The US is helping out Huawei competitors Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung
The ongoing war of words between Huawei and US officials shows no sign of letting up. Now, the US is…
February 17, 2020 2:16 pm GMT
Internet, VPN & Web Software
The latest news in the world of the web, plus our reviews and guides to the best apps you’ll find on the web including the best VPNs to keep your web activity private.
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Is your child secretly a HACKER?! Discord and Tor Browser appear in West Midlands Police line-up
A poster warning parents about progams and tools kids might be using to engage in hacking has been m…
February 16, 2020 12:36 pm GMT -
Avast hopes you'll forgive it for selling your data
Antivirus protection provider Avast has apologised for selling users' data via Jumpshot, a subsidiar…
February 14, 2020 5:12 pm GMT -
Google search could benefit from Bing's handy new follow-up questions feature
Bing, aka the search engine you probably don’t use and have never had any real intention of switchin…
February 14, 2020 4:52 pm GMT -
Google's getting into the UK local news game – sort of
Yes, you read that right. Google has launched a local news site in Peterborough. Not the news you we…
February 14, 2020 12:46 pm GMT -
Europe cancels on Facebook Dating at the last minute
Facebook's efforts to muscle in on the territory of Tinder and Match has hit a snag in Europe, follo…
February 13, 2020 8:33 pm GMT -
The US has been "spying on other countries for quite some time" – Huawei hits back in extraordinary fashion
Huawei have been under well-documented US scrutiny for some time now, but the Chinese telecoms giant…
February 13, 2020 1:16 pm GMT -
Zuckerberg on Facebook: “What makes this seem secure, whether or not it actually is?”
Facebook's reputation is taking a seemingly never-ending beating. Now, revelations discovered in Mar…
February 13, 2020 11:59 am GMT -
Ofcom set to be given social media regulation remit
The government is due to finally reach a verdict on the recommendations of last year’s Online Harms …
February 12, 2020 8:47 am GMT -
Windows 7 bug stops users shutting down their PCs – here’s how to fix it
After a previous wallpaper-related bug forced Microsoft to issue a Windows 7 patch, another problem …
February 11, 2020 10:30 am GMT -
Microsoft is pushing Windows 10 users to the Edge again
Microsoft is trying to nudge Windows 10 users into giving its new Edge web browser a chance, namely …
February 10, 2020 10:50 pm GMT -
Facebook coughs up $550 million to put facial recognition controversy to bed
Facebook is having to shell out $550 million to people upset by its controversial ‘Tag-Suggestions’ …
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Full Metal Jacket and the other films Netflix was forced to remove
Netflix has disclosed the films it was instructed to remove from its library after objections from t…
February 7, 2020 9:43 pm GMT -
Google Maps just got a makeover and a bunch of new features
To celebrate its 15th birthday, Google Maps has just rolled out a new look and a set of handy new fe…
February 7, 2020 2:42 pm GMT -
Google’s vision of the future is hot garbage, according to Vivaldi’s founder
Jon von Teztschner, founder of both Opera and Vivaldi, has poopooed industry rumblings about a futur…
February 7, 2020 10:48 am GMT -
YouTube brought in $15 billion in revenue last year – surely it can afford 'Article 13'
YouTube’s parent company has just revealed details of its 2019 financial performance. We weren’t giv…
February 7, 2020 10:38 am GMT -
VyprVPN
An audited no-logging policy, but below average transfer speeds
February 6, 2020 5:35 pm GMTReview Price: £45.44
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Best VPN 2020: Top 9 options for privacy, speed and Netflix
Looking to access Netflix US or simply want more privacy with your web browsing? Then you should be …
February 6, 2020 7:15 pm GMT -
Outlook might have been accidentally marking your emails as spam
Outlook users have been encountering some seriously inconvenient bugs when trying to send emails. Th…
February 6, 2020 3:56 pm GMT -
MySteganos Online Shield VPN/OkayFreedom
A no-frills option with a handy, registration-free trial
February 6, 2020 5:25 pm GMTReview Price: £29.95
