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.

Apple slapped with £420m patent infringement fine – which would take just four days to pay off

Apple lawyers file for mistrial as 'patent troll' VirnetX awarded $625m infringement damages.

Drone narrowly avoid collision with two planes

Super Bowl 2016: Drones cannot be flown within 32 miles of the Levi's Stadium

Federal Aviation Authority to impose 32-mile 'no drone zone' around Super Bowl stadium for 10 hours.

Obama administration proposes $4bn boost for driverless cars

Google to teach autonomous cars to drive in rain and navigate hills in US state of Washington

Google extends autonomous car project to Kirkland in Washington where vehicles can experience rain and hills.

Apple 15 March event expectations: iPhone 5se, iPad Air 3 and new Watch straps

Apple event expected on 15 March is tipped to include a new iPhone, updated iPad Air and new Watch straps.

Bloodhound SSC: More delays for 1,000mph car but 2016 testing remains in sight

Rocket-powered attempt to break world land-speed record pushed back from October 2016 to unknown date in 2017.

Smart bathroom mirror runs Android to bring you news and weather while you wash

Google engineer uses two-way mirror, thin display and Amazon Fire Stick to create smart bathroom mirror.

Super Bowl 2016: Watch Microsoft HoloLens bring NFL match of the future to your living room

Microsoft HoloLens simulation video brings Super Bowl into your house and on to your coffee table.

BT Broadband and phone network down: Internet offline for many across the UK

BT Broadband is suffering an ouitage affecting large parts of the UK, including London and Edinburgh

Is Google really censoring anti-Conservative Party search suggestions?

A conspiracy theory has developed around Google search suggestions for Labour and the Conservatives.

Silk Road agent Shaun Bridges rearrested with passport and bulletproof vest day before sentence begins

Former secret service agent rearrested just one day before start of Silk Road prison sentence

Porsche CEO Oliver Blume: We have no plans to build 'iPhone-like' autonomous cars

Blume tells German media his company has no interest in building self-driving cars.

Elon Musk: Tesla toyed with making trailer full of batteries to boost Model S range

Elon Musk reveals his electric car company considered creating a trailer of batteries to increase range.

How the Raspberry Pi computer can automatically tweet complaints about your slow internet

Comcast customer programmes tiny Raspberry Pi computer to tweet complaints when internet speeds are slow.

Facebook working on ride-sharing feature to help friends get to your party

Watch out Uber, Facebook files patents for ride-sharing feature helping friends drive each other to events.

Galaxy S7: Samsung reveals launch date and live stream details

Samsung has revealed when it will announce the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, and live stream website.

iPhone 7 rumours, features, specs and release date: Everything we know so far

It might not be launching until September, but the iPhone 7 rumours and gossip have already begun

HSBC online banking down: Company's systems knocked offline by cyberattack

HSBC customers were unable to log into their accounts, view balances or transfer money on 29 January

London: first autonomous cars heading to Greenwich this summer

Fleet of driverless cars is to ferry people around Greenwich Peninsular near the O2 Arena from July.

Land Rover Defender production ends after 68 years

The final 15 Land Rover Defenders will roll off the Solihull production line on 29 January

Android ransomware porn app sends internet history to all your contacts unless you pay bribe

A ransomware Android app called Android.Lockdroid.E poses as a porn app before locking your phone.

Elon Musk talks electric trucks, Model 3, autonomous driving and a Tesla submarine

Elon Musk interview in Hong Kong covers the upcoming Model 3 and the idea of a Tesla submarine

Back To The Future: DeLorean cars to go back into production in 2017

A change to US law means 1980s DeLorean DMC-12 can go back into production, with 300 new cars planned.

Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge and S7 Plus revealed by UK phone website

Cases and covers for the Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge and S7 Plus spotted on Mobile Fun website

Is this Vauxhall GT Concept the sports car of the future?

Vauxhall GT Concept revealed ahead of public debut at Geneva motor show in March.

FBI running child porn website to catch users was not 'outrageous' behaviour rules judge

By taking over and running the Playpen dark web site, the FBI gathered 1,300 visitor IP addresses.

Isis: Bitcoin not used by Daesh terrorists, but dark web, Facebook and Twitter still common

Europol reveals no confirmed links between Isis terrorist funding and bitcoin cryptocurrency.

iPhone 5SE: Everything we know so far about Apple's small new handset

The iPhone 5SE is expected to launch in March with a 4in screen but with the power of the iPhone 6S,

Tag Heuer Connected review: A week with the £1,100 smartwatch

Tag Heuer's first smartwatch, the Connected, runs Android Wear and costs £1,100 - but is it worth it?

Uber drivers hand out 1990s toy Bop It to entertain drunken passengers and prevent attacks

Uber drivers given Bop It game to keep drunken riders happy and less likely to become distracting or violent.

Twitter does not show adverts to famous or influential users

VIP and high-profile Twitter users no longer see adverts on promoted tweets.