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British Airways has finally settled a legal claim after 420,000 of its customers were affected by a data breach. Will this make you rethink how you protect your business’s data? #BritishAirwaysDataBreach #compensation #DataSecurity

If you’ve discovered your current PC won’t be capable of using Windows 11, Microsoft explains why #windows11 #StrictHardwareRequirements

Smart phones and water don’t mix… but how much water can they take before it’s time to say goodbye? A new Android app can test for you – without getting your phone wet! #WaterproofPhone #AndroidApp #WaterResistanceTester

In Singapore they’re offering good guy hackers up to $5,000 (about £3,600) to find and report security vulnerabilities in public sector systems. Should there be more of this? #Singapore #WhiteHackers #HackingDoesPay

100,000 people (and counting) have been scammed by fake crypto-mining apps on Android. People are paying a fee but no mining is happening. If you have any of these apps, delete them #CryptominingApps #MoneyForNothing #scam

There’s a rumour the new iPhone 13 will use satellites to make calls. Looks like that could be for emergencies only. Will you be upgrading? #iPhone13 #SatellitePhone #apple

Do you know a person named Alexa? How do they feel about sharing their name with Amazon’s devices? Do you think Amazon should use a different wake word? #AlexaGetANewName #Amazon #DeedPoll

Ever watched a political debate on TV and spotted politicians reading Twitter? An AI in Belgium is shaming them for using their phones during debates #AIMeasuringScreenTime #BoringDebate #AttentionPlease

This is hilarious… this man’s daughters swapped his real laptop in his bag for a toy one. And he didn’t notice till he got to work. Check your bag now… #BrilliantPrank #ButDontDoItToMe

Did you hear? Windows 11 officially arrives on 5th October. It’ll take several months to fully roll out #windows11 #ReleaseDate #ItsFinallyHere

If your home’s Wi-Fi router or range extender is from 2015 or before… please update or replace it. There’s a big flaw making them a huge security risk #HomeWiFi #SecurityRisk #HardwareUpdate

If you want to search privately online and not be tracked, have you tried DuckDuckGo? It works on all devices. Try it this weekend and tell us what you think #DuckDuckGo #PrivateSearching

Have you ever considered what would happen if your smart home devices were hacked? Researchers have been testing their security. And the results are interesting… #SmartHomeDevices #HackingForResearch #ChangeYourPasswords

This was unexpected… a hacker stole £444 million in cryptocurrency… then gave it all back #HonourAmongThieves

When you first named your business, did you buy lots of domains you’ve never used? GoDaddy’s making it easier for you to sell unwanted domains #GoDaddy #OldURL #ListForSale

Sound problems on another frustrating video call? Google Meet now says if you’re the one causing an echo. Would you switch for this feature? #GoogleMeet #ItsNotMeItMustBeYou #echoechoechoecho

With planned right to repair rules, tech giants can’t impose limits on who can repair their products. Have you been penalised for a non-approved repair before? #RightToRepair #TechGiants

This scary ransomware story shows even low tech criminals are planning attacks. Ransomware is the biggest threat to your business right now. Can we help you prepare? #ransomware #CyberAttacks

Most of us spend too much time on our phones. But how to cut down? The Screen Time feature on iPhones can help. How many hours a day do you use your phone? #ScreenTime #PutYourPhoneDown #addicted

Did you know Microsoft is changing the sounds in the new Windows 11, to make them easier on your ear? #Windows11 #RoundedSounds

Have you seen Microsoft’s Whiteboard app? It makes collaboration easier when you’re working remotely #microsoft #whiteboard #WorkFromHome

The magnetic stripe on credit cards has been around since the 60s. But thanks to contactless and biometrics, it could be phased out within 3 years #MagneticStripe #contactless #EndOfAnEra

The iOS 15 update is going to change the way Do Not Disturb works. It’s now called Focus. You’ll be able to decide which apps can send notifications and when. Will you use it? #focus #iOS15 #AppleUpdate

