IT & Security News

Summer Apple Pips : 10 MORE iPhone Tips
Following in from last week, here are 10 more top iPhone tips / tricks you may not know about that could make your life easier and help you to be more productive: 1. Use QuickPath for Faster Typing When you’re in a hurry and need to type out messages or emails with one hand, the…

Summer Apple Pips : 10 Top iPhone Tricks
Here are 10 top iPhone tips / tricks you may not know about that could make your life easier and help you to be more productive: 1. Digitally Sign Documents Gone are the days when you needed a printer or scanner to sign important documents. With your iPhone, you can quickly add your signature to…

Summer Android Tips – Part1
Summer is the perfect time to refresh your Android skills and boost your productivity, whether you’re in the office or on the go. In this article, we’ve gathered together 10 top tips to help you make the most of your Android device during the sunny season, keeping you efficient, secure, and focused. 1. Use Voice…

Essentials Explained : What Can Microsoft 365 Do?
Microsoft 365 is packed with numerous apps designed to save time, boost productivity and help you work smarter. Here’s a closer look at some essential (yet often under-utilised) applications that can make a significant difference in your daily workflow. Planner This app is a task management tool that helps teams create detailed plans, assign tasks,…

Apple More Responsible In Training Its AI Models?
Following concerns about AI companies scraping data from the web to train their AI models, Apple has sought to present itself as being a better and more ethical AI provider by highlighting how the training and development of its AI models have been done responsibly. Apple Intelligence At its 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference, the tech…

Global Call-Spoofing Operation Shut Down
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has shut down a global call-spoofing operation called ‘Russian Coms’ which is believed to have been used to swindle more than 170,000 victims. Russian Coms Russian Coms is the name of the major caller ID spoofing platform used by criminals to make over 1.8 million fraudulent calls to victims…

EU Funds 15 Blockchain Startups To Fight Misinformation
As part of the NGI TrustChain initiative, 15 startups have been awarded €1.8 million in funding to use blockchain to tackle online misinformation, fraud and fake identities. What Is Blockchain? Blockchain technology (first released in 2009 and the technology behind Bitcoin) is the decentralised digital ledger system that securely records transactions across multiple computers, ensuring…

New Index Reveals Cyber Criminal Countries
In this insight, we look at how a recently developed ‘World Cybercrime Index’ appears to show the globe’s key cybercrime hotspots by ranking the most significant sources of cybercrime at a national level. Three Years To Develop The world-first World Cybercrime Index (WCI) was developed by following three years of intensive research as part of a joint…

Is Automated Driving Safe Yet?
In light of two recent reports of motorcyclists being killed in collisions with Tesla vehicles in Autopilot mode, we look closely at the issue of whether automated driving is really safe. Death of Two Motorcyclists If automated driving is a factor in death on the roads, it seems legitimate to ask the question ‘is automated…

Apple’s New Operating Systems With Intelligence
Apple has released the iOS 18.1 developer beta for iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 which initially gives users a taste of a limited number of Apple Intelligence features. Apple Intelligence is the company’s suite of machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies (as announced WWDC24 in June) designed to enhance user experience on…
[grid_plus name="Tech News"]