Europe restricts use on some airport full-body scanners; TSA appears displeasedNew European guidelines issued on Monday restrict 'backscatter' airport scanning machines in Europe over 'health and safety' concerns. The U.S. TSA is reportedly not pleased.November 16, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Hardware
UK police avert hack attempt on Royal Wedding websiteA plot to bring down the Royal wedding website during the day's proceedings were met by London's police force. But who could have been behind such an attempt?November 16, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Developer
Wikileaks' Assange to appeal extradition to Sweden at Supreme CourtJulian Assange is to appeal a UK High Court ruling which ruled that the Wikileaks founder should be extradited to Sweden to face sexual assault and rape charges.November 15, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Government: US
Orange launches affordable 'Facebook phones' in Europe, AfricaMobile operator Orange teamed up with social networking giant Facebook, and phone manufacturer Alcatel, to bring three emerging market Facebook-integrated phones to users for under €100.November 15, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Mobility
BlackBerry passes 8 million mark subscriber milestone in UKThere are now over 8 million BlackBerry subscribers in the UK. While the U.S. market is losing ground with the BlackBerry maker, the Brits are taking to the phones like a duck to water.November 15, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Hardware
European 'right-to-delete' law: How enforceable is Facebook?New European law will require companies like Facebook to delete personal data if a user requests it. But amidst an Irish privacy audit, how compliant is, and will Facebook be?November 14, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Social Media
European PC shipments fall 11 percent during third-quarterEuropean PC sales are looking grim, with netbooks suffering the most and dragging notebook sales down with it, as consumers turn to iPads and other tablets.November 13, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in CXO
O2 launches London 4G high-speed broadband trialLondon is poised to receive its first dose of 4G speeds, as the first commercial trial of 4G is set to go live today.November 13, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Mobility
One in four Brits 'regret' buying an iPad: Waste of money, or time wasting tablet?Odd as the Brits are, nearly half of all iPad owners are rejecting the Apple tablet for reasons that they don't need one, never wanted one, or don't have time to play with it. November 11, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Laptops
How 'techy' is London's Tech City? Answer: Actually, not veryLondon's Tech City has tripled in size, according to the British prime minster yesterday. But in reality, it appears to be no greater in size than a year ago.November 10, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in United Kingdom
U.S. judge upholds Twitter subpoena of Wikileaks' followersA U.S. federal district judge has upheld previous rulings, allowing the government to access Twitter accounts of Wikileaks' supporters.November 10, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Social Media
British PM: London's Tech City now has over 600 firms"Tech City", based in East London, and the UK's equivalent to Silicon Valley, has been hailed a success by the prime minister, David Cameron.November 10, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in United Kingdom
Apple tells Siri's voice artist to 'keep quiet'Apple reportedly spoke to Siri's UK voice-over artist, who didn't even know he was, and asked him to 'keep quiet' about its secrets.November 9, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Mobile Carriers
BlackBerry finds safe haven in UK, despite a fall in salesWhile BlackBerry sales continues to suffer across the U.S and Canada, the smartphone has found safe haven in the UK, of all places.November 9, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Mobility
More ISPs asked to block access to file-sharing sitesA U.S. film industry body will apply for more court orders to force other major web providers in the UK to block websites that infringe copyright.November 9, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Enterprise Software