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By 2021, all handsets sold in UK will need to be unlocked
by Surur
4 weeks
A new ruling by the communications regulator in UK, Ofcom, will mean the end of locked phones in UK. From December 2021 all UK mobile networks will be banned from selling locked phones in an effort to make it easier for buyers to ...
PS5 preorders open in the UK tomorrow morning
by Lewis White
2 months
Sony will start PS5 preorders in the UK starting tomorrow morning. Revealed by the official GAME Twitter account, the upcoming next-gen PlayStation console will see a scheduled launch for the retailer in the morning. The PS5 pre...
Microsoft wins no-bid MOD contract for £17.75 million for cloud support services
by Surur
6 months
Don’t tell Amazon, but Microsoft was just awarded a £17.75 million contract to provide cloud support services to the Ministry of Defence in UK on the basis that no-one else could provide the same service. Revealed in an EU ...
Microsoft celebrates Computer Science Week with free coding workshops for kids across the US, Canada, UK &...
by Pradeep
12 months
Microsoft is celebrating Computer Science Education Week with free coding workshops for kids across the US, Canada, UK & Australia. In the coming years, technology jobs are expected to grow significantly, but most schools donâ...
Facebook is launching pop up cafes in the UK to teach people about privacy
1 year
Facebook is launching a series of pop-up cafes in the UK to help users in the country customise their social media settings. Users will have access to free coffee and a conversation with Facebook staff who’ll walk you throug...
UK postpones age-verification system for online porn indefinitely
by Anmol
1 year
Earlier this year UK decided to create a bizarre rule to prevent teenagers from accessing online porn on the internet. The rule forced users to upload their IDs to pass the age verification test and stream porn online. However, mu...
Tech companies critique the UK’s plans to spy on encrypted messages
1 year
The UK’s GCHQ is working on a new proposal which lets it eavesdrop on encrypted communications, and tech companies aren’t happy. First, the GCHQ’s proposed snooping method: It would essentially force encrypted me...
Microsoft doubles the size of its Azure regions in the UK
by Pradeep
2 years
Microsoft recently made an announcement that it has doubled the size of its Azure regions in the UK to meet the growing demands of UK customers who continue their move to the cloud as part of their digital transformation process. ...
Microsoft puts up “Opening Soon” signs at Oxford Circus Flagship Store
by Surur
2 years
Microsoft’s first European flagship Store is inching just a little closer to its opening. We reported earlier that the Oxford Street Store in London has started hiring support staff, according to a number of LinkedIn job ad...
UK Parliament denounces Facebook as ‘digital gangsters’, calls for regulation
2 years
At this point, the real news is which country’s Parliament isn’t denouncing Facebook. But nevertheless, Facebook got another drubbing on Monday morning by the UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport s...
Microsoft’s Oxford Circus Store gets tentative opening date
by Surur
2 years
We have been following the slow progress of Microsoft first European flagship Store, which has been nearly 10 years in incubation. We reported earlier that the Oxford Street Store in London, has started hiring support staff, acco...