uk
- News
UK Demands Access to All Encrypted iCloud Data Worldwide
The UK has officially demanded that Apple grant access to all encrypted user data on iCloud worldwide. This demand came in the form of a secret order issued by UK security officials last month. The request isn’t limited to a specific case or individual but seeks global access to encrypted…
Read More » - News
Framework Improves Its Shipping For EU and UK With New Netherlands Warehouse
Framework is a company that focuses on providing modular laptops with repairability and upgradability in mind. They offer a laptop frame with internals including the motherboard, storage, I/O and monitor that can be easily removed and replaced when they go wrong or need an upgrade with modules allowing you to…
Read More » - News
OCPC Gaming Expands Into The UK Market
OCPC Gaming, an American PC components manufacturer, has today announced that it has expanded into the United Kingdom following its strong market foothold in the United States. Introduction to OCPC Gaming (PR) OCPC Gaming has become a symbol of innovation and quality in the tech industry, capturing the hearts of…
Read More » - News
TikTok Concerns Raised Again As Committee Advises People to Remove the App!
I rather enjoy having the TikTok app on my smartphone. Not because I’m any kind of content creator (because I’m not), but more so the fact that it has often provided me with a very convenient and often satisfying piece of entertainment when I occasionally get 10 minutes to kill.…
Read More » 
- News
UK Police Announce Major Crackdown on Illegal Sports Streams
Piracy is a crime, streaming dodgily obtained movies is illegal, etc. etc. – We all know it, and for those of you who do engage in it, don’t expect any judgment from me here. While the online variety of this was once more predominantly focused on music and software downloads,…
Read More » - News
Only 10% of UK Gaming Sales in 2022 Represented Physical Media!
Putting my PC gaming purchases to one side, I do still occasionally dabble in the realms of physical media. You know, actually buying a real-world tangible copy of a game. This is, however, pretty much exclusive now to when I’m buying a gift for someone (actually having something to unwrap…
Read More » - News
UK Introduces Law Making Gigabit Internet Access Mandatory for New Houses!
The UK government currently has rather lofty goals in terms of high-speed internet access. Put simply, by 2025 (at least under current plans) 85% of UK households should have access to Gigabit broadband. What exactly is Gigabyte though? Well, officially speaking, it should be representative of a download connection of…
Read More » - News
UK to Introduce New Law Mandating Businesses to Disclose All Ransomware Attacks
While ransomware is a sad modern reality (and risk) for both businesses and individuals, for the former it’s particularly tempting, wherever possible, to not actually disclose to the public when they have been the victim of a cyber security attack. In fact, with many cyber security insurance policies offering to…
Read More » -
- News
UK Drops Plans For Ban of “Legal but Harmful” Content in Online Safety Bill
The UK’s proposed Online Safety Bill, while clearly well-intentioned, honestly feels like it’s probably doomed to be a somewhat embarrassing failure. I mean, most would say that can’t police the internet, but boy is the UK government willing to take a crack at it! While the entire proposal itself is…
Read More » - News
UK Government Expands Online Safety Bill to Make Inciting Self-Harm a Crime!
The UK Government recently confirmed more than a few tweaks, changes, and additions to its much-maligned Online Safety Bill. Mostly, I suspect, to try and patch up the very obvious cracks and loopholes it has which were patently obvious to even the most casual of internet users. Now don’t get…
Read More » - News
UK Proposes New Law Making the Sharing of ‘Adult’ Deepfakes Illegal!
Following relatively recent development and overall improvements in AI technology, ‘deepfake‘ videos are undoubtedly becoming a problem that the internet, and perhaps the entire world as a whole, is sooner or later going to have to tackle. – For those of you unaware, this technology gives people the ability to…
Read More » - News
Nvidia 4080 16GB Hits UK Retailer For Prices Starting at (Brace Yourself) £1,450!
While we’re still waiting for an official release date, it’s understood that the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 16GB will be landing on retail shelves at some point around mid-November. – Now, with it offering performance well in excess of the 3090 Ti (by as much as 100%-200% according to Nvidia)…
Read More » -
- News
UK Police Trial AI System Designed to Report Drivers Using Their Phones!
Driving while using your phone is not just a really stupid idea, but it’s also a crime. And following the closure of a prior loophole earlier this year that could potentially allow people to get away with it, police in the UK are now clearly keen to really start clamping…
Read More » - News
17-Year-Old From UK Arrested for Rockstar Games GTA 6 Hack!
Last week we saw the bombshell news that not only had Rockstar Games been hacked, but the person who did this began the subsequent online publication of what eventually turned out to be the source code from an early build of GTA 6. – Representing the first window into the…
Read More » - News
Microsoft’s Activision/Blizzard Takeover to Face Huge Scrutiny from the UK & EU
While Microsoft’s takeover of Activision/Blizzard does appear to have a somewhat inevitable feel about it, that isn’t to say that there aren’t many obstacles that need to be overcome before it will be finalised. – Of these, one of the biggest undoubtedly lies in what the future for some of…
Read More »
