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Q&A Teaching Robot Swarms Resilience Through Limping

Researchers are teaching robots to “evolve” on the go so they can keep working despite injuries, letting them leap from the lab to the real world. The University of Southampton’s Dr Danesh Tarapore reveal show to teach robot store cover.

Better Vision: How Self-Driving Cars See In The Dark

The Uber driverless car fatality raises questions about how well sensors can “see”.

Is It Time For Me To Switch To A Different Web Host?

If you’re asking the question then the answer may be “yes”, discovers Nik Rawlinson, but consider your timing carefully

Build A Raspberry Pi Home Server In 30 Minutes

Want to stream your music, create Dropbox-like storage or even host your own website? Nik Rawlinson provides step-by-step advice on doing precisely that

The 2017 Wishlist

CES sets the technology agenda for the year ahead. Here we explore the underlying trends from 2017’s show and exhibit the best of the products our team discovered while trawling the show floors

How can allowing staff to work from home improve my business?

Using the latest technology, and updating your attitudes and work practices, can mean that remote working saves your business money while improving results

The dreaming AI hunting for exoplanet Atmospheres

Humans are better than computers at looking for patterns in space spectra, soone researc her has taught aneural network how to think like us to find anomalies

Internet Providers Braced for 'Authoritarianismlite'

The government plans to massively increase internet regulation.

Is the Sun Setting on Java?

Java EE is a major enterprise platform, but it hasn’t had a facelift since 2013. Stewart Mitchell discovers developers are growing restless

oneplus 3t

despite a higher price than the oneplus 3, and a dearth of new features, the 3t is sti a gem of a phone.

Lifelites

We meet the charity that’s using computer equipment to bring critically ill children back in touch with their friends and families.

8 Reasons To Ditch Google

Google caters for dozens of our online needs, but is it the best at all of them? No, says Barry Collins, who finds eight better alternatives.

Requiem Mass Is Tech Killing Classical?

Classical music has long been portrayed as a stick-in-the-mud, but, as Max Figgett discovers, it’s far more innovative that you would think.

Best Tools For Social Media

Want to grow your audience on social media without spending hours a day glued to your phone? Nik Rawlinson reveals some social secrets.

HTC Vive Pro

The definitive VR experience of the moment. Hideously expensive, but worth it for those who love the cutting edge.

Extend Your Wi-Fi

There’s an easy and cheap way to kill dead spots in your home and office, and to bring wireless access to areas of your building that are otherwise unreachable. Darien Graham-Smith puts 13 contenders through their paces in a selection of real-world tests to discover which you should buy – and which to avoid.

What Are The Benefits Of Cyber Insurance?

Businesses buy fire, theft and property insurance, so why the reluctance to buy cyber insurance? Nik Rawlinson reveals all.

Alienware M15

A heavy-hitting laptop for gaming on the go, but it’s mighty expensive and faster machines are on the horizon.

The secrets of VPNs for business

Secure access to your network isn’t something to be taken lightly.

5G : Is anyone falling for the hype?

With 4G still in its infancy, is there any appetite for the promise of even faster 5G networks? Stewart Mitchell investigates

The Cyber Secrets That Are Too Good To Reveal

Security services are prepared to let dangerous criminals escape if it means protecting their hacking techniques, finds Stewart Mitchell

How Do I Know if My Network is Infected With Ransomware?

With one in two British businesses suffering a ransomware attack in the past year, it’s time to assume you’ve been infected. What, asks Nik Rawlinson, can you do about it?

NEC MultiSync EA245WMi

Slimline design, excellent image quality and business friendly features leave price as the only negative.

Lenovo Yoga Book

With its virtual keyboard and fantastic writing surface, the Yoga Book could be the blueprint for future laptops.

Could A Chatbot Serve My Customers Better While Freeing Up My Staff?

Nik Rawlinson speaks to the people behind some of the best-known British chatbots as he investigates their usefulness to businesses.

How Dirty Is Your Mouse?

Nik Rawlinson pulls his rubber gloves and explores how you can best give your tech kit a spring clean.

Do More With Maps

Free online mapping services open up a world of possibilities for your creative, practical and professional projects. Nik Rawlinson grabs his passport.

Lingvist

We meet the Hadron Collider scientist whose app can teach you French, Spanish or Russian in record time

the business running from a phone box

alan martin meets the man who’s turning britain’s neglected phone boxes into a booming mobile repair business.

Sluggish Security Suites are Still a Turn-off

Stewart Mitchell finds that the performance and intrusive design of security software is once again becoming a cause for concern for trigger-happy users