Daniel Cooper

Senior Editor
After training to be an intellectual property lawyer, Dan abandoned a promising career in financial services to sit at home and play with gadgets. He lives in Norwich, U.K., with his wife, his books and far too many opinions on British TV comedy. One day, if he's very, very lucky, he'll live out his dream to become the executive producer of Doctor Who before retiring to Radio 4.

Articles by Daniel Cooper

05.11.20
COVID-19 is reminding everyone that PCs aren't going anywhere
05.11.20

COVID-19 is reminding everyone that PCs aren't going anywhere

PCs are crucial for work, education and conferencing.

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05.05.20
Who knew I’d get obsessed with a spreadsheet game?
05.05.20

Who knew I’d get obsessed with a spreadsheet game?

‘Clicking Bad’ was built for shelter-in-place.

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05.04.20
India's biggest mobile carrier left COVID-19 self-test data unsecured
05.04.20

India's biggest mobile carrier left COVID-19 self-test data unsecured

The data included GPS co-ordinates and symptom lists.

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05.01.20
PS4 game-builder 'Dreams' is now available as a free to play demo
05.01.20

PS4 game-builder 'Dreams' is now available as a free to play demo

It's less a game, more an easy-to-grasp development tool.

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05.01.20
Amazon HQ employees can work from home until 'at least' October
05.01.20

Amazon HQ employees can work from home until 'at least' October

It has committed to deep cleans and face masks for those who come in.

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04.30.20
Twitter sees record user growth, thanks to COVID-19
04.30.20

Twitter sees record user growth, thanks to COVID-19

But more users hasn't translated to more profit.

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04.29.20
Fairphone 3 can now be bought with a ‘de-googled’ OS
04.29.20

Fairphone 3 can now be bought with a ‘de-googled’ OS

It'll run the privacy-focused, open-source /e/OS.

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04.29.20
Spotify users are flocking to ‘chill’ playlists during COVID-19
04.29.20

Spotify users are flocking to ‘chill’ playlists during COVID-19

And everyone's now listening to health and wellness podcasts.

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04.28.20
Withings adds sleep apnea tracking to its mattress sensor
04.28.20

Withings adds sleep apnea tracking to its mattress sensor

Withings claims that it's almost as accurate as hospital-grade polysomnography tech.

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03.14.18
Watching 'Annihilation' at home versus the cinema
03.14.18

Watching 'Annihilation' at home versus the cinema

Can you fully enjoy the experience if you don't live in a country where the film is in theaters?

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01.07.18
RightEye's EyeQ system uses eye-tracking to uncover brain injury
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01.07.18

RightEye's EyeQ system uses eye-tracking to uncover brain injury

It can also diagnose everything from Parkinson's to autism.

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