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Twitter is working on three new misinformation warning labels, to help protect us from misleading statements. What do you think about this? #twitter #WarningLabels

Do you know your viruses from your worms? Your worms from your trojans? No? Read our new guide to malware. It’s been written so anyone can understand it #KnowYourEnemy #NotEverythingIsAVirus #TheMoreYouKnow

Do you have a 5G phone yet? Wired has declared it’s now worth getting one… #5GOrNot5G #ThatIsTheQuestion

Bing alerts. They’re back on your Windows 10 device and they’re annoying people already. Are they annoying you? #BingAlerts #Windows10 #DoTheyAnnoyYou

Are you Cyber Essentials Certified yet? It’s an easy process. Let’s talk.

This is useful: In Chrome you can now link to specific text on any page #chrome #LinkToText

What are your thoughts on virtual reality? Almost a fifth of all Facebook employees are working on VR and augmented reality #VirtualReality #HereToStay

This is a shock: Many websites’ cookie banners might be against GDPR. A privacy group is taking action against ‘cookie banner terror’ #GDPR #CookieBannerTerror #PrivacyOnline

Do you offer perks for your team? Do they really increase productivity? #PerksOfTheJob #TheCompanyCares #MoraleBoost

There are some pretty cool translation tools on the way to Teams on your mobile phone. Here’s the lowdown #microsoft #teams #NewToys

A lot of our internet traffic goes through giant cables on the sea floor. Here’s a great photo essay of technology meeting nature #UnderTheSea #TheOceanAndTheInternet

3 Incredible short videos showing your team how easily they can be hacked, take a look…

Windows 10 is new and innovative… so where did Microsoft get inspiration for its upcoming update? Er… from Windows 8, apparently #Windows10 #OrWindows8 #BeYourOwnInspiration

Your search & browsing history is private info, right? Here’s how to keep it private. You can now password protect your Google activity pages. Will you do this? #SearchHistory #PasswordProtected #Google

Ever wish you had an assistant to do some of your Zoom meetings for you and take notes? Otter.ai can do that #YourVeryOwnPA #ZoomFatigue #OtterAiBusiness

Ever wondered how much cyber criminals earn from ransomware attacks? It’s a LOT #ransomware #CyberCriminals #RansomwareCybergangProfile

Seen the new features on Windows 10? What do you think about them? #Windows10 #NewFeatures #WhatDoYouThink

Windows 10 Timeline lets you sync work across multiple devices. It’s great! Oh no… it’s being killed off… how do you feel about this? #Windows10 #ByeByeTimeline #TheBigHeaveHo

Three new Cyber Security videos that will change the way you think…see what the hackers see now. #Behindthehack #Cybersecurity

Want to know what data Google and its apps are collecting on you? And how to stop it? Read this, now #GoogleApps #DataCollecting #TheyAreWatching

Wow – it’s already been 3 years since GDPR came in. Here are some of the biggest fines recorded #gdpr #BiggestFines #AreYouCompliant

Proving your identity when buying a house is a pain. Now you can use your mobile to prove who you are. What else would this be useful for? #ProofOfID #ItsAllOnYourPhone #ThisIsHandy

Storing photos with Google Photo? Unlimited free storage ends today. Here’s what you can do instead #GooglePhotos #PhotoStorage #15GBLimit

Welcome to June Business IT Security – Jump on and view our brand new content and protect your business. #ITsupport #JuneSecurity #Educational

How annoying are website videos that auto play? Good news: Microsoft Edge may soon be blocking them #GoodbyeAutoPlay #MicrosoftEdge #ItsTheLittleThings

Here’s a great list of the best apps for small business in 2021 (spoiler: Microsoft 365 is at number 1) #SmallBusinessApps #BestApps #Microsoft365

Do you subscribe to HelloFresh meal delivery kits? Check their messages carefully – they’re among several brands being spoofed #MealDeliveryKit #SpoofedWebsites #ProtectYourData

It looks like Instagram might finally be on your desktop after years of being mobile-only. They’re testing it right now. Will you use this? #InstagramDesktop #TestingTesting #MoreDistractions

