- Fake iPhone chargers spark concerns. http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/fake-counterfeit-apple-iphone-chargers/? 26 comments apple
- The 'Microsoft' tech support scam call continues. 1/5 people in UK called, and even Microsoft themselves have been called: ‘Somebody even called me once on my work phone here at Microsoft, claiming they were from the Windows support team.’ http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/microsoft-scam-phone-call-pc-computer-tech-support-windows/ 116 comments technology
- The world's oldest telecommunication company scraps broadband fair usage policies - from now on 'unlimited' will actually mean truly unlimited http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/unlimited-broadband-package-no-fair-usage-policy/ 516 comments technology
- Vodafone made £10.5m putting prices up on existing customers 'fixed' contracts. It's now putting prices up again & you can't cancel. How is this allowed? http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/vodafone-line-rental-price-rise-mobile-phone-fixed/ 24 comments technology
- ‘Delete’ does not mean destroy: investigators buy second-hand hard drives off eBay, uses free software to recover personal photos, spreadsheets & online conversations http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/old-hard-drive-data-recovery-delete-not-destroy-id-theft/ 44 comments technology
- Blocking The Pirate Bay won't stop file-sharing: 'If you closed down a factory which produced plastic vials used in the drugs trade, this wouldn’t stop the drugs trade itself. People would just use other containers.' http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/the-pirate-bay-blocked-uk-isps-illegal-file-sharing/ 256 comments technology
- From next month ALL of Samsung's laptops will have matte, not shiny and glossy, screens http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/matte-screens-laptop-glossy-samsung-dell-sony-respond/ 12 comments technology
- Are LOUD TV ADS still a problem? http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/loud-tv-television-ad-advertisements-commercial/ 6 comments technology
- Do glossy screens perform better? Technical and subjective lab tests say ‘No’ - supports campaign to bring back laptop matte screens http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/matte-screen-campaign-glossy-laptop-test/ 78 comments technology
- Do new UK copyright laws mean we can legally rip movie studios’ copy protection from DVDs? “Wouldn’t it be a double standard to only allow this for music CDs? What’s so special or different about films?” http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/copyright-law-ripping-copying-dvds-cds-film-hargreaves/ 6 comments technology
- Blocking sites isn't way to stop illegal downloads: "The best way to stop illegal file sharing is for the creative industries to ensure that cost-effective legal alternatives to their content is available. Restrictive licensing of films, TV shows and music serves to fuel the use of illegal sites" http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/bt-block-pirate-download-website-newsbin2-motion-pictures-association/ 35 comments technology
- Apple must act now over its ‘iTunes hack’ - SEGA's Kingdom Conquest App is still draining people's iTunes' accounts of money [crosspost from r/technology, I thought it was more appropriate here] http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/apple-itunes-hack-iphone-sega-kingdom-conquest/ 7 comments apple
- Yahoo! Mail will now scan and analyse (for targeted advertising) not just your emails, but your sender's emails - even if they don't use Yahoo! It's up to YOU to get their consent. http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/yahoo-email-snooping-messages-online-privacy/ 27 comments technology
- Data roaming investigation finds that using 1GB of data on your Tablet abroad could cost 1,000 times more than at home (£7,500 compared to £7.50) http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/tablet-data-roaming-investigation/ 5 comments technology
- Publishers claim ebook piracy is 'a colossal threat' - "I disagree... on the contrary, ebook piracy could be a colossal opportunity.' http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/ebook-piracy-colossal-threat/ 20 comments technology
- Poor battery life is the bane of modern technology http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/battery-life-portable-technology/ 9 comments technology
- Tech isn’t about specs, it’s about abilities: "What Apple has done is make us rethink our relationship with gadgets" http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/tech-isnt-about-specs-its-about-abilities/ 10 comments apple
- Why are screens on gadgets so fucking shiny!? "Phones, tablets, laptops, cameras – their screens are buffed up to shine like the sun. But when will manufacturers learn that we don’t want our own grisly reflections staring back at us?" http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/shiny-screens-gadgets-technology/ 58 comments technology