The latest Windows 10 update seems to have broken the Alt-Tab to flick between applications. Annoying. Have you experienced it? #Windows10Update #UpdateFail #AltTab

What’s the best way to deter a bike thief? How about a foul smell? Anti-theft tech is certainly moving on. What would you like to see next? #AntiTheftTech #KickingUpAStink #innovation

Do you get spam calls on Teams? Microsoft’s about to release an update to stop that #MicrosoftTeams #SpamLikely

Did you know there’s a global chip shortage? Not enough chips are being made for all the new devices. Our new video suggests you order new hardware well in advance #GlobalChipShortage

Are your Work From Home habits likely to follow you back into the workplace? #WorkFromHome #RememberYourTrousers

UK adults spent almost 4 hours a day on the internet during the pandemic. And online shopping sales rose 48%. How did your internet habits change? #InternetUsage #OnlineShopping #ChangeInHabits

What’s your staff turnover like? Rapid staff turnover has been linked to a higher risk of data breaches #DataBreachRisk #StaffTurnover #InsiderThreat

Heard of quantum computing? Within the next decade it’s likely to become a reality, and that could spell disaster for business’s cyber security. Are you concerned? #QuantumComputing #CyberSecurity #QuantumHacks

Google’s making it easier for you to see what incognito mode really means. You’re not invisible online, but your browsing history is deleted #incognito #WhatItReallyMeans

It’s claimed that Google favours its own services in search results. Now a lawsuit’s demanding the search engine be classified as a public utility. What do you think? #GoogleSearch #favouritism #MakeItFairForAll

The first website launched in 1991. There are now 1.86 billion. Here’s a look back at the very first one. What’s been your favourite site over the years? #30YearsOfWebsites #HappyBirthday #GotAFavourite

Lots of restaurants are struggling to find staff right now. Are robots in the kitchen the answer? #CanIHaveComputerChipsWithThat

AirTags are a great way to keep track of your stuff. But could they be used for stalking. Apple’s made a key update, just in case. Is this a concern for you? #AppleAirTags #updates #StalkersBestFriend

Taking screenshots with the new Windows 11 will be easy – the snipping tool is back. You can see a preview video here #windows11 #SnippingToolReturns

The biggest change to Microsoft Office in decades is coming. It’s called Fluid and it syncs information across different apps. Here’s a video explaining it. Are you excited by this? #microsoft #office #FluidIsComing

Do you have a 5G phone yet? This new report reckons there’ll be three billion 5G connections worldwide by 2026 #5G #SuperSpeedInternet

Ooops… a marketing firm in the US has exposed 63 million people to the risk of fraud and identity theft, by not securing its database. Would you like us to check your business’s online security? #ProtectYourData

Ever shown a photo on your phone to someone… and then they started swiping? Panic! Now Google has a locked folder for the photos you don’t want to be seen. Will you use it? #LockedFolder #PrivatePhotos #DontScroll

Microsoft has called its new Edge security project “Super Duper Secure Mode”. Have they been asking Elon Musk for naming ideas??? #edge #SuperDuperSecureMode

Would you like to buy the original source code for the web, written by its inventor? #wwwcode #timbernerslee #LatestNFT

Do you think home workers should be paid less? Some Google employees who work from home permanently could lose pay. Your business wouldn’t do this, would it? #WFH #PayCuts #Google

Teams is fighting back against Zoom. You’ll soon be able to get 98 people on screen in one Teams call. Only 49 on Zoom. Would this make you switch? #zoom #teams #fight #98TinyImages

Did you know you can share your Wi-Fi password without having to read it out? Here’s how to do it on Apple and Android devices #IsThatACapitalZOrASmallz #EasierSharing #LifeHack

Do you have an electric car charger? They’ve been targeted by hackers. Make sure yours is updated #ElectricCars #UpdateYourHomeCarCharger #CyberSecurity

Love your old phone? If you’re running Android Gingerbread or older, it won’t work properly from September 27th. Gingerbread IS 10 years old now… #OldAndroid #NotIntoPhones #GoogleRestrictions

