Photos App May Not Be Your ChumPhotos App May Not Be Your Chum There was a sharply polarised reaction to last week’s launch of Google’s new Photos App. To some commentators it is a winner all the way. Unlimited free cloud storage for snaps that will kick anything Apple, Flickr, Microsoft or Amazon are offering into the long grass. For others,…
READ MORE... Brake Must Be Put On Threat To Car SecurityBrake Must Be Put On Threat To Car Security On The Sunday before last, cars started behaving bizarrely in a Manchester car park. Some people returning to their vehicles could not unlock them, others leaving their limos were unable to lock up. One by one, car alarms started to go off. To see this, as…
READ MORE... Google’s Time Management App Is Starting To Sound A Tad Orwellian…Google’s Time Management App Is Starting To Sound A Tad Orwellian… It would appear that Google has aspirations to take over our lives, literally! At least, that is the conclusion we might draw from its purchase of another software outfit. Timeful is an increasingly popular time management App. It does more, though, than be an…
READ MORE