For a $31 billion industry, it’s safe to say the virtual private network sector has remained largely below the public radar.
Many consumers don’t know what a VPN is or how it works, and they’re certainly not inclined to start using a ...
Like many other aspects of modern life, mobile broadband speeds are often a postcode lottery.
The inconsistent rollout of 5G services has left 4G carrying a heavy burden, and the lack of an urban equivalent to the Shared Rural Network means...
In terms of technology, the 2000s represented an exciting time to be alive.
Having seen off the Y2K ‘bug’, the decade passed in a blur of innovation and great leaps forward.
Dial-up internet gave way to broadband. Cathode ray TVs were r...
Although there are numerous mobile brands in the UK – as evidenced on our homepage – these companies all rely on the networks of four primary operators.
They belong to Vodafone, O2, Three and EE – the latter increasingly being managed...
There’s a scene in the magnificent series The Thick of It, where a politician attempts to obtain a mobile phone signal by climbing up a child’s slide.
Despite the comic absurdity of the scene, many viewers identified with the challenge ...
One of this decade’s less savoury phenomena has been the rise of the viral conspiracy theory, where theories are disseminated as facts.
Admittedly, the COVID pandemic has made us all more paranoid and insecure than we were before, but som...
Twenty years ago, every mobile phone manufacturer had its own proprietary operating system.
Then in 2007, Apple introduced the iPhone, and the world changed overnight.
Suddenly, it wasn’t cost-effective to develop an operating system whic...
Few of us pay much attention to the connectors and cables we use on a daily basis, but one type of plug has become increasingly ubiquitous in recent years.
The USB-C connection is increasingly the default method for connecting and powering ...
Over the last twenty years, there have only been a handful of truly game-changing smartphone innovations.
The introduction of a camera on Sharp’s J-SH04 in 2000 formed the genesis of today’s selfie generation. Without camera phones, Ins...
The importance of smartphones is reflected in how their uses have expanded far beyond the basic functions they’re theoretically meant to provide.
Today, we use our mobiles as mobile data hotspots, tethering them to computers for impromptu...