- iPad 2 – there’s nothing to see here but hype: "An Apple product launch is the ultimate hype-fest. Let us not forget that the product being unveiled will not change the lives of every man, woman and child on this planet" http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/ipad-2-theres-nothing-to-see-here-but-hype/ 60 comments technology
- Is it right that "There’s no government-approved definition for nanotechnology, so anyone can make claims about it if they want to make their product sound futuristic, even if there’s no nanoparticle in sight"? http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/worked-up-about-nanotechnology/ 116 comments science
- A campaign to bring back viewfinders on compact digital cameras progresses, sent to manufacturers. Asks for more support http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/digital-camera-viewfinder-campaign/ 10 comments technology
- T-Mobile shamelessly backtracks on reducing its existing customers' data allowance by 80% following complaints http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/tmobile-data-allowance-slashed/ 8 comments technology
- Why can’t chargers for all our gadgets be universal? http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/why-cant-all-chargers-be-universal/ 46 comments technology
- In the UK if we refuse to go through an airport body scanner we're not allowed to fly! Yet no-one here seems to care. Help! http://conversation.which.co.uk/transport-travel/will-body-scanners-improve-our-airport-security/ 3 comments reddit.com
- Facebook defends its geolocation service: "There's this idea that using Facebook Places puts you at risk of being burgled, but this would only be true if your friends are likely to rob you!" http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/facebook-talks-to-us-about-geolocation-services/ 39 comments technology
- Ebook buyers ripped-off by publisher’s prices - agency pricing has made many ebooks more expensive than paperbacks and hardbacks http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/ebook-buyers-ripped-off-by-publishers-prices/ 223 comments technology
- Facebook tracking the sites you look at: 'Does Facebook actually ask for explicit consent to track and gather information on what sites we look at? And if you knew that it did, would you keep your Facebook account?' http://conversation.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/has-facebook-tracked-the-websites-youve-looked-at/ 4 comments technology
- Symantec (Norton) and AVG called out for anti-virus upgrade offers that end your existing subscription - even if you still have months left http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/symantec-anti-virus/ 30 comments technology
- "Broadband providers’ misleading use of ‘up to’ speeds in advertising should be done away with" http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/londons-broadband-lottery-makes-mockery-of-up-to-speeds/ 98 comments technology
- Touchscreen cameras are out of touch with what people really want http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/touchscreen-cameras-out-of-touch-with-the-real-world/ 65 comments technology
- Why do people still use their ISP's email service and then complain they can't switch as they'll lose their email? http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/isp-email-addresses-stop-us-from-switching/ 84 comments technology
- Tests show that many Blu-rays are no better than DVDs http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/many-blu-rays-no-better-than-upscaled-dvds/ 29 comments technology
- Networks, don't boycott Google TV: "There’s one very simple way to stop online piracy – make it easier for people to watch your content" http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/networks-dont-boycott-google-tv/ 38 comments technology
- ‘Unlimited’ mobile use should do what it says on the tin http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/unlimited-mobile-use-should-do-what-it-says-on-the-tin/ 8 comments technology
- "Online marketing companies should pay for the privilege of our personal data" http://conversation.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/online-advertisers-should-pay-for-our-personal-data/ 17 comments technology
- Your data’s safer with Android, not Apple - 'an open model is safer than a closed one' http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/your-datas-safer-with-android-not-apple/ 5 comments technology
- Are glasses putting you off 3D TV? http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/are-glasses-a-deal-breaker-for-3d-tv/ 4 comments technology
- The way Apple dealt with 'antennagate' "began to turn Apple into the Big Brother company it once despised" http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/have-things-at-apple-gone-pear-shaped/ 23 comments technology
- Why 3DTV is destined to fall flat on its three-dimensional face http://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/why-3dtv-is-destined-to-fall-flat-on-its-face/ 58 comments technology
- Really, why do us Brits have to pay for digital radios in our cars, when manufacturers are still putting analogue ones in? http://conversation.which.co.uk/blog/dab-radio-in-cars-high-time-it-was-standard/ 15 comments technology