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Published May 30, 2018

Will GDPR give hackers an easy ride?

GDPR – the new EU legislation on data protection – has been a bit of a nightmare for many businesses across the UK and beyond. There will have been great costs incurred by those businesses who have had to contact everyone on their database to try and convince them they can continue to use their data. And there may be an even higher price to pay for those businesses that have had to thoroughly wash their archived data, losing a significant amount of leads in the process.

But there’s also a concern that the new rules make catching hackers even more challenging.

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Published May 3, 2018

How long has social media been around?

Social media has been around for the best part of 40 years – Usenet appeared in 1979 and is the first recorded network that enabled users to post news to newsgroups.

Although these Usenets and similar bulletin boards heralded the launch of the first, albeit very rudimentary, social networks, social media never really took off until almost 30 years later, following the roll out of Facebook in 2006.

So, what exactly is the state of social media in 2018?

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Published May 2, 2018

Has Apple been running a battery scam?

Apple is facing accusations that it has been ripping customers off by deliberately slowing devices down and charging customers artificially high repair costs as part of a battery replacement service.

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Published April 26, 2018

Google’s GDPR Conference Call

You’re going to be hearing a lot about GDPR over the coming weeks, as the European Union’s new data protection legislation takes effect in just over a month’s time, on May 25.

And it looks like it;s going to be a timely piece of legislation, giving the ongoing controversy surrounding Facebook’s use of data, which has seen the social networks CEO answering some tricky questions in front of the US congress.

There’s one tech giant that seems unfazed by the new rules though…

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Published April 20, 2018

The best and worst broadband and mobile providers

If you’re a BT customer, there’s a good chance you’re not too happy with the the service you’re paying for – the telecoms giant has more complaints from it’s mobile and broadband customers than any other, according to figures from Ofcom, the telecoms regulator.

So, who are the UK’s best and worst broadband and mobile providers?

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Published February 21, 2018

AI and the rise of the machines

Drones will be weaponised, industrial-scale hacking will be commonplace, and videos will be manipulated to swing public opinion – a vision of a future in which artificial intelligence (AI) has fallen into the hands of rogue states, criminals and terrorists, according to the findings of a new report.

We’ve been trying to tell everyone this for ages – it’s been three years since we warned the world that Google is going to kill us all!

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Published February 9, 2018

Tech trends for 2018

In years gone by we’ve heralded the arrival of 3-D printers, robot dogs, and apps including Vine and Instagram, not to mention the boom in wearable tech (which, in our…

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Published February 8, 2018

How to make sure your smartphone survives the winter

Just when you thought the worst of the winter weather was over, a cold snap comes along and throws everything into chaos – wrapping up for the sub-zero temperatures and de-icing your car can add vital minutes onto your morning commute that can see you hit the worst of the traffic.

And then there’s the effect the cold can have on your smartphone, which can experience performance problems, and break more easily, when the temperature drops.

So, help make your life a little easier, here’s how to make sure your smartphone survives the winter.

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Published November 16, 2017

Where did Ctrl Alt Del come from?

If you’re having trouble with any programs on your PC, then hitting Ctrl Alt Del is the only way to go, giving you the power to close down the errant apps, or reboot the whole machine, if need be. And, if that doesn’t do the trick, it’s time to turn-it-off-and-back-on-again.

But did you know that the most helpful keystrike in a keyboard’s armoury actually came about as a mistake? Read on to find out exactly how the Ctrl Alt Del command came about.

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