• Vanish Mode For Messenger and Instagram Chats

    18th November 2020

    Only a week after its WhatsApp announcement for the “disappearing messages” feature, Facebook has announced “Vanish Mode” for Messenger and Instagram to allow the sending of messages that disappear automatically. Privacy and Secrecy Facebook says...

  • Retail Adapting To Pandemic Christmas and Beyond

    18th November 2020

    With the UK facing different rules and lockdowns, there’s evidence that retailers are trying to overcome their significant challenges by becoming more agile and adapting where possible. High Street Decline Prior to the pandemic, those...

  • Tech Tip – Sending Delayed Emails

    18th November 2020

    In Microsoft Outlook you can delay the delivery of an individual message or you can use rules to delay the delivery of all messages by having them held in the Outbox for a specified time after you click Send. ...

  • WhatsApp Launches Self-Destruct Messages

    11th November 2020

    From the end of November, Facebook’s WhatsApp users will have the option to automatically delete chats between the sender and recipient after 7 days. Disappearing Messages The new “disappearing messages” feature is not going to...

  • Scammer Accidentally Calls Cyber-Crime Squad

    11th November 2020

    A hapless scammer pretending to be from a broadband network got more than he bargained for when he accidentally called (and tried to work his scam) on the cyber-crime squad of an Australian police force....

  • Language Used Reveals Societal Pandemic Anxiety

    11th November 2020

    An AI study of the language used on social media platform Reddit has revealed increasing levels of anxiety since the beginning of the pandemic. Study The study, by MIT and Harvard University researchers, sought to...

  • Featured Article – Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

    11th November 2020

    In this article, we look at why bring your own device (BYOD) is still popular and we look at some of the risks businesses face by allowing BYOD. BYOD BYOD has been around since 2004...

  • Tech Tip – Jump Lists

    11th November 2020

    In Windows 10, if you would like to return quickly and easily to a location that you have recently visited, the ‘Jump List’ feature in the taskbar can help. Here’s how it works: – Jump...

  • AI COVID Cough Detector

    4th November 2020

    MIT research has used an AI model trained on cough sounds to detect an early stage COVID cough. Identifies Cough Pattern Those who catch COVID-19 but remain largely or completely asymptomatic (and therefore do not...