The Bank of England announces another budget increase for its Oracle migration It is now at £21.5m, up from the £7m originally announced Oracle has proved a big hit with high-profile UK clients The Bank of England is expected to triple the spend associated with its cloud migration, from £7m to £21.5m, according to a […]
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Cloudflare claims La Liga’s “arbitrary blocking” is illegal La Liga accuses Cloudflare of “prioritizing commercial interests” over law Spain’s crackdown on piracy also reportedly affected legitimate domains The escalating tension between Cloudflare and La Liga has moved from the server room to the courtroom, with the US tech giant filing an appeal against what it
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Despite generating most of the traffic, tech giants will not be liable under the DNA They will still collaborate on a voluntary best practice scheme Could this be a response to threats from the US government? Big tech companies such as Google, Meta, Netflix, Microsoft and Amazon will not face tough new rules under the
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Intel announced that there will be a handheld gaming platform with the Panther Lake series Partnerships with MSI, Acer, GPD and Microsoft mean a few handhelds could be on the way These devices won’t be here soon, but more details are expected later in 2026 Not much has happened with handheld gaming PCs at CES
The Trump Mobile T1 Phone has missed another promised release date Previous announcements had suggested that it would be launched by the end of 2025 There has been no update on when the device might arrive US President Donald Trump has made a big deal out of selling a gold-colored Trump-branded “T1 Phone” to his
Iran imposed an internet shutdown on January 8 amid growing protests VPNs can’t help people get back online, Starlink is also being targeted Iranians have been protesting the economic crisis since December 28 Iran imposed a near-total internet blackout on Thursday (8 January) as citizens took to the streets for a 12th straight day of
Five-driver design, aptX Lossless and LDAC Adaptive ANC and wind-resistant design $200 (approx £150 / AU$299) We test a lot of earphones, and we’re consistently impressed with Soundpeat’s ability to deliver a lot of sound for the money with earphones like the Soundpeat’s H3. And the brand seems to have taken a few ideas from
The 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards longlist has been revealed One match after another leads with 16 initial nominations There is one glaring omission from this year’s longlist The 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards longlist has been revealed – and in news that will shock fans, Kpop Demon Hunters has not received a single nomination.
The ongoing DRAM shortage will also affect TVs Expect cheaper TVs to get price increases first There are no signs that the shortage will end soon Samsung says it cannot rule out price increases on new TVs due to the ongoing shortage of memory chips. Speaking to Pakinomist, co-CEO TM Roh said of the shortfall:
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SoundTouch speakers will lose cloud services in May 2026 Bose has released an API for third-party app developers Spotify Connect and AirPlay will continue to work Bose’s SoundTouch speakers are positively ancient in technical terms: they were introduced in 2013, and after a successful 13-year operation, Bose has decided to turn off the cloud services:
