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MonicaZ82/Shutterstock For years, Android users have knocked iOS for being a “walled garden,” with the iPhone locking users into Apple’s ecosystem and limiting how far they can stray outside of the company’s guidelines. While Android has long offered a more customizable and personalized experience — including a way to completely alter the core operating system…

Harry Howitt/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Apple CarPlay is one of the best ways to use your iPhone while driving a motor vehicle. This iOS-friendly infotainment link has been around since 2014, providing Apple devotees with a convenient way to access navigation tools, make phone calls, send and receive…

Just over two months since it began operations following the merger of two of the UK’s leading telcos, VodafoneThree has announced that, as part of its £11bn investment programme, it has switched on over 600 sites that allow legacy Vodafone and Three customers to use both networks at no extra cost. Vodafone and Three first…

The technology sector lost a great on 11 August 2025, with the passing of Dame Stephanie Shirley at the age of 91. More affectionately known as Steve, Shirley was a serial founder, entrepreneur and philanthropist who was part of the technology sector for over half a century. Originally from Germany, aged five, Shirley – who…

Cheng Xin/Getty Images Privacy should be a priority when browsing the web, especially in this era that brought generative AI experiences to all sorts of applications, starting with chatbots like Gemini. If you’re using chatbots for personal projects and work chores, you should ensure that the privacy of your data is protected and that Google…

There’s nothing the technology and communications industry likes more than the arrival of a next generation. For example, look at the comms industry and the clamour that centres around the launch of the next generation of mobile around a decade after the launch of the previous iteration. The clamour for 6G, set for commercial launch…

In the first part of our look at Industry 5.0, we explored the evolution of manufacturing processes, with a focus on the way in which Industry 4.0 technologies and processes have developed to make industry more efficient. Yet for many firms, a blunt reality exists whereby industry leaders are tackling a pressing issue stemming from…

Om.Nom.Nom/Shutterstock Building a PC is one of the great joys of PC gaming, and once you build one, you’ll never go back. But it can get expensive quickly. Even a budget PC build will cost you around $500 to $800, and that’s before you add in a monitor and peripherals. Buying used PC parts is a…

Despite boasting one of the country’s largest populations, the south-east Mexico region has long lacked high-quality network infrastructure, but aiming to close this digital divide, Mexican comms provider MX Fiber has announced that it is creating a digital backbone in the region spanning 1,800km. MX Fiber specialises in communication infrastructure assets, with a focus on…

Over the years, I’ve seen how dramatically the chief information security officer (CISO) role has evolved and how, in many boardrooms, that evolution is still catching up. Cyber security has moved to the top of the agenda, and rightly so. Yet, despite the growing urgency, I still see boards unsure of what they should really…