Posts by Mike Knight
PC Sales Falling
Figures from Gartner and IDC show that, apart from the 3 big vendors, sales of PCs fell in 2016, with technology improvements and innovations proving to be not strong enough motivators to stop the downward trend. Fifth Year Running According to Gartner figures, the fall in PC sales is part of a downward trend that’s…
Read MoreRobots Get Rights As ‘Robot People’
The EU has voted to give a Bill of Rights to robots that will give them “electronic personhood” status in the eyes of the Law in anticipation of a new kind of industrial robot revolution. Why? The need for European Parliament’s legal affairs committee to vote in favour of extending rights to robots has come…
Read MoreGreater Protection From IoT Hacks Needed Say Cyber Security Experts
There have been renewed warnings from cyber security experts that much more needs to be done to provide adequate protection from the potentially devastating effects of hacks involving IoT devices. What Are IoT Devices? IoT devices are those devices that are now present in most offices and homes that have a connection to the Internet…
Read More3 Men Charged After Making $4 Million From Hacking U.S. Law Firms
Three Chinese citizens have been charged in the U.S. courts after it was found that they hacked U.S. law firms and then used the stolen information for insider trading that netted them $4 million dollars. A Manhattan federal court charged the 3 men this week with conspiracy, insider trading, wire fraud and computer intrusion in…
Read MoreUK Schools Targeted With Ransomware
UK police have issued a warning to educational establishments to be vigilant, following an alert by ‘Action Fraud’ that fraudsters are targeting UK schools with ransomware in order to demand big payments. Action Fraud Alert The UK’s fraud and cybercrime centre ‘Action Fraud’ issued an alert recently that schools are being targeted by fraudsters using…
Read MoreAmazon’s Warehouse In The Sky
News has surfaced of a patent that’s reported to have been filed by Amazon back in December 2014 for a flying warehouse, or airborne fulfilment centre (AFC), that can use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to deliver items to users. The patent has been recently unearthed and reported via Twitter by analyst Zoe Leavitt from CB Insights,…
Read MoreTV Accidentally Sets Off Amazon Gadget
Amazon Echo’ gadgets in homes across the city of San Diego on the West Coast of the US were activated by a comment make by a TV presenter. What is Amazon Echo? Amazon Echo is a 23.5cm tall, cylindrical, smart ‘hands-free’, voice operated speaker. The product, which was developed by Amazon and is also known…
Read MoreBitcoin’s Biggest Increase in Value in 3 Years Fuels Renewed Optimism
The growing optimism for the future of the web-based crypto-currency ‘Bitcoin’ received another boost this week as the value of 1 Bitcoin jumped above $1,000 (£815) for the first time in three years. Performed Better Than Central-Bank-Issued Currencies. On Sunday, the digital currency’s 2.5% increase in value helped it to not only reach a three-year…
Read MoreObama Retaliates By Expelling 35 Russian ‘Spy’ Diplomats
The outgoing US President Obama has commenced the public aspects of retaliation for the alleged Russian hacking of (and interference with) the US presidential election by expelling 35 Russian diplomats from the country. What Happened? The US government under President Obama claim that Russia took part in state-sponsored interference in the US presidential election, with the…
Read MoreWhy Water Resistant Mobile Device Sales Are Up
A report by IDC has revealed that the fact that water damage is common and yet it is not covered by insurance policies is the reason why sales of water resistant mobile devices have increased so significantly in 2016. Water Damage = No Payout. IDC’s European Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report has lifted the lid…
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