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No, the government hasn’t installed a coronavirus app on your phone

Kate Bevan

You may have spotted a coronavirus settings screen appearing on your phone over the weekend, but it isn’t an app, and it’s nothing to worry about. Here’s why.

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Could the pandemic force cinema into a rethink?

George Martin

With no solid plans in place for the reopening of movie theatres just yet, could films end up going direct to streaming? I had a chat with an enthusiast and blogger to get his take.

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Are you keeping ‘Cyber Aware’?

Kate Sinnott

Cyber Aware is the government’s advice on staying secure during the COVID-19 lockdown. Our guest from the National Cyber Security Centre explains the campaign.

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by George Martin on 7 December 2018

Were you affected by the O2 network outage?

Tens of millions of O2 customers were left without access to the network yesterday after a UK-wide outage. Were you affected by the downtime?

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by Kate Bevan on 24 November 2018

Microchips: a step too far into dystopia?

We chip our cats and dogs, but what about ourselves? We discuss if it could ever be a good idea to let your employer microchip you.

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by Laura Holdgate on 17 November 2018

No service: is mobile coverage meeting your expectations?

Most of us are increasingly dependent on our mobile phones – Ofcom has found that 78% of us could not live without our smartphone, but is the signal you’re getting good enough?

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by Patrick Steen on 15 November 2018

Our social media journey – will you join us?

Which? launched its first website (and forum) in 1996. That’s two years before you could even search for that site on Google. We might have been an early mover on the web, but we were slower in the social media game.

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by Oscar Webb on 13 November 2018

What’s broadband provider loyalty costing you?

Millions of us are potentially wasting hundreds of pounds a year by remaining loyal to our broadband provider, according to our new research. So when did you last switch provider?

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by George Martin on 23 October 2018

Six years since Ceefax closed down – do you miss it?

It’s six years to the day since BBC Ceefax, the world’s first teletext service, shut down for good. But would you still use it if it was there? I know someone who definitely would.

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