I can’t take my eyes off you.
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The evidence is growing over the psychological effects of our screen time - when will the tipping point come?
All that glitters is not gold.
Antana
Regulating bitcoin and digital currencies is hard, but tackling currency exchanges may be the answer.
The grass is always greener.
Ian West/PA Archive
Social media has responded to the news with unbelievable force. So what is it about this band that produces such a reaction?
Usefulness and value extends far beyond the century in which they were created.
British Library
Artistic works in the public domain may be free, but they form the basis of derivative works worth millions to the economy.
BT is big… but a smaller BT won’t necessarily be more beautiful.
Nick Ansell/PA
Ever since BT was privatised there have been calls to break it up. But with the steps Ofcom has already taken, it’s not clear there’s any benefit for consumers.
Superfast? I’ll be the judge of that.
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Tell those living in the countryside about the government’s promised “right to fast internet” and they’ll show you 10 years of similar, unmet promises.
5G, wringing out the network cloth for the most capacity possible.
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5G network design will have to find more inventive and less expensive ways of speeding up wireless networks.
Soon you will be the key.
face scan by Franck Boston/www.shutterstock.com
The days of the username and password combo may be numbered as biometric security grows more sophisticated.
Moving, insightful, intelligent.
Metrodome
Without labouring the point, Xavier Dolan’s new film explores the hemmed in existence of the mobile generation.
Destiny: big budget, but what about the gameplay?
Ferino Design / Bungie
Annual awards bring annual success for the industry’s traditional giants.
Games and films, one award to award them all.
Andy Rain/EPA
Awards ceremonies need to celebrate the small and beautiful, not just the big and bold.
Wrist reward. Apple arms itself against rivals.
Houang Stephane
Smartwatches will bombard us with data about our internal lives. We risk letting sleep patterns, calorie counts and bio-rhythms dominate our days.
‘If I’m honest I just don’t think this is Windows 10-compatible.’ (with apols to Ritchie & Thompson)
Peter Hamer
The question of whether or not to go for the upgrade or stick with the devil you know is an increasingly common contemporary dilemma; the lure of new features against the threat of potentially disabling…
Old school and old fashioned - time to drop the SIM.
Yui Mok/PA
Take SIM cards out of the equation, and mobile phone operators will have to work harder for their customers.
Australia’s cybersecurity approach has suffered from a lack of leadership.
Lukas Coch/AAP
It’s critical the government recognises the link between cybersecurity protection and the strength of our digital economy.
Neutrality in style and substance.
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The need for net neutrality regulations in the US speaks volumes about competition in the land of the free market.
Rubbish for consumers?
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They’re meant to give customers the best deals out there, but price comparison websites can increase prices people end up paying.
Facepalm… that sinking feeling of inaction.
geralt
The European Commission’s annual Eurobarometer Cyber Security Survey, the third edition of which was recently released, is a substantial survey of more than 27,000 respondents from 28 countries. It contains…
Tired of being on hold.
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Attitudes to complaining are changing – more are doing it and it’s getting easier
Floppies: storage that’s about as reliable as a CD used as a frisbee.
orangejack
“The internet is forever.” So goes a saying regarding the impossibility of removing material – such as stolen photographs – permanently from the web. Yet paradoxically the vast and growing digital sphere…