People have sent more than £1.4 million in cryptocurrency to criminals impersonating Elon Musk over the past six months. Do they think he’s short of a few quid? #scammers #cryptocurrency #ItsElonCanYouLendMeSomeMoney

We love Teams, but it can be tricky to share files in meetings, can’t it? Lucky for us, Microsoft is making it a smoother process. Great! #TeamsWe love Teams, but it can be tricky to share files in meetings, can’t it? Lucky for us, Microsoft is making it a smoother process. Great! #Teams #update #EasierFileSharing

Do you feel like Windows 10 could be running faster for you? Here are some tips on how to speed it up #Windows10 #SpeedItUp #tips

Are you forever on the hunt for a phone charger to borrow? Here’s a list of the apps that are draining the most life from your battery. How many of these do you use? #TimeToDeleteSomeApps #BatteryLife #AnyoneGotACharger

Did you know that Windows 10 has built-in ransomware protection? Possibly not. Here’s how you turn it on (do it now) #ransomware #Windows10 #YourFirstJobToday

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Amazon’s packaging: A USB drive arriving in a box large enough for a car isn’t unusual. Amazon has a plan to change this #AmazonBoxes #CardboardShortage #BadNewsForEggs

Oops… this guy downloaded a fake app by mistake, and lost £434,000 of Bitcoin. Does that put you off crypto currencies? #nightmare #FakeApp

Facebook is desperate to get iPhone owners to turn on app tracking in the new iOS 14 update. Will you be giving them access to your data?

Amazon’s profits tripled in the first quarter of this year. Lockdown’s been very good for Jeff’s company. It made more than £5.8 billion in just 3 months

While working from home, have we lost innovation due to less contact with colleagues? Apparently AI can help. Would you trust this in your business? #NewInnovation #AISolutions #WFH

Do you give your staff a choice in the remote hardware they use? A study’s revealed 78% of millennials are more productive when using tech they like

Oh no! a fire, in your office. Everyone’s safe and no-one’s hurt. But your server’s been destroyed. Do you wish you’d checked your backup more closely? Read our new guide to protect your business #FireInTheOffice #ByeByeData #FreeGuide

Flash really is deader than dead now. It’s leaving Windows 10 in the summer

We think of hackers as bad, but a small percentage use their powers for good. They search software to find faults and bugs. And they’re earning a lot of money #TheGoodGuys #HackersHelping #NotAllBad

Soon, all your meetings on Microsoft Teams will be recorded automatically. Good idea or a terrible one?

In 2003 a guy called Barrett Lyon created a map of the internet. Now he’s done it again, showing the growth over the years. It’s very pretty to look at #BarrettLyon #MapOfTheInternet #SoPretty

STOP! Don’t ignore the dangers of the Dark Web. If your personal or business credentials have been breached or stolen we can help you today. Let’s talk.

Rearranging the office to make it Covid safer? Here are the best desk positions to keep your team focused and productive

Another pandemic bonus … older people have embraced the internet more. Do you have older relatives who’ve become more internet-savvy? #SilverSurfers #EveryonesOnZoom #WeLoveIt

You could help choose the next Microsoft default font. Vote now! But remember… with great power comes great responsibility

Do you use Instagram? If your account isn’t set to private, you’re helping Facebook’s AI to teach itself. Which of your photos do you think it’s learnt the most from?! #FacebookAI #WhatsYourInstaAccountLike #TimeToChangeSettings

Whoah! These are cool. Extending screens and foldable tablets. Sadly they’re just prototypes right now. Would you want one? #PhoneOrTablet #ExtendingScreen #GreatIdea

You don’t need a proper scanner any more. Android’s just introduced a really powerful document scanner for your phone #android #scanner #CoolBusinessApps

There are too many video-based calls and events. So how do you make sure yours stand out? Here are 4 big problems and their solutions #AnotherVideoCall #StandOut #HekpfulTips

Our May Business Tech Newsletter is out today. House safe is your business Data? Have a read this morning…