Got a MacBook Air or Pro from 2015 or earlier? Apple’s new MacOS Monterey won’t support your device. Does this affect you? #Apple #NoMoreSupport #Pre2015MacBook

Some UK office workers are losing up to six hours a WEEK dealing with out-of-date technology. If this is happening in your business, we should talk #TimeToUpgrade

You’re not getting the most from Microsoft 365. Our new guide reveals 10 useful hidden apps in 365. Do you find these kind of guides useful? #Microsoft365 #GetMore #FreeGuide

SIP? VoIP? Want to change your office phone system, but getting lost in acronyms? This is a great article to explain it all (and the benefits to you) #SIPvsVoIP #OfficePhoneSystem #ExplainerArticle

Looks like we won’t be getting our Amazon parcels delivered by drone any time soon. Are you disappointed or relieved? #YourDroneIsntOnItsWay #StickToVansForNow

Did you know Windows 10 has built-in encryption features? Here’s how you can use them #encryption #Windows10 #HowTo

Apple may finally have cracked its iPhone battery life problem. New phones will have smaller components to make room for larger batteries. Is this music to your ears? #AppleiPhone #BetterBatteryLife #SmallChipsBigPower

Bitcoin has no direct connection to the real economy. Now El Salvador wants to be the first country to make it legal tender. Do you think the UK will follow? #Bitcoin #LegalTender #ElSalvador

Zoom is paying out £61m after losing a lawsuit in the US. It’ll share the money amongst its users… but sadly we won’t be getting any cash here #NoZoomBonusForTheUK

If your Sunday needs some fun, here’s how to turn yourself into a Pixar character for this week’s Zoom calls #PixarCharacter #MakeVideoCallsMoreEntertaining

Looks like over 60s with only virtual contact feel lonelier. Who can you pop round to say hello to this weekend? #SilverSurfers #loneliness #VirtualContact

This has got to be the ultimate brag – when your phone uses the only space-based mobile network #ASTSpaceMobile #SpaceBasedCellularBroadband #MobilePhoneCoverage

You really won’t be able to update from Windows 10 to Windows 11 if you don’t have the right hardware. With the global chip shortage, you should act now. Can we help? #Windows11 #GlobalChipShortage

Battery anxiety! A modern problem. Now Xiaomi claims it can fully charge a phone in just 8 minutes. Would this make you buy their phone? #Xiaomi #NewChargingRecord #TimeSaver

Another benefit of a paperless office: Save money on printer ink. Some ink costs more than champagne! Can the savings tempt you to ditch ‘official’ ink? #PrinterInkValue #ItCostsHowMuch

Blue screen of death? Groan… Here’s how you can clean boot Windows to figure out the problem more easily #BlueScreenOfDeath #CleanBoot #Windows10

Alexa’s changing. You can now call her Ziggy. And turn her into him with a male voice. Will you change anything, or stick to the default settings? #AlexaAreYouOk #Ziggy #QuantumLeap

One billion iPhones help Apple AirTags find lost things. Looks like Android might be trying the same trick… using the THREE billion Android devices #airtag #WhereDidILeaveThat

The global chip shortage continues. Intel says supplies of processors will be thin this autumn. If you need new hardware, act now. Will this affect you? We can help #intel #ProcessorShortage #YouMayHaveToWait

Have you seen Firefox’s new look? Do you think it’s enough to save the browser from being overshadowed by Safari, Edge and Chrome? #NewLookFirefox #WillItLast #WebBrowser

One of Zoom’s biggest flaws is that only one person can speak at a time. Who would’ve thought talking over each other makes for a better conversation? #ZoomFlaws #OneAtATime #WorkInProgress

This makes online privacy easier – now you can delete the last 15 mins of your Google search history, at the press of a button. iOS only for now #google #DeleteSearchHistory

Here’s a draft list of new emojis coming out later this year. What’s your current most used emoji? Will any of these replace it? #NewEmojis #inclusivity

