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Huawei: BT says 'impossible' to remove all firm's kit in under 10 years
BT's chief has said it would be "impossible" to remove Huawei from the whole of the UK's telecoms infrastructure before 2030. The government is expected to say that no new 5G equipment from the Chinese firm can be installed after 2021, and that all its existing 5G kit must be removed later - possibly by 2025. But it is unclear if similar deadlines will also be given for Huawei's other ... Read more
2020-07-13 20:32:12
Labour joins Facebook advert boycott over 'hateful material'
Labour is joining the advertising boycott of Facebook "in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement", one of the party's senior MPs has said. Shadow minister Rachel Reeves told the BBC the party wanted "to express our concern about the failure of Facebook to take down some hateful material". Companies including consumer goods firm Unilever have also joined the campaign. ... Read more
2020-07-12 20:40:31
Huawei: Why the UK might hang up on 5G and broadband kit supplier
These are tense times for Huawei and the UK's telecoms providers. The prime minister will shortly review use of the Chinese company's equipment, with MPs set to be informed of his decision on Tuesday. It seems likely that Boris Johnson will set a deadline by which time the firm should stop being involved in the country's 5G network. But what's unclear is whether he'll also order it to be strippe ... Read more
2020-07-10 20:54:18
Colorful Announces Two sub-$130 micro-ATX B550 Motherboards
With AMD's B550 models now on the shelves, a lot of focus around its launch was based on pricing - or rather the lack of very low-cost entry-level models. The motherboard manufacturer Colorful has today unveiled two new micro-ATX sized B550 motherboards: the CVN B550M Gaming Frozen V14 and B550M Gaming Pro V14 models. Some of the primary features include a Realtek ALC892 HD audio codec, two PCIe ... Read more
2020-07-10 03:07:48
First impressions: Dell XPS 17 (9700) is simply magnificent
Dell has been doing some remarkably exciting things lately in the laptop space that are hard to ignore. Its XPS revamp, which started in late 2019, has culminated now in the recently reviewed XPS 15 (now in arctic white) and the new 17-inch XPS 17 (9700), with the latter, just arriving on our doorstep. The XPS 17 (9700) is arguably more interesting than the XPS 15. While the XPS 15 is now like a ... Read more
2020-07-10 03:07:48
At 1TB, this is the cheapest large capacity USB drive right now
Patriot does a lot of things for tech fans; solid state drives, gaming keyboards, gaming mice, headsets as well as RGB memory modules. It's a popular brand and one that has been well received by reviewers (including us) for more than a decade. However, unbeknown to many is that they have a USB flash drive brand (AKA thumb drives) that is nothing short of exceptional for two reasons. First, its ... Read more
2020-07-10 03:04:27
These Are the Best Games You Can Play on a Chromebook
Android apps are now a fixture on Chrome OS and Chromebooks, but they don’t all run as smoothly as you might hope – and that includes games. If you’re looking for gaming experiences that work well on a bigger screen, run without a hitch, and even offer keyboard and trackpad support (in some cases), then these are the best games we’ve found for playing on a Chromebook. 1. Game Dev Tycoon (£5) Pla ... Read more
2020-07-10 03:04:27
TikTok deleted 49 million 'rule-breaking' videos
TikTok says it deleted more than 49 million videos which broke its rules, between July and December 2019. About a quarter of those videos were deleted for containing adult nudity or sexual activity, the business said, in its latest transparency report. The video-sharing app also revealed it had received about 500 requests for data from governments and police, and had complied with about 480 of t ... Read more
2020-07-09 20:56:28
Coronavirus: Ireland's Covid Tracker app is out - where's England's?
This morning I installed Ireland's just-released contact-tracing app on my phone, where it joined Germany's Corona Warn-App, which was released three weeks ago. Gibraltar recently released its Beat Covid Gibraltar app, based on the Irish code. The Republic's Covid Tracker software is also the foundation of an app Northern Ireland is promising to release within weeks. And now there's a hint Wales ... Read more
2020-07-07 21:11:07
Huawei: UK government weighs up ban of Chinese firm's telecoms kit
The government has received a report into Huawei that is likely to change its policy over the Chinese firm's role in the UK's telecoms networks. Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden said GCHQ's National Cyber Security Centre had delivered its findings. NCSC is believed to have said it can no longer assure the security of Huawei's products because of new US sanctions. "We're now examining it and ... Read more
2020-07-06 21:47:50