Tag: Copper
Lovefilm bag streaming rights for record-breaking Copper show
Amazon's Lovefilm has bagged the exclusive UK streaming rights for popular US show Copper. First aired on BBC America in the States, it was the channel's highest rated premier, and is a dark period crime drama set in 1860s New…
Smartphone, laptop demands will lead to future metal shortages
Geologists are warning of major shortages of certain types of metals as an "inexorable demand for consumer goods" such as smartphones and laptops is meaning that gadget manufacturers are using up the resources far more quickly than they can be…
Copper thieves to blame for latest Sainsbury's website blackout?
Supermarket giant Sainbury’s had its website knocked offline for several hours following a break in at the company’s Internet Service Provider, Cable and Wireless. But the thieves weren’t looking for high tech server equipment or valuable customer data – one theory suggests that they were just looking for some copper cabling.
