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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

Boris Johnson
Why 5G won't be coming to London in 2020
Mobile phones

Boris Johnson claims that London will be zipping along on the world's first 5G network by 2020. Here's why it won't

Pirate Bay logo
Pirate Bay goes mobile
Mobile phones Tablets

Mobile version of the Pirate Bay will aim to dodge web blocks and allow people to download easily on Android

London Underground
Contactless payments for London Underground
Technology

After launching contactless on buses in 2012 the entire of London's transport network will soon get new high-tech system

iPhone 5s Lightning port
Apple iPhone has security 'backdoor'
Mobile phones

File left behind when iPhone is paired with a computer could give government snoops access to personal data

Nokia Lumia 530
Nokia Lumia 530 scrapes barrel, costs €85
Mobile phones

Microsoft unveils the Lumia 530, a new super-budget Windows Phone 8.1 handset that will launch in August

Rural Britain (Credit: Flickr user llee_wu)
Vodafone to fill 100 rural 'notspots'
Mobile phones

Vodafone Open Sure Signal pledges to fill 100 rural 'notspots' and is asking communities to apply for a free 3G signal boost

Girl using iPhone 4
Orange spews out spam texts, says 'whoops'
Mobile phones

EE-owned network blames technical glitch after it sent some customers 90 promotional texts in just four days

Tesla Model S
Tesla Model S hacked
Car accessories & equipment

A Chinese security company claims to have hacked the Tesla Model S with potentially dangerous consequences

Virgin Media TV Anywhere
Virgin TV Anywhere now on Kindle Fire
Tablets

Live streams of 75 channels, including BT Sport 1 and 2, Sky 1 and Disney Channel available now for Kindle Fire tablets

Commonwealth Games on BBC Sport
BBC and EE test 4G live broadcasts
Mobile phones

BBC, EE, Huawei and Qualcomm working on project to broadcast live TV using existing 4G infrastructure