Robot Passenger Planes Now Taking Off

BAE Systems has announced that it will be carrying out 17 trial flights in UK airspace of an aircraft that has been specially converted to enable it to fly autonomously. From Lancashire to Inverness. The test flights will be made using a modified Jetstream 31...

Don’t Be (Unwittingly) Tracked By Uber

Privacy campaigners have complained (on behalf of concerned customers) after it was revealed that an update to Uber’s app allows users’ GPS signals to be followed after they have left the vehicle at the end of their journey. Continues To Run In The Background. The...

Beware The Car-Key Jammers

Police have issued a warning that some recent thefts from vehicles which have taken place in 3 Berkshire service stations have involved the use of radio jammers. Remote Technology Used. Thames Valley Police have said that thefts of items from vehicles at the...

Ofcom Rules To Separate Openreach From BT

After a long negotiation, the UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has now ruled that it will be formally asking the European Commission to start the process of separating BT from its network infrastructure arm, Openreach. Why? Through Openreach, BT owns (and is responsible...

Record Breaking Online Sales For ‘Cyber Monday’

Just as we’re getting over Black Friday in the UK, news comes from the U.S. about record-breaking online sales on the first day after the Thanksgiving break that has become known a ‘Cyber Monday’. Black Friday Vs Cyber Monday Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now the...

iPhone Users Hit By Spammers

Up until recently, Apple products have been widely regarded as being safe from viruses, spam and other unwanted online intrusion. iPhone users, however, have reported an increase in unwanted invitations turning up in their calendars, and unwanted photo-sharing alerts....