It seems like Facebook owns many of the apps we use regularly… is the company too powerful? #Facebook #IsItTooPowerful #BigBrother

Lockdown last year saw two years of digital transformation happen in just two months. Do you think our new tech habits are here to stay? #NewTechHabits #DigitalTransformation #KeepSecurityInMind

The UK will make self-driving cars legal this year. Is that a good idea? What do you think? #SelfDrivingCars #UKLaw #WillThisGoWrong

Apple’s pushed back the date for its workers to return to the office because of the rise in Covid cases. How’s your office looking at the moment? #Apple #WFH #BackToWork

Need a new printer for your home office? This is a pretty good roundup #HomePrinters

Zoom is betting big on home working. It’s spending £10 billion buying a cloud call centre operator to improve its Zoom Phone #Zoom #NewAcquisition #ZoomPhone

Did you really just tap that phishing link on your phone? Our new video tells you what to do next #PhishingEmails #MobileDeviceMalware #HeresWhatToDo

The Windows PrintNightmare still isn’t over. More security flaws have been found. Want us to check your business’s system for safety? #windows #PrintNightmare

Ever used a VR headset, and then had motion sickness? Some of us have! Now there may be a solution from Oculus #VRHeadset #MotionSickness #Oculus

New toys! From today you can jump on a WhatsApp group call when you’re ready, like on a Zoom #WhatsAppJoinableCalls #VideoCalling #CheckYourAngles

Got a sensitive photo to send? WhatsApp is launching a ‘view once’ feature for messages. Sorry, Android only for now #WhatsApp #ViewOnceBeta #ReadAndDestroy

New technology could stop children accessing certain sites or posting on social media… by using facial recognition to check their age. Do you think this is a good idea? #SaferInternet #ProtectingChildren #FacialAnalysis

If you’re prone to misplacing things – like your key – you’re probably intrigued by Bluetooth trackers. Which one do you fancy? #BluetoothTracker #WhereAreMyKeys #NeverBeLateAgain

Finally, videos from your Ring doorbell are now going to be encrypted #ring #EndToEndEncryption

Did you know that Google bought Fitbit? Could it release a Pixel watch in the future? #Google #FitBit #NewGadgetsOnYourWrist

Did you know you can show your business’s logo in people’s inboxes, to prove your emails really are from you? It’s called BIMI, and it’s rolling out to Gmail soon #GmailSecurity #AuthenticatedBrandLogo #SpotTheFake

As well as sending you regular reports, this tool based on Google Analytics can now send you an alert if there’s a problem with your website #GAInsights #LifetimeReportsPlan #WillYouUseIt

More of us are swapping back to desktop PCs, thanks to the recent shortage of laptops. Which do you prefer – laptop or desktop? #DesktopVsLaptop #DesktopsAreBackIn #LaptopShortage

37% of backups fail and here are the key reasons why. Has this happened to you? #BackUpFailure #HeresWhy #CheckYourBackUp

Calls on Google Meet are now limited to 60 mins if you use free Gmail. Time to upgrade to a proper video call tool for your business… have you looked at Teams? #GoogleMeet #TimeForAChange #EnforcedLimits

LinkedIn has seen a boom since more people have been working from home. It now has nearly 800 million members. Do you use it regularly? #LinkedIn #ProfessionalNetworking #SeriousSocialMedia

Should Amazon change Alexa’s name? Apparently, it’s causing problems for namesakes all over the world. Do you know an Alexa who’d vote for a change? #Alexa #ChangeYourName #Amazon

If your Wi-Fi network has a % symbol, it could permanently disable Wi-Fi on iPhones and other iOS devices. Has this happened to anyone you know? #DisabledWiFi #WhatsYourNetworkName #WiFiBug

This is cool. Someone posted a new Apple AirTag to a friend and tracked its journey across the UK #AirTag #TrackAnything

5G is still being rolled out – but these researchers are already planning 6G. Roll on 2030 #6GNetworks #LivingIn2030