducky’ USB attacks
Google is making Chromebooks less susceptible to sabotage via USB port
2 Jan 2019
Microsoft Surface Laptop review
Laptops
Microsoft Surface Laptop review
Not quite a MacBook Air killer, but a fine laptop regardless
8 Nov 2018
Chinese cities roll out gait-recognition technology
Technology
Chinese cities roll out gait-recognition technology
Surveillance technology claimed to recognise walkers from a silhouette with 94% accuracy
8 Nov 2018
Leave.EU faces big fine over data law breaches
Policy & legislation
Leave.EU faces big fine over data law breaches
Information commissioner reveals Leave.EU was fined a total of £75,000 for “serious breaches”
6 Nov 2018
Amazon’s HQ2 could be split between two cities
Business operations
Amazon’s HQ2 could be split between two cities
Plan aims to ensure ecommerce giant can hire enough talent, reports say
6 Nov 2018
Facebook plans to move Workplace to its own domain
Security
Facebook plans to move Workplace to its own domain
The Slack and Teams rival will be getting its own domain in 2019
1 Nov 2018
Google Pixel 3 XL review
Google Android
Google Pixel 3 XL review
A great handset, but ultimately too expensive for its own good
15 Oct 2018
Summer dip in malware attacks credited to World Cup drama
Security
Summer dip in malware attacks credited to World Cup drama
July's drop in TrickBot malware likely due to criminals being distracted by the football, experts say
3 Oct 2018
Microsoft puts MS-DOS up on GitHub
Software
Microsoft puts MS-DOS up on GitHub
Microsoft makes the 37-year-old operating system open source (again)
2 Oct 2018
World’s tech hubs have little confidence in post-Brexit UK
Business strategy
World’s tech hubs have little confidence in post-Brexit UK
Survey finds 55% of tech leaders don’t envisage expanding their UK business due to Brexit
2 Oct 2018
Microsoft unveils a unified search experience across apps
Software
Microsoft unveils a unified search experience across apps
“Getting pages of results with hyperlinks to other information is simply not enough”
25 Sep 2018
Facebook plans free privacy training for SMBs
privacy
Facebook plans free privacy training for SMBs
A helpful gesture or PR chicanery?
19 Jun 2018
BT is slashing 13,000 jobs and plans to leave central London
Business strategy
BT is slashing 13,000 jobs and plans to leave central London
BT cuts deep as it plans to reduce costs by £1.5 billion
10 May 2018
Facebook misses MP deadline to answer data privacy question
privacy
Facebook misses MP deadline to answer data privacy question
Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer has asked for an extension to answer the 39 questions
2 May 2018
Opera kills off mobile VPN
virtual private network (VPN)
Opera kills off mobile VPN
But the desktop version will remain available for now...
1 May 2018
US politicians make Zuckerberg sweat
privacy
US politicians make Zuckerberg sweat
The Facebook CEO’s time in Washington is over, though he has a lot of homework to do
12 Apr 2018
Mark Zuckerberg at Congress: Why, when and where to watch
data protection
Mark Zuckerberg at Congress: Why, when and where to watch
Mr Zuckerberg goes to Washington
9 Apr 2018
Twitter a “toxic place for women,” says Amnesty
Technology
Twitter a “toxic place for women,” says Amnesty
78% of women surveyed said they didn’t feel they could express an opinion without backlash
22 Mar 2018
Tmper-proof Bitcoin wallet hacked by a British 15-year-old
digital currency
Tmper-proof Bitcoin wallet hacked by a British 15-year-old
Ledger and the hacker disagree to the extent that the problem has been solved
22 Mar 2018
Cambridge Analytica and Facebook: What happened?
Data & insights
Cambridge Analytica and Facebook: What happened?
Whistleblower Christopher Wylie has some alarming accusations about how a political influencing company acquired its data
20 Mar 2018
Cambridge Analytica and Facebook: What happened?
Data & insights
Cambridge Analytica and Facebook: What happened?
Whistleblower Christopher Wylie has some alarming accusations about how a political influencing company acquired its data
20 Mar 2018
Tim Berners-Lee: Google and Facebook are weaponising the web
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Tim Berners-Lee: Google and Facebook are weaponising the web
World Wide Web founder highlights the myriad problems with our online world
12 Mar 2018
Elon Musk steps down from OpenAI board
Technology
Elon Musk steps down from OpenAI board
Tesla and SpaceX CEO departs the company he co-founded
22 Feb 2018
eBay dumps PayPal after 15 years together
Business strategy
eBay dumps PayPal after 15 years together
It’s not you, it’s me
1 Feb 2018
Intel has hit a “major breakthrough” in quantum computing
Technology
Intel has hit a “major breakthrough” in quantum computing
The CES 2018 keynote covered quantum computers, self-driving cars and a self-learning AI chip
11 Jan 2018
Meet the man getting big screen cybersecurity right
Security
Meet the man getting big screen cybersecurity right
Movies often gets hacking wrong. Ralph Echemendia is trying to put that right
20 Dec 2017
4G London Underground coming in 2019
wifi & hotspots
4G London Underground coming in 2019
No more internet blackspots, even under ground
28 Nov 2017
Currys slashes £250 off the Surface Pro
Laptops
Currys slashes £250 off the Surface Pro
£849 including a type cover makes Microsoft’s wonder hybrid a tempting impulse buy for Black Friday
21 Nov 2017
Cash Converters hit by UK data breach ransom demand
Security
Cash Converters hit by UK data breach ransom demand
Personal details, passwords and masked credit card numbers could be about to leak
16 Nov 2017
Paradise Papers: Apple drawn into tax haven scandal
public sector
Paradise Papers: Apple drawn into tax haven scandal
The Paradise Papers contain a massive trove of documents showing offshore empires of tech firms
7 Nov 2017
Witchsy exposes sexism with fake male CEO
Careers & training
Witchsy exposes sexism with fake male CEO
Witchsy invented a fake male CEO, and instantly noticed things getting easier
1 Sep 2017