Tech in 2022: What’s coming?
Each new year brings with it excitement for the new products or solutions on the horizon, and 2022 is no exception. There are some huge tech developments on their way over the coming 12 months, so here are five of the most exciting or disruptive. End of passwords It’s...
Hackers use Apple AirTags to illegally track users
Apple devices designed to locate lost keys or personal items could let hackers track your every move – with cases having already been reported in the USA. AirTags are small, electronic fobs created by Apple that affix to items such as keys or luggage so they can be...
Five tips for decluttering your desktop
It’s long been said that a messy desk is the sign of a creative mind, but what about a messy desktop? Clutter on your computer screen is a sure-fire productivity drain and an easy way to lose focus. So if you’re looking for ways to clean up your desktop, here are five...
Roaming charges return for Vodafone and EE – just not yet
Vodafone and EE have confirmed they will reintroduce roaming charges for customers in the EU, but not quite yet. With Britain now out of the European Union, network providers are free to scrap the ‘roam like at home’ policy, which allowed customers to continue using...
File Manager is back – and you can download it now
Do you get nostalgic for the old days of Windows 3.0, or feel like the latest mobile-style design flourishes leave you cold? If so, Microsoft has just the thing – a remake of its classic File Manager. Back in the 1990s, File Manager was the only way to add, delete and...
Google makes a statement by suing high-profile hackers
Google has brought legal action against 17 suspected cyber criminals, in the search giant’s first ever case launched against a botnet. The case names Russians Dmitry Starovikov and Alexander Filippov, alongside 15 of their associates, as being behind Glupteba – a...
Log4j patched – but dangers remain
A ‘horrifying’ vulnerability in Apache logging library Log4j has been patched, but the threat to business is far from over. The so-called Log4Shell vulnerability emerged at the beginning of December, when Cisco and Cloudflare identified a huge security flaw in the...
Beam Me Up: Hologram technology of the future reaches the present
Hologram technology, the like seen in countless science fiction films and TV shows, could soon become more than a reality – but positively commonplace. A video went viral in recent weeks showing David Nussbaum, boss of US holograms firm Portl, showcasing the...
Football trumps Covid among Google search terms
The coronavirus pandemic may have seemed like the topic on everyone’s lips in 2021, but it wasn’t top of the pile when it came to Google searches. In fact, it appeared just once in the top 10. Instead, football ruled the roost, taking four of the ten entries – and...
Workers prepared to walk if hybrid working goes
Hybrid working has gone from becoming a ‘nice-to-have’ to essential for the majority of Brits, who are now set on keeping this more flexible approach to their working patterns. Despite calls from some politicians and business leaders for a return to the ‘old normal’...