UK government wants police to view internet history
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Without a warrant

The UK government, upon which insanity never sets, wants to give police to view the web browsing history of everyone in the country without a warrant.

Brits need more bandwidth
Published in News
Monday, 14 September 2015 16:10

Brits need more bandwidth


Ovum also warns that they are one of Europe's best

London-based analyst firm Ovum has warned that broadband ISPs must be able to deliver a minimum of 10Mbps (Megabits per second) and 50Mbps when Ultra HD (4K) video kicks off.

Apple Pay's London launch is a disaster
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Mind the Gap in expectations 

The launch of Apple Pay in the UK has been a complete disaster, the software does not work, the system charges you double, and some leading banks do not support it yet.  

UK spying law is illegal
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Monday, 20 July 2015 10:39

UK spying law is illegal


Courts say it needs a re-think

The British High Court has ruled that Emergency surveillance legislation introduced by the coalition government last year is illegal.

Apple pay dooms itself in UK
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 13 July 2015 11:36

Apple pay dooms itself in UK


Too inflexible 

Apple is having a huge problem getting its Apple Pay off the ground in the US, so now it is having a crack at the UK.

US running out of IP4 addresses
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Friday, 03 July 2015 12:59

US running out of IP4 addresses


IPv6 not still widely adopted

The US organisation responsible for doling out IP addresses has rejected a request because there was not enough stock of the IPv4 flavour.

Xiaomi sells 6 million Mi Bands
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Monday, 15 June 2015 13:49

Xiaomi sells 6 million Mi Bands


$13 fitness band kicking iWatch to death

Although you will not see it in the Tame Apple Press, in China Xiaomi is flogging shedloads of fitness bands for $13.

Apple tries to off-load Apple Pay on the Brits
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No luck in the US

While US retailers have treated Apple Pay with a loud resounding yawn, Jobs' Mob thinks it will have more like with the British.

Qualcomm sells Spectrum
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Monday, 08 June 2015 15:15

Qualcomm sells Spectrum


Captain Scarlet to take voluntary redundancy

Chipmaker Qualcomm has flogged off a chunk of the l-Band spectrum it has in Britain.

Pirate Bay still accessible
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Wednesday, 18 March 2015 10:09

Pirate Bay still accessible


UK blocking failure

The British Empire's attempt to crush piracy using the power of the Internet has been about as successful as its 19th century invasion of Afghanistan.