Monday, 2 May 2016

Superfast broadband take-up 'slow'

Tests on 42 towns and cities across the UK suggest almost half have average broadband speeds below 24Mbps.

Computer viruses infect nuclear plant

A German nuclear power plant has been found to be infected by several different computer viruses.

Amazon rapped for illegal app charges

Amazon illegally charged parents for in-app purchases made by children, a US judge rules.

Man jailed for failing to decrypt data

A man is held in prison for seven months after failing to decrypt two hard drives that investigators suspect contain indecent images of children.

Carl Icahn dumps Apple shares on China

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn unloads his shares in Apple over the company's prospects in China.

Hackers hit Minecraft community site

Hackers have stolen login data for more than 7 million members of the Lifeboat Minecraft site.

Nintendo unveils its next smartphone games to follow App Store hit, Miitomo

animal-crossing Nintendo will follow up its App Store success Miitomo with a pair of new games, released this fall, the company announced this morning. The details were unveiled alongside other company news, including a release date for its new gaming console, the Nintendo NX and details on a Zelda delay, among other things. And no, the new smartphone games will still not feature Mario, in case… Read More