Alistair Charlton

Senior Technology Reporter

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A Yorkshireman in London, Alistair is Deputy Technology Editor. He focuses on consumer technology and motoring. He has worked at IBTimes UK since September 2011 and regularly writes product reviews and features, as well as news and opinion pieces. Alistair holds a degree in Journalism & English Language from Kingston University London.

LulzSec Hackers Jailed for EA, Sony and Murdoch Attacks

Members of LulzSec gang posed as 16-year-old girl and directed readers to story of Rupert Murdoch suicide.

Apple App Store Passes 50 Billion Downloads Milestone

Apple's App Store has passed the 50 billion downloads milestone, with the customer responsible awarded a $10,000 gift card.

Windows Phone Overtakes BlackBerry With 133% Growth

Windows Phone takes third place from BlackBerry in global smartphone shipments, up 133% on last year.

Gran Turismo 6 Announced for PS3 With Christmas Release Date [VIDEO]

Gran Turismo 6 announced by Sony, brings 200 new cars and will arrive on PlayStation 3 this Christmas.

EA Shuts Down Controversial Online Pass System

Electronic Arts scraps controversial Online Pass system for charging gamers to play second hand games online.

Samsung Considers Galaxy S4 Storage Boost After Watchdog Investigation [VIDEO]

Samsung to look into increasing the storage of 16GB Galaxy S4, which offers just 9GB to the user, after BBC Watchdog exposé.

Google Search Brings Siri-Style Voice Commands to Desktop

Google has updated its search tool to work with voice commands, interact with data from Google Now, and understand natural language.

Google Hangouts Takes on BBM and WhatsApp With Free Cross-Platform Messaging

Google takes on BlackBerry Messenger, iOS and WhatsApp with Hangouts, the free cross-platform messaging app announced at I/O.

Google Play Music All Access Rivals Spotify in Music Subscription Market

Google Play Music All Acess announced at Google I/O 2013 press conference to rival Spotify in music streaming market.

Google I/O 2013 Live Stream: Where to Watch [VIDEO]

Google's annual I/O developer conference takes place on 15 May and will be live streamed from 5-8pm BST.

Rumours of Television Death by 4G Greatly Exaggerated

Research firm appointed by mobile networks finds 4G does not affect Freeview television reception as first feared.

Coffee With Apple Boss Tim Cook Auctioned for £400,000

An auction to have coffee and an hour chat with Apple CEO Tim Cook has sold at auction for £400,000

Nokia Lumia 925 vs Lumia 920

Nokia has announced the Lumia 925, and while it is thinner and lighter than the Lumia 920, it misses out in some areas.

Falling Apple Faces Two Tough Quarters as Android Claims 75% of Smartphone Sales

Android and Samsung continue to dominate smartphone market, as total phone sales fall flat with waning feature phone interest.

Garmin Simplifies Sat-Nav With Contextual Instructions

Garmin simplifies sat-nav instructions by including contextual information, replacing confusing distance-based commands.

McAfee LiveSafe Brings Biometric Security to Your Digital Life

McAfee LiveSafe brings biometric security with facial and voice recognition to keep your files safe and devices protected.

Jolla to Announce First Sailfish Smartphone 20 May

Jolla sends out invitations to 20 June media event where it is expected to announce first Sailfish smartphone.

BT Plans Mobile Network Return With Possible O2 Partnership

BT could be staging a return to the mobile network market, 11 years after handing BT Cellnet over to O2.

'We Grew Up Together' - Bill Gates Fondly Remembers Steve Jobs

Emotional Bill Gates talks of 'growing up together' with late Apple founder, friend and rival Steve Jobs.

Samsung Tests 5G Mobile Network Capable of 1Gbps Speeds for 2020 Launch

Samsung successfully tests 5G mobile network capable of delivering 1GBps download speeds.

YouTube Launches Monthly Subscription Service

YouTube launches monthly subscription service, charging users for access to "quality content" from TV networks and other partners.

BlackBerry Q10 vs BlackBerry Z10: Comparison Review

The BlackBerry Q10 has a physical keyboard and better battery life, but the Z10 has a much larger screen; but which should you buy?

BlackBerry Q10 Review - The Return of the Qwerty Keyboard [VIDEO]

The BlackBerry Q10 is the second smartphone to run BlackBerry 10 and sees the company go back to its roots with a physical keyboard.

Barnes & Noble Shares Soar Following Report of Microsoft Buying Nook Division

Shares in Barnes & Noble rose 27% on Thursday after it emerged Microsoft is looking to buy the digital assets of Nook Media.

Google Glass Not for Children - Could 'Harm Developing Vision'

As Glass receives its first software update, Google says children should not be allowed to wear it as it could "harm developing vision."

Children's In-App Purchases Cost UK Parents £30m a Month

Unauthorised downloading of tablet and smartphone applications and in-app purchases by children costs UK parents £30m every month.

Facebook Hires Nicola Mendelsohn as European VP to Succeed Tech City Boss Joanna Shields

Social media giant hires former advertising executive.

Adobe Moves Photoshop and InDesign to the Cloud and Monthly Subscription Model

Adobe moves Creative Suite, including Photoshop, to Creative Cloud and monthly subscription model.

European Commission Accuses Motorola of Abusing Patent Position Against Apple

European Commission accuses Motorola of abusing smartphone patent position, and says Apple sales injunctions harm consumers.

Data Mining and the Other Side of Twitter

Public tweets can be mined to track human activity, monitor advertisement success and improve infrastructure.