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Social media users can potentially face criminal prosecution in the UK over messages posted online, even when a comment is published openly rather than sent directly to another person. One piece of...
A handful of apps make daily life in Newcastle noticeably easier, and several of them replace things people still queue or phone for.
With online scams and data breaches an increasingly common concern, understanding a few cybersecurity basics can go a long way toward protecting yourself and your family online.
Devices rarely stop working. They stop being supported, which is a different problem with different solutions.
Full fibre broadband has been rolling out steadily across Newcastle and the North East, but what actually separates it from a standard broadband connection?
For years, road safety campaigns have delivered the same clear message to motorists: keep your eyes ...
From fitness trackers to smartwatches, wearable technology has become genuinely useful for everyday life, but knowing what actually suits your needs can be confusing.
The way most people buy phones costs several hundred pounds more than necessary, and the alternative takes about twenty minutes to arrange.
Both Amazon and Google have replaced their voice assistants with AI versions, and the choice now locks you into an ecosystem more firmly than before.
Wearables now measure heart rhythm, blood oxygen and sleep. Understanding what those readings are and are not is the difference between useful and worrying.
Artificial intelligence is moving faster than almost anyone predicted just a few years ago. AI write...
Most home Wi-Fi problems are caused by where the router sits, and the fix costs nothing before you spend anything on hardware.
Television specifications are deliberately confusing, and most of the acronyms on the box describe three or four things that genuinely matter.
How the railway between Newcastle and the coast became one of Britain's first electric suburban railways in 1904, a forerunner of the Tyne and Wear Metro.
Sunderland is now home to one of the largest electric vehicle battery factories in the United Kingdom, cementing the North East's role in Britain's electric vehicle industry.
Competitive gaming has grown from a niche hobby into a genuine spectator sport, with dedicated venues, university teams and events now appearing across the North East.
How Thomas Bewick, born at Cherryburn in 1753, revolutionised wood engraving and pictured the natural world with unrivalled beauty and accuracy.
5G has rolled out steadily across Newcastle and the wider North East in recent years, but what exactly is it, and how is it changing everyday life in the region?
Long before Newcastle built a reputation as a wider tech hub, Ubisoft Reflections had already established the city as a genuine centre for video game development.
