iPhone 5S and 5C released in the UK
Today is the first day the new Apple iPhone 5S and 5C will be on sale in the UK.
But some eager Apple fans have been queuing outside London’s Regent Street and Covent Garden Apple Stores since Wednesday so they can be first in line to get their hands on the latest smartphone.
Sutton, Cleveland and Watford have fastest broadband in the UK
An independent study has found the London borough of Sutton has the best broadband speeds in the whole country with an average download rate on 19.8mbps.
Cleveland and Watford also fared well with download speeds of 18.7 and 16.8 respectively.
Llandrindod Wells in Wales had the slowest average download speed of just 2.4mbps.
However, if you live in a city with fast broadband, the actual speed of the internet can rastically vary. For example, in Birmingham there is up to 89% difference between the fastest and slowest Internet speeds.
Internet of Things demands new social contract to protect privacy
An opinion piece by the head European Commission’s Knowledge Sharing Unit, Gerald Santucci. Changes brought about by the Internet of Things demands the creation of a whole new social contract to preserve the right to privacy and prevent the creation of technology-fueled surveillance states.
Santucci argues that technology advances, including the advent of wearable technology and the combination of remote sensors and Big Data analytics threaten to undermine long-held notions like personal privacy and the rights of individuals."
Grand Theft Auto V breaks records in first day of sales
The hotly anticipated video game had the highest first day retail sales ever, making more than $800m on Tuesday alone.
It overtakes Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, which previously held the record of $500m in a single day in 2012.
The last GTA title sold just under 13m units in a year but the latest title sold just as many in a day.
Despite being billed as one of the most expensive games ever made, the game has easily made back its $270m development and marketing budget.
