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Victoria Woollaston

Victoria has been writing about tech and science since her days at WebUser in 2009. More recently, she edited the MailOnline’s Science and Tech section and ran WIRED’s UK website.

Recent articles by Victoria Woollaston

Ofcom's "end-of-contract" alerts come into effect
Broadband Mobile phones

The rules come into effect on 15 February and are set to benefit 20 million customers who don't realise they're on out-of-date contracts

Microsoft confirms the Windows 10 1809 update will bite the
Operating systems

Microsoft explained it will stop serving security updates for Windows 10, version 1809 on 12 May 2020

Huawei Mate 30 finally gets a UK release date
Mobile phones

The 6.53-inch Huawei Mate 30 Pro will be available online and in stores from 20 February

BT's 5G plans are now open to all
Mobile networks

There are four 5G plans available with data allowances ranging from 6GB to unlimited

Samsung teases its folding flip phone in surprise TV ad
Mobile phones

The 30-second promo, broadcast during last night's Oscars, showed a series of square flip phones in both black and purple

Vodafone's Gigafast broadband comes to Edinburgh
Broadband

Residents and businesses in Balerno, Restalrig and Liberton can get speeds of up to 900Mbit/sec starting from today

Ancestry refuses warrant demanding access to its DNA records
Software

Ancestry has revealed in its 2019 transparency report that officials tried to get access to its entire database; a request it denied

How to get started with Apple's Netflix rival Apple TV Plus
TVs

Apple TV Plus is a streaming service similar to Netflix, which you'll need to pay a monthly subscription fee to watch

The Apple TV app is are now available on old LG TVs
TVs

The app is available on LG's 2019 OLED TVs and NanoCell TVs – series SM9X and SM8X – in 80 countries including the UK and US

We finally have a launch date for Samsung's Galaxy Home Mini
Smart speakers

The Galaxy Home Mini could make an appearance at Samsung's Unpacked event before going on sale on 12 February