Microsoft’s Cortana assistant is vanishing from mobiles. What’s that? You never used it? Yep… that’s why it’s going #RIPCortana

Did you try to have 2 minutes in control of Spot, the paintballing robot dog? #PaintballRampage #ControlSpot #ArtOrStunt https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56182268

Human brain cells in microchips? Sounds a bit… Frankenstein’s monster to us. What do you think about this one? #BraincellsInMicrochips #IsThisGoingTooFar #WhatDoYouThink https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-weaving-human-brain-cells-microchips

Ransomware is a big problem. The average ransom paid in 2019 was $800,000. Whoa… here’s how you can avoid falling victim while working from home #ransomware #ProtectYourself #WFH https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2021/02/06/working-from-home-heres-how-to-avoid-becoming-a-ransomware-victim/?s=cybersecurity&sh=2775d60c7676

Isn’t it annoying when you want to play Spotify on your iPhone? Apple Music just seems to… get in the way. Soon you’ll be able to set Spotify as your

Jeff Bezos is a very rich man. And since he’ll soon be leaving his hands on role at Amazon, he’ll have time to buy stuff. Do you think Jeff buys

Spotify has launched its first gadget… a Spotify player for your car called Car Thing. Catchy name. Sadly it’s only for the US at the moment. We want one! #spotify

Do you like paying with your face using iPhone’s FaceID? When you don’t have a mask on, anyway. This report says it’s going to be huge in the future #FacialRecognition

You’ve heard of end-to-end encryption, right? So what is it? This 5 minute video explains it perfectly #EndToEndEncryption #TheMoreYouKnow #QuickVid https://mashable.com/video/end-to-end-encryption-explained/

Chrome is a great browser. But Microsoft’s Edge is getting better and better. Here’s a good comparison. Which do you prefer? #chrome #edge #BrowserWars https://www.makeuseof.com/microsoft-edge-vs-google-chrome-best-browser-2021/

This is funny – cyber-security experts sometimes can’t tell the difference between the names of malware and rappers #CyberSecurity #MalwareOrRapper #DoYouKnow https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2021/02/08/cybersecurity-pros-mistake-rappers-for-malware/?ss=cybersecurity&sh=7452f8094b94

This is scary…it’s how hackers can lock you out of your WhatsApp. Do you still use WhatsApp to discuss business with colleagues? #WhatsApp #hackers https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/scam-could-let-hackers-lock-you-out-of-whatsapp

Scary: It can take up to 6 months for hackers to roll out a ransomware attack. Our new video has the warning signs to look out for #SpotADataBreach #WarningSigns #FreeVideo

15% 0f people use their pets’ names as their password. Unless your dog has a highly unusual name, please don’t do this #passwords #cybersecurity #Fluffy123 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56680790

Another week, another massive leak. Data scraped from 500 million LinkedIn profiles has been found for sale online. Are you concerned? #LinkedIn #DataScraping #DarkWeb https://thetechportal.com/2021/04/09/linkedin-data-leak/

Did you know you can switch on live captioning for Zoom calls? This can also create a transcription of the call, so you never miss a word. Will you use

Training can be boring, right? But how would you feel about virtual training? Strap on a headset and it goes from dull to an experience. Do you think your team

Always looking at your phone? The new Android “Heads Up” feature is here to save you. It’ll remind you to look up if you’re walking and browsing #android #HeadsUp #safety

Your iPhone is giving you away, ALL the time, thanks to the advertising identifier. Here’s what you can do about it #YoureBeingTracked #CheckYourSettings #ALittlePrivacyPlease https://mashable.com/article/apple-iphone-privacy-setting-advertising-identifier/

This is good – soon you’ll be able to join a Teams meeting with just one click from your calendar #teams #outlook #OneClickMagic https://www.techradar.com/news/this-new-microsoft-teams-tool-should-mean-you-never-miss-a-meeting-again

Terrible news… the �� emoji isn’t cool any more #ButILikeIt #WhatAreWeGoingToUseInstead https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/14/tech/crying-laughing-emoji-gen-z/index.html

