If you’ve been using Flixster (or before that, Blinkbox/TalkTalk TV) to access “ultraviolet” movies, you’ll probably have had a reminder that you need to migrate…
Author: Nigel
Freelance journalist since 1995, before that editor of Computer Buyer. I've written for many titles, including Personal Computer World, Computer Active, and Register Hardware. I also run the successful Toppy.org.uk site for users of Topfield PVRs.
This morning brought a weird voicemail; the start is cut off, because presumably the computer making the call didn’t realise it was talking to another…
I’ve written here before about politicians and technology, including the daft attempts by Theresa May to try and outlaw end to end encryption in the…
Today computers across the world have been hit by ransomware – notably including the UK’s NHS, and Spanish telco Telefonica. Some initial comments suggested “well,…
Earlier this summer, UK mobile network Three announced a massive expansion of their “Feel at Home” scheme, essentially adding all the missing European countries to…
There has been a fair amount of coverage in the news recently about the closing of what’s been called the ‘iPlayer loophole.’ This was a…
In the wake of the UK’s referendum on EU membership, there has been a lot happening in politics. One of those things is the launch…