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Facebook Video Quality Reduced To Cope With Demand
Facebook and Instagram have reduced the quality of videos shared on their platforms in Europe as demand for streaming has increased due to self-isolation. Lower Bitrate, Looks Similar The announcement by Facebook that a lowering of the bit-rates for videos on Facebook and Instagram in Europe highlights the need to reduce network congestion, free-up more…
Read MoreCybercriminals Hijacking Netflix and Other Streaming Accounts
It has been reported that the surge in the use of streaming music and video services has been accompanied by a surge in the number of user accounts being taken over by cybercriminals. Entertainment During Isolation Self-isolation and the instruction to stay at home during the next few weeks in the COVID-19 crisis has meant…
Read MoreTech Tip – How To Clean Your Smartphone
If you’re wondering how you can effectively and safely clean your smartphone as an extra way to help protect yourself from the threat of bacteria and viruses, here’s some advice from a medical expert: As featured on the BBC and in some national newspapers recently, Dr Lena Ciric, a microbiologist from University College London, advises…
Read MoreKeep In Touch With Your Clients
You’ll already feel the urgency and know that it’s incumbent upon you to help your clients above and beyond the call of duty right now as these are trying times for almost everyone in business at the moment. People will remember how you treat them now. A retention strategy (rather than a recruitment strategy) needs…
Read MoreFeatured Article – Maintaining Security During The COVID-19 Health Crisis
The current global health crisis may bring many different IT security challenges to businesses and organisations and this article highlights some of the ways that you can prepare to keep IT security covered as best you can at this difficult time. Larger and Smaller Businesses – Some Different Challenges Larger organisations may be at an…
Read MoreCybercriminals Take Advantage of Covid-19 Outbreak With Phishing Emails
Some cybercriminals have already taken advantage of the fear surrounding the Covid-19 outbreak by sending out phishing emails that promise cures, seek donations, or heighten panic in order to extract personal data and money. Phishing For Fear Cybercriminals rely on exploiting human error that’s often driven by emotional responses. The coronavirus outbreak has, therefore, provided…
Read MoreSurge In Demand For Teleconference Apps and Platforms That Enable Home Working
The need for people to work from home during the Covid-19 outbreak is reported to have led to a huge increase in the downloads of business teleconferencing apps and in the use of popular cloud-based services like G Suite. Surge In Downloads Downloads of remote and collaborative working and communication apps such as Tencent Conference…
Read MoreApple Announces The Closure Of All Stores Outside China Until March 27
Apple has announced that due to the global spread of COVID-19, it will be closing all of its retail stores outside of Greater China until March 27. Flexible Working A statement on the Apple website (Newsroom) highlighted how Apple is adopting “flexible work arrangements worldwide outside of Greater China”. Apple also said that those staff members…
Read MoreTech Tip – Managing Background Apps
If you’re connecting via a mobile device, information, notifications and updates going to and from apps that run in the background can sap your battery power and your data. Here’s how to control which apps are running in the background: – Go to Settings > Privacy > Background app. – To stop all apps from…
Read MoreFeatured Article – 5G Explained
5G (fifth generation) is essentially the next step up and the replacement for your current 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) connection. The main benefits that this new generation of mobile broadband should bring are faster upload and download speeds and faster communication with wireless networks (latency). Spectrum Difference Most carriers currently use low-band spectrum or…
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