Networks Tutorials & How-Tos

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on October 9, 2017

Google unearths evidence of large-scale Russian interference during the US election

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Posted by Peter Ray Allison on October 6, 2017

Are algorithms making us W.E.I.R.D.?

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Posted by Alex Lee on October 5, 2017

Netflix releases a free, retro Stranger Things mobile game ahead of new season

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on October 5, 2017

The 8 job skills of the future: Earn more money with these skills

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Posted by Alan Martin on October 4, 2017

6 things I learned while judging a startup pitch-off

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on October 4, 2017

Snapchat’s drastic app redesign is set to launch next month as it desperately tries to stay on top

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Posted by Alan Martin on October 3, 2017

This Star Wars stormtrooper robot will patrol your home on the hunt for rebels

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on October 3, 2017

Artist “vandalises” Snapchat and Jeff Koon’s AR sculpture

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Posted by Alan Martin on October 3, 2017

Facebook Messenger Lite is finally available in the UK

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Posted by Alan Martin on October 3, 2017

Amber Rudd: “I don’t need to understand how encryption works to understand how it’s helping the criminals”

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on October 2, 2017

Google to scrap contentious paywall policy

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on September 28, 2017

How Perfect Blue predicted our 2017 tech problems

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Posted by Alan Martin on September 28, 2017

Zuckerberg hits back at Trump’s Facebook collusion claims

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Posted by Alan Martin on September 27, 2017

If the government can’t get an Uber ban right, Facebook and Google have nothing to worry about

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Posted by Evan Gower on September 27, 2017

In other ‘features we don’t need’ news, Twitter now lets you have 50 characters in your display name

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Posted by Victoria Woollaston on September 26, 2017

Instagram launches “kindness stickers” and now gives you more control over your comments

Posted by Sydney on September 26, 2017

How To Change the Ghost on Snapchat

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Posted by Alan Martin on September 26, 2017

Twitter explains why it’s one rule for Trump and another for you

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on September 22, 2017

Man United chief claims Facebook and Amazon could be eyeing up Premier League rights

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Posted by Victoria Woollaston on September 22, 2017

Microsoft and Facebook’s Marea subsea cable is finally complete

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Posted by Abigail Beall on September 22, 2017

Facebook will now track what shops you visit offline to target you with ads online

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on September 22, 2017

Jazz meets voyeurism in Cosmo D’s phantasmagorical The Norwood Suite

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Posted by Evan Gower on September 20, 2017

“Infinite” phone storage thanks to Gigabit LTE

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Posted by Alan Martin on September 20, 2017

The UK government wants to force Google and Facebook to take terrorist content seriously. Good luck with that

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on September 20, 2017

Amazon wants to put an Echo on your face with a range of Alexa-powered smart glasses

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on September 19, 2017

Welcome to the digital arts festival that’s literally underground

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on September 19, 2017

Over 35? You might be too old to work in tech

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on September 19, 2017

Amazon “reviewing” algorithms that promoted bomb materials

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on September 17, 2017

EU project claims Google and Facebook have too much power over our data

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Posted by Alan Martin on September 15, 2017

Facebook’s algorithms “let advertisers directly target racists”

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on September 12, 2017

Study finds Reddit’s ban of toxic subreddits worked in curbing hate speech

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Posted by Alan Martin on September 11, 2017

UK students’ phones waste over two weeks’ school time per year

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on September 8, 2017

This AI claims to know whether you’re gay or straight from a single photo

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Posted by Alan Martin on September 8, 2017

An American city is offering to rename itself “Amazon” to tempt Jeff Bezos in

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Posted by Alan Martin on September 7, 2017

Mozilla has a cunning new way of making you care about privacy

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Posted by Alan Martin on September 7, 2017

Fake Russian accounts spent $100k on ads ahead of Trump’s 2016 presidential election win

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on September 6, 2017

Best books 2018: The best classic books to read this year

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Posted by Alan Martin on September 6, 2017

Make your friends’ eyes bleed with colourful Facebook comments

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Posted by Evan Gower on September 6, 2017

Best tech podcasts of 2018: 10 best technology podcasts to download

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Posted by Alan Martin on September 6, 2017

WhatsApp is trialling a paid-for version of its app

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on September 6, 2017

Opera and Vivaldi founder accuses Google of misusing power – calls for company to be regulated

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Posted by Alan Martin on September 4, 2017

Whether it’s for restaurants or Trump, bots have gotten pretty good at shilling

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Posted by Dale Walker on September 4, 2017

Instagram leak: Six million account details exposed online

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Posted by Evan Gower on September 1, 2017

If you can solve this ‘simple’ 170-year-old Eight Queens Puzzle, scientists will give you $1 million

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on September 1, 2017

Tesla pro-union protestors march on company’s Fremont factory

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Posted by Emma Sims on September 1, 2017

‘This is a sad day for our country’: Mark Zuckerberg calls Trump’s decision to close DACA ‘cruel’

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Posted by Curtis Moldrich on August 31, 2017

New Nissan Leaf (2018): Nismo version of EV to be unveiled at the 2017 Tokyo Motor show

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Posted by Alan Martin on August 31, 2017

Dell Visor hands-on review: VR meets MR in this impressive £350 kit

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Posted by Alan Martin on August 31, 2017

Twitter bans man for mosquito death threat

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on August 25, 2017

Facebook Messenger scam tricks you into clicking dodgy video links