How the smartphone killed off the Christmas gadget gift
One gadget now does virtually everything before you add endless 'useful' appsBuying someone a gadget for Christmas might look harder than ever this year. In years gone by you might have bought the...
View ArticleFrom Amazon to kebabs: 10 things you need to know about consumer drones
Amazon wants to use drones for parcel delivery, but UAVs are making their way into our lives in other ways tooAmazon has announced its ambition to use drones to deliver parcels in the US within five...
View ArticleWi-fried: do wireless routers really kill plants? | Suzi Gage
Some students in Denmark did a school experiment and found cress growing near wi-fi routers went brown. Cue hysteria …You may have seen in the Daily Mail on Monday (well, you MAY read the Daily Mail,...
View ArticleHow can I get my PCs to connect to my new Wi-Fi?
After Henry switched internet service providers, two of his PCs can no longer connect to Wi-Fi. What can he do?I recently changed my internet service from BT to TalkTalk. I have lost Wi-Fi on my...
View ArticlePublic Wi-Fi is a risky connection to bank on: your tech questions answered
Encrypt to protect information, plus saving pictures from your phone, beating the hackers and having fun with Raspberry PiQ Someone told me that I shouldn't do my banking on public Wi-Fi. Why is that?...
View ArticleFon teams with Spotify and Facebook for Gramofon cloud music jukebox
Wi-Fi network aiming to raise $250k on crowdfunding site Kickstarter from pre-orders of wireless gadgetFon has built a business running 13m Wi-Fi hotspots around the world. Now the company is expanding...
View ArticleI've shared my Wi-Fi with a neighbour. Was this wise?
How safe is my online information, and will I be responsible for all his downloads?Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it's up to you to help him or her out a selection of the...
View ArticleTelstra plans one of the largest Wi-Fi hotspot networks in the world
Home customers and 8000 dedicated sites in 100 towns and cities will create 2m hotspots across the countryTelstra customers will share their home Wi-Fi in a plan to create one of the world's largest...
View ArticleLatest OpenSSL bug may be more dangerous than Heartbleed
Researcher claims that newly uncovered weakness could be used to directly spy on people's communicationsMore critical weaknesses have been uncovered in the OpenSSL web encryption standard, just two...
View ArticleJournalists welcome fee cut for Commonwealth Games Wi-Fi access
Accredited sports journalists covering the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next month will not have to pay as much as they thought for Wi-Fi access.And some will not have to pay anything at all, reports...
View ArticleApple's iOS 8 will stop retailers spying on customers via Wi-Fi
New software will randomise the unique device identifier of phones, protecting users against spying from shops and othersApple's iOS 8 will protect users from being spied on by retailers and hackers,...
View ArticleWhat are your holiday must-haves? | Open thread
Wi-Fi is now the most important factor when choosing where to stay on holiday, a survey reveals. What's your deal-breaker a well-stocked bar? Being three metres from the beach?According to a new...
View ArticleDon't be a World Cup loser online: give football cyber-scammers the boot
Watch out for soccer-themed cybercrime, from phishing emails to malware-toting Cristian Ronaldo websitesThe World Cup will be unavoidable over the next month, even if you loathe football and everything...
View ArticleSmart umbrellas keep you dry and check the air you breathe
Copenhagen students create device that could help cities create a map showing real-time levels of pollution in the atmosphereThe sun is shining, the birds are singing, but no one's really fooled....
View ArticleWorried about spying? Maybe you need a personal drone detection system
Domestic Drone Countermeasures' Kickstarter project offers a black box which beeps when a drone is snooping within 15mPrivacy in the drone-filled age is going to be more difficult to protect than ever....
View ArticleTrains to get free high-speed internet at cost of £90m
Commuters into London from Brighton, Kent and Portsmouth as well as services into Manchester and Leeds likely to benefitTens of millions of pounds will spent on speeding up internet access on commuter...
View ArticleWanted: hackers to help the EFF make Wi-Fi routers more secure
Digital rights organisation launches Open Wireless Router software and encourages developers to test, develop and improve itOne of the worlds biggest digital rights groups wants to make Wi-Fi networks...
View ArticleBoot up: iKettles, Moto 360, Sam Sung Apple card and CryptopLocker keys
Plus, Foursquare 8.0, hotel Wi-Fi, US chip-and-pin and Facebook and Twitter ad crackdownA quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamTo switch the kettle on, you just...
View ArticleAnimal hackers: War Kitteh sniffs out insecure Wi-fi networks
Def Con hacking convention showcases new security role for cats and dogs, but projects are no jokeThe intersection of animals and technology is about more than cat videos on YouTube and the Doge meme....
View ArticleMeet the shop assistant of the future
Improved connectivity and in-store technology are changing the way we shopThe role of the customer assistant is changing dramatically. Gone are the days when all you needed was a winning smile,...
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