Think hacking is just about stealing your data? Think again. A hacker tried to poison the water system in a Florida town… this is scary stuff #KillerHackers #MoreThanData #WhatsTheWorstYouveHeard https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55989843

Slow PC? This might be why #SlowPC #frustration #windows10 https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/common-mistakes-slow-down-pc/

Did you know that Windows 10 has MANY keyboard shortcuts? Which ones do you use day to day? #KeyboardShortcuts #Windows10 #CtrlZ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/keyboard-shortcuts-in-windows-dcc61a57-8ff0-cffe-9796-cb9706c75eec

Which charger are you using to power your devices? Think it doesn’t matter? Turns out the charger you choose can have a big impact on battery health #BatteryHealth #AnyoneGotACharger #ButNotThatOne

One business has had a great pandemic… Amazon. They always seem to be delivering stuff to our homes. Here’s how Amazon did it. Are you a fan? #Amazon #FromBookstoreToBillions #RiseToSuccess

Cyber-crime is costing the world economy £1 trillion per year. You need a plan to keep your business protected. And we’ve written a free guide to help get you started

40% of UK businesses say they’re going to invest in AI technology this year. How could Artificial Intelligence help your business? #AIforBusiness #2021investments #UKbusiness https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/uk-businesses-investing-in-artificial-intelligence-to-help-with-covid-19-recovery-120354556.html

Got an Apple HomePod mini smart speaker? A secret temperature and humidity sensor has been discovered inside #apple #HomePod #SecretSensors https://www.whathifi.com/news/apple-homepod-mini-appears-to-have-mysterious-hidden-sensor

Going for a run but can’t find your FitBit? Now you’ve no excuses. Find your Fitbit from your phone using something called Tile #fitbit #tile #HealthyLiving https://mashable.com/article/fitbit-tile-bluetooth-tracker-inspire-2

Why should people with iPhones have all the fun? Hot new social media platform Clubhouse is finally coming to Android. Will you sign up? #clubhouse #android #ClubhouseFOMO https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/22/clubhouse-says-its-android-launch-will-take-a-couple-of-months/

Did you hear that Elon Musk put a mind-reading chip in a monkey… so it could play games? �� What will he do next?! If the technology was available, would

An announcement: Office 2021 will be arriving later this year #Microsoft365 #NewOffice #ShinyNewToy https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/18/22288959/microsoft-office-2021-windows-mac-features-release-date-price

This has been frustrating us about Teams – you can’t respond to specific messages so you lose context. Microsoft is about to fix that #microsoft #teams #MessageContextNeeded https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/microsoft-teams-update-will-fix-one-of-its-most-frustrating-shortcomings

Chrome can be a real memory hog and slow down your computer. Here’s why #chrome #MemoryHog https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/chrome-using-much-ram-fix-right-now/

Has your Windows 10 PC started to slow? Check out this guide on clearing the junk and getting back up to speed #microsoft #windows10 #NotScaredByASlowComputer https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-way-clean-windows-10-step-step-guide/

What do you do with old iPhone boxes? Throw them away or keep them? And if you keep them, what are you keeping them for? There’s a debate raging about

Speech-to-text apps are having a resurgence. Here are 10 ways you can use them to benefit your business #SpeechToText #productivity #business https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/10-ways-speech-apps-benefit-business

Have you heard about LG’s rollable phone? The screen rolls out to increase its size. And it’s real! Should be released this year. Would you be tempted by one of

Microsoft is the latest company to adopt hybrid working. Do you think a mix of office and WFH is the way forward now? #microsoft #FutureOfWork #RemoteWorking https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22344273/microsoft-redmond-headquarters-open-hybrid-workplace

How much would you pay for a pizza? Spare a thought for the guy who bought 2 pizzas with Bitcoin in 2010… today that’s worth £440 million! #bitcoin #crypto #BiggestRegret

Stripe’s now the most valuable business in Silicon Valley history at $95 billion. Does your company take payments online through Stripe? #stripe #ecommerce #FinTech https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/stripe-just-became-silicon-valleys-most-valuable-business-ever