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James Temperton

James Temperton
James has a beard and writes about technology. He is far from unique. At work he writes news and features with a particular interest in online privacy and security. Outside the office James likes reading about long train journeys and then taking long train journeys. He hates writing about himself in the third person.

Recent articles by James Temperton

Peter Pan
He's behind you! Peter Pan panto email is Cryptolocker scam
Internet security

New email scam purports to be booking confirmation but will attempt to install malware and steal passwords

BBC iPlayer app for Android
Tablet telly addicts included in TV ratings for first time
Tablets

Viewing figures for UK TV now include data from Android and iPad apps as more people watch on tablets

Tesco Hudl
Tesco gets in Hudl muddle, budget 4G phone scrapped
Mobile phones

Supermarket will concenrate on launch of Hudl 2 tablet after shelving plans to launch a budget, 4G smartphone

Rural Britain (Credit: Flickr user llee_wu)
Telcos reject gov's bonkers "national roaming" plan
Mobile phones

UK mobile phone networks have said government plans to improve voice coverage are technically and legally impossible

Twitter buy now button
Twitter 'buy now' button wants to get at your wallet
Mobile phones Tablets

Twitter will add big Buy Now button into timelines as it tries to make more money out of users

Blackberry still really popular…with phone thieves
Mobile phones

New data from the Home Office reveals that while Apple devices are most popular with thieves, Blackberry phones are also targeted

The Silk Road
Silk Road hauled down by leaky Captcha, Feds reveal
PCs

Notorious narcotics marketplace Silk Road was hauled offline when FBI spotted non-Tor IP address

Mark Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg will spend billions to spread web access
PCs

Facebook CEO says that connecting more people will be good for the world and his company's profits

New Moto X vs Old Moto X header
New Moto X (X+1) vs Moto X - specs comparison
Mobile phones

The new Moto X is finally here but this is a radically different - and more expensive - phone

Steve Ballmer
STEVE BALLMER wrote the dreaded blue screen of death
Operating systems

Former Microsoft boss personally penned the BSoD for Windows 3.1