• New Competition Rules for Facebook and Google in the UK

    9th December 2020

    The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said that Facebook and Google will face new rules next year to prevent abuse of their market dominance. The Issues For the CMA, the issues that were...

  • Tech Tip – Organising Tabs With A ‘Bounce’

    9th December 2020

    In Windows 10, if you would like a fast and easy way to stay organised by instantly getting a birds-eye view of each tab that you have open without interrupting the flow of your work...

  • HMRC Self Assessment Scam Warning

    25th November 2020

    HMRC has issued a warning to those completing Self Assessment tax returns for 31 January not to be caught out by SMS messages and email scams purporting to be from HMRC. Bogus An upturn in...

  • Apple to Pay £85 Million For ‘Batterygate’ Scandal

    25th November 2020

    Apple is to pay $113m (£85m) to put an end to the ‘Batterygate’ scandal, where the company was accused of deliberately slowing down iPhone batteries to prompt users into buying a new iPhone. What Happened?...

  • Carbon Pollution From Your Emails

    25th November 2020

    A Financial Times report based on work by Tim Berners-Lee has highlighted how sending fewer emails could help tackle climate change by reducing carbon emissions. Emails and Carbon Production The idea from Tim Berners-Lee, referenced...

  • Tech Tip – Windows 10 Emoji/Kaomoji Keyboard

    25th November 2020

    If you would like a fast and easy way to include emojis in your writing or get access to a free resource of extra graphics when using Windows 10, you may not know that Windows...

  • Google Accused of ‘Stealing’ Android Data

    18th November 2020

    Google is being sued for (allegedly) secretly using Android users’ cellular data allowances without user consent, to perform “passive” information transfers. Passive Information Transfers The lawsuit was filed by Taylor et al v. Google in...

  • Featured Article – Data Breaches: The Fallout

    18th November 2020

    In this article, we look not just at data breaches but also at the impact of data breaches on business and organisations. Data Breaches A personal data breach, as defined by the UK’s data watchdog...