Raspberry Pi: how push for child programming skills inspired a coding generation
Company’s cheap, simple-to-use durable minicomputer has proved a hit all over the world
April 2024
TechScape newsletter
TechScape: How one man stopped a potentially massive cyber-attack – by accident
In this week’s newsletter: An unknown attacker carefully infiltrated Linux over Easter, and very nearly gained access to millions of computers – were it not for one mildly inconvenienced developer
July 2019
Ask Jack
Can I buy a phone that doesn’t use anything from Google or Apple?
Steve does not like firms slurping up his data, so wants a device that respects his privacy
April 2018
Ask Jack
I can’t afford to upgrade my Vista PC. What can I do?
Ask Jack
Can I avoid Windows 10 on a travel laptop for email and word processing?
February 2018
Ask Jack
Is it worth buying a refurbished PC for under £150?
Mark needs to replace a 10-year-old desktop computer on a budget. Is a refurbished model a good option?
January 2018
Major security flaw found in Intel processors
Developers scramble to fix bug within Intel chips made in the last decade that will affect millions of computers running Windows, mac OS and Linux
July 2017
Ask Jack
Should I upgrade my Windows Vista PC or buy a new one?
Many readers are still using Vista despite it no longer receiving security patches, but it should still possible for them to upgrade to Windows 7 and Windows 10
October 2016
'Dirty Cow' Linux vulnerability found after nine years
The ‘Dirty Cow’ bug was originally introduced nine years ago, and has been sitting unnoticed for much of that time
May 2016
Brief letters
Nothing but woe for users of Windows
Brief letters: Microsoft Windows | Ubuntu | Due credit | Brexit claims | Tax and spend
January 2016
Ian Murdock: a tribute to the man and his work on Linux
Murdock’s work helped fuse an insistence on excellence with a public commitment to open, ethical software development, writes Doc Searls
June 2015
Google eavesdropping tool installed on computers without permission
Privacy advocates claim always-listening component was involuntarily activated within Chromium, potentially exposing private conversations
May 2015
Malware is not only about viruses – companies preinstall it all the time
Richard Stallman
Since I started free software in the 80s, developers have grown to routinely mistreat users by shackling behaviour and snooping – but we have ways to resist
February 2015
Dying Light review – clunky and cliched, but hard to resist
The emphasis is on survival in a first-person game that is hard to resist, despite its clunky action and cliched script
August 2014
The networker
So the internet's winners are finally chipping in? About time…
The generosity of Silicon Valley giants in the wake of the Heartbleed bug only highlights the degree to which they are willing to shirk their responsibilities, writes John Naughton
July 2014
UK computer Raspberry Pi launches version three
Updated 'Model B+' board shrinks design and adds more ports as it approaches overall sales of 3m. By Samuel Gibbs
February 2014
Your tech questions
Does the Raspberry Pi work with Windows? – Your tech questions answered
Do you have to use Linux with the Raspberry Pi or will Windows work with the system? How can you stop your browsing history coming up on someone else's computer? And why is my laptop so very slow?
December 2013
How to be a hacker
When our reporter turned up for a masterclass in hacking, he was astonished how easy entry-level hacking could be. By Alex Hern
Ask Jack
Linux laptops: should you avoid buying Windows?
Sam is looking for a new laptop to run Linux, and wonders if it's worth buying one without an operating system pre-installed
Valve joins the Linux Foundation in run up to Steam Machine console launch
The gaming giant doubles-down on Linux, as it builds an entire games console based on the operating system. By Alex Hern.
