Nintendo bans user for buying legit used games
Published in Gaming


Anti-piracy crusade catches innocent player

The former maker of playing cards Nintendo’s anti-piracy system appears to have turned its guns on a new Switch 2 user who dared to buy second-hand games like a normal human being.

Meta bosses in Delaware court
Published in News


Shareholder lawsuit challenges board oversight

Meta bigwigs are heading to a Delaware courtroom this week as minority investors target the board over privacy failures that led to billions in sanctions.

French beginning to surrender on ADSL
Published in Network


Three-quarters of French internet now runs on fibre

Optical fibre has taken over the French broadband market, with three out of four internet subscriptions now delivered over fibre connections, according to figures released by telecoms regulator ARCEP.

Pants Nvidia RTX 5060 tops Steam charts
Published in News


Low performance but laptops keep flying off shelves

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5060 may have landed with a thud in late May, but the budget Blackwell GPU is now topping the Steam charts anyway, thanks almost entirely to its laptop variant.

UK 5G last in Europe for speed and reliability
Published in Mobiles


Slower than Switzerland, flakier than France, and jittery as a caffeinated squirrel

The UK’s 5G networks are among the worst in Europe when it comes to real-world performance, according to the latest research by network testing firm MedUX.