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TikTok Sued After ‘Blackout Challenge’ Reportedly Claims 7th Death!

It seems that every now and then a brand new (and mostly ridiculous) trend appears on social media platforms. You may, of course, remember a somewhat stupid one relatively ...

July 9, 2022 at 11:53 am by

EU Law Makes Anti-Speeding Tech Mandatory for New Cars!

Speeding in your car is, generally speaking, not a very good idea. Not only does it tend to consume notably more fuel than it would at more legal speeds (and God knows ...

July 7, 2022 at 8:09 am by

Japan Enacts New Law With Up to 1 Year in Prison Now for Online Abuse!

Online abuse is clearly a pretty huge problem. And, unfortunately, one that doesn’t seem to have a magic bullet solution either. – I mean, you only have to spend ...

June 19, 2022 at 9:52 am by

Apple Faces New Legal Challenge in UK Over iPhone Throttling

Taking a small trip down technologies memory lane, you may recall that back in 2017 Apple got into some exceptionally hot water when it was found that they were applying ...

June 19, 2022 at 9:51 am by

European Union Mandates the USB-C Charging Standard!

Over the last few years, the European Union has made more than a few overtures toward looking to standardise (as much as possible) charging systems within portable tech ...

June 9, 2022 at 7:59 am by

Club Penguin Fan Remake Shutdown with UK Police Currently Holding Website!

I never once visited the official Club Penguin website. And even if I wanted to at this point, I’d have a hard time considering that following their purchase of it in ...

April 15, 2022 at 11:11 am by

Alcohol Start Sensor Might Be Coming to Cars in the Near Future!

Although drunk driving isn’t perhaps the huge problem it was 20-30 years ago, we still, unfortunately, see too many people today still deciding to get behind the wheel ...

March 14, 2022 at 8:20 am by

UK ‘Cyberflashing’ Law! – An End to Unsolicited “Eggplant” Pictures?

Let me just start by having a quick heart to heart with our male readers here at eTeknix over what some may consider a bit of a difficult subject (hence the title which I hope ...

March 14, 2022 at 8:20 am by

Russia May Be Changing Laws to Legalise Software Piracy!

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine late last month, in terms of the tech world the news has been pretty much dominated with companies effectively announcing that ...

March 11, 2022 at 8:20 am by

UK Edges Closer Towards Online ‘Passports to Porn’

For the last three years, the UK Government has regularly discussed/proposed plans to introduce terser age verification checks when it comes to accessing online pornography ...

February 9, 2022 at 8:09 am by

Facebook Threatens to Withdraw its Platform From Europe (It Won’t!)

Facebook has never had a particularly great relationship with its users. In fact, I know many people who are seemingly only one minor aggravating point away from quitting from ...

February 7, 2022 at 8:22 am by

Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – The Craziest News from 2021!

I’ll freely concede that here at eTeknix if something a bit bizarre crops up in the news it’s usually passed onto me for my expressed attention. Yes, I make no ...

December 24, 2021 at 9:35 am by

Man Murdered Over Diablo 2 Loot Dispute!

I think it would be fair to say that, in gaming terms, Diablo II has managed to snag more than a few victims over the years with its addictive gameplay and loot mechanics ...

December 21, 2021 at 10:38 am by

CD Projekt Red Basically Settles Class-Action Lawsuit for $1.85M

It’s certainly been a pretty rough 12-months for developer CD Projekt Red. Not only did it see the rather ignominious launch of their (clearly not finished) Cyberpunk ...

December 17, 2021 at 9:25 am by

Man Shot After Attempting to Privately Sell His PS5

With Christmas fast approaching, it’s not surprising to see that attempts to sell, or more accurately resell, PS5 consoles online have gotten a little more enthusiastic ...

December 2, 2021 at 8:23 am by

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