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Tech Factor

‘Stop spying’ says Fry
Article
/ 27 September 2013

‘Stop spying’ says Fry

Group urged European leaders to take a stand against industrial-scale spying by US and British intelligence agencies.

By Nick Hopkins
Online communities should leave solving cases to experts
Article
/ 26 April 2013

Online communities should leave solving cases to experts

Although it is tempting for social media users to help to solve cases like the Boston bombing, they should leave it to the experts.

By Charles Arthur
Facebook and Google spread ‘their’ net
Article
/ 28 March 2013

Facebook and Google spread ‘their’ net

New mobile users from poor countries will end up thinking ‘web’ and ‘internet’ are just other words for Facebook and Google.

By John Naughton
Making dates safer
Article
/ 1 March 2013

Making dates safer

Blind dates and random hook-ups are becoming more common, thanks to technology — and technology is also helping to keep people safe.

By Staff Reporter
Google and the future of search: Amit Singhal and the Knowledge Graph
Article
/ 25 January 2013

Google and the future of search: Amit Singhal and the Knowledge Graph

With Knowledge Graph, Google has radical plans to transform the way we search the internet … again.

By Tim Adams
Getting in touch with Windows 8
Article
/ 23 November 2012

Getting in touch with Windows 8

Microsoft Windows 8 marks the most significant change to the world’s most popular operating system since its conception in the early Eighties.

By Staff Reporter
Samsung Galaxy Note: A great alternative
Article
/ 9 October 2012

Samsung Galaxy Note: A great alternative

The new Samsung Galaxy Note could unseat Apple from the top of the most-desired list.

By Brett Haggard
Smartphones: The good, the bad and the ugly
Article
/ 9 October 2012

Smartphones: The good, the bad and the ugly

A technophile looks at the smartphone platforms of today and predicts what the future looks like.

By Brett Haggard
Tech Factor: Microsoft readies the lifeboats
Article
/ 9 October 2012

Tech Factor: Microsoft readies the lifeboats

Software giant plans to morph into a services company, writes Alistair Fairweather.

By Alistair Fairweather
How to beat the hackers
Article
/ 9 October 2012

How to beat the hackers

Jon Tullett shares some online security tricks that will keep the web wolves from your door.

By Staff Reporter

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