Image copyright Getty Images TalkTalk has failed to improve its standing on customer complaints in Ofcom’s annual survey – the broadband provider has come bottom of the table for the third year running. In 2017 it shared the honour with Virgin Media, but in 2018 and 2019 the prize was all TalkTalk’s. Its customers were […]
Image copyright AFP Vodafone has revealed that it found vulnerabilities in equipment supplied to it by Huawei in Italy 10 years ago. The mobile phone firm says it spotted security flaws in software that could have given Huawei unauthorised access to homes and businesses in the country. Vodafone asked for these to be removed, but […]
Image copyright Phil Watson A man who has been playing a single continuous game of Minecraft for the past five years says he is devastated to have been finally “killed”. Phil Watson, 31, of Newcastle, had been playing in the most difficult Hardcore mode, which means his character cannot be brought back to life. Having […]
Image copyright Getty Images Apple has defended its decision to remove a number of parental control apps from the App Store, citing security concerns. Several app-makers complained to the New York Times that Apple had taken their products off sale when it launched its own similar tools. But Apple said the apps were removed because […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Apple Watch was the most accurate, according to the Which? study Some fitness trackers are inaccurately measuring running distance, according to research from the consumer watchdog Which? It tested 118 trackers using a treadmill to complete the distance of a marathon – 26.2 miles (42km). It found that the […]
Image copyright Getty Images Victims of crimes, including those alleging rape, are to be asked to hand their phones over to police – or risk prosecutions not going ahead. Consent forms asking for permission to access information including emails, messages and photographs have been rolled out in England and Wales. It comes after a number […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A fraudster posed as the actor Jason Statham to cheat a woman out of hundreds of thousands of pounds A fraudster posing as Hollywood actor Jason Statham cheated a British woman out of hundreds of thousands using an online scam, the BBC has learned. It comes as police warn […]
Image copyright PA The UK should make “independent” decisions about whether to let Huawei help build its 5G network, according to China’s ambassador in London. The US, Australia and New Zealand say the Chinese firm is a security risk because of its ties to the state. But writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Liu Xiaoming said […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Anjem Choudary was imprisoned for leading an extremist group, banned under terrorism laws A former police chief has called on Google to amend its technology to help stop the spread of terrorist material. Ex-Met Police assistant commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says it is a disgrace a jailed radical preacher […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Apple Watch was the most accurate, according to the Which? study Some fitness trackers are inaccurately measuring running distance, according to research from the consumer watchdog Which? It tested 118 trackers using a treadmill to complete the distance of a marathon – 26.2 miles (42km). It found that the […]
