Latest articles by Tom Brewster
TalkTalk 'delighted' by ASA ads ban ruling
News ASA bans three TalkTalk ads, yet the telecoms provider is seemingly over the moon with the decision.
RIM bullish on PlayBook despite price slashing
News The BlackBerry maker remains confident about the future of the PlayBook, even in light of a significant price drop.
Android and iOS Xmas app downloads smash records
News App downloads spike sharply at the end of 2011, with Android and iOS enjoying a fine end to the year.
The Jony Ive top five
News There's a lot to like about Apple's Sir Jony Ive. Here's five reasons to celebrate the recently-knighted designer.
Apple planning 'media-related' New York announcement
News The event won't mark an iPad 3 launch, instead looking likely to focus on something publishing or media related.
Google uncloaks refreshed search
News The internet giant starts rolling out its fresh search look to mark the start of 2012.
2011: The year in news
In-depth We take a look back at a year which saw corporate carnage, industry in-fighting and the passing of an industry legend.
Hasbro sues Asus in Transformer war
News Hasbro thinks Asus is guilty of appropriation of Transformers' names, in one of the more bizarre litigation cases seen this year.
Microsoft to wave bye-bye to CES
News The Redmond giant says January isn't a good month for it to release products, so it won't play a major role at CES anymore.
Ireland tells Facebook to clean up privacy act
News Facebook can't escape its perennial privacy problems as the Irish Data Protection Commissioner tells the site to sharpen up.
ITC: Motorola infringes Microsoft patent
News One Microsoft patent is infringed by Motorola, whilst six others aren't, an ITC judge rules.
Mozilla secures crucial Google deal
News The three-year agreement might have saved Mozilla's bacon just in time for Christmas.
Government unveils super-connected cities plans
News Jeremy Hunt reveals 14 cities could get seriously fast broadband next year.
Shipping sector security awareness 'low to non-existent'
News ENISA urges EU member states to improve security awareness in the maritime sector.
BT joins Met in cable theft crackdown
News BT and the Met are going to clamp down on metal thieves, who are causing £700 million-worth of damage each year.
BT scores £100m European Parliament networking deal
News The company's Global Services division continues its comeback with another big deal to round off a positive 2011.
Seagate completes Samsung HDD acquisition
News The partners close their $1.4 billion deal in the midst of the HDD shortage crisis.
Microsoft spots malware posing as police
News The ransomware asks users to pay up for using dodgy web material, including porn and terrorist emails.
Are the cookie laws crumbling already?
In-depth They haven't even been enforced yet, but the cookie laws are looking a tad frail already, argues Tom Brewster.
BT enters patent wars with Google
News The telecoms giant thinks Google has infringed on six of its patents.
O2 offers cut-price iPhone 4S to SMBs
News SMBs who like the look of the new iPhone will be able to enjoy it for less than consumers.
Blue Coat agrees to be acquired for $1.3bn
News Blue Coat is sold to a private equity firm after a troubled year for the security and WAN optimisation company.
BT announces 178 additional fibre exchanges
News The exchanges are set to cover 1.8 million homes and businesses as BT marches on with its fibre rollout.
