TECH NEWS

To save the planet, phone makers need to bring back removable batteries

LG’s smartphone business has had an unremarkable few years. But when it announced its departure earlier this month, there was…

5 years ago

The first commercial computer mouse shipped 40 years ago today

Forty years ago today — as Sheena Easton’s song 9 to 5 (Morning Train) dominated the music charts, California dealt with the…

5 years ago

OneWeb launches sixth batch of internet satellites

The London-based satellite operator OneWeb has just put up its sixth batch of broadband internet spacecraft. Thirty-six new platforms were…

5 years ago

Cyber-attack hackers threaten to share US police informant data

Washington DC's Metropolitan Police Department has said its computer network has been breached in a targeted cyber-attack, US media report.…

5 years ago

Ghana basks in Twitter’s surprise choice as Africa HQ

Twitter delivered a surprise for Africa when it said it was establishing a regional headquarters in the West African nation…

5 years ago

Tesla’s Autopilot ‘tricked’ to operate without driver

The Autopilot feature in Tesla vehicles can be tricked into operating without a driver, an influential consumer magazine in the US has…

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Social media boycott: Premier League clubs join four-day move to tackle abuse

Premier League, English Football League and Women's Super League clubs will join in a four-day boycott of social media platforms…

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Facebook v Apple: The ad tracking row heats up

A new feature is being introduced to iPhones and iPads this week which is causing a huge rift between Apple…

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Flubot: Warning over major Android ‘package delivery’ scam

A text-message scam that infects Android phones is spreading across the UK, experts have warned. The message - which pretends…

5 years ago

Charles Geschke: Adobe co-founder who helped develop the PDF dies

Charles Geschke, the co-founder of the software company Adobe who helped develop the Portable Document Format, or PDF, has died…

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