Apple, Google and Amazon decide to ‘play nicely’
Long-time rivals Apple, Google and Amazon have announced they will collaborate more closely in an effort to make smart home tech easier to use.
Using Conversation Clean Up in Outlook
As business winds down for Christmas, this can be a good time of year to perform some essential housekeeping. So maybe you could find time in the next couple of weeks to clear up that inbox.
Ofcom proposes locked-handset ban
Telecoms watchdog Ofcom is proposing a ban on the sale of locked handsets, to make it easier for consumers to switch between mobile phone networks.
Be Loving Of Other People
Wouldn’t it be nice to finish 2019 with a heart-warming story about how children are using technology to make the world a better place? Well, three schoolgirls from the UK have been working with Microsoft to create an app that tackles bullying and loneliness.
Computer says Go To Jail
Someone once said that “To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer”. Still it is mercifully rare to hear of IT faults and miscalculations resulting in innocent people being sent to prison.
Apple kills off iTunes with the break-up of its entertainment apps
By M2 Computing on November 29, 2019 in Apple
Apple has elected to follow where the iPhone led and offer separate apps for music, video and other services – instead of the all-in-one offer once provided by iTunes. As such, the music player that was once a global force has been consigned to the digital scrapheap.
Labour suffers data leak the same day as its DDoS attack
Cyber security researchers identified a flaw on the Labour Party website which published full names and donation amounts of some of its backers – the same day it was hit by a DDoS attack.
UK businesses one step away from unlocking huge growth
Solving any underlying communication issues could provide UK companies with the impetus needed to grow significantly faster than their competitors on the continent, according to Microsoft.
These three tricks can maximise your phone battery
By M2 Computing on November 29, 2019 in Mobile devices
Batteries cause some of the biggest headaches where smartphones are concerned, with older devices losing their charge quickly and needing increasingly frequent top ups. So, if your device is showing its age, you can use some of these tricks to get your device to stay charged for longer.
Labour pledges free superfast broadband for all
By M2 Computing on November 29, 2019 in Internet
Labour has pledged to offer every person in the UK free access to superfast full-fibre broadband by 2030 if it wins the upcoming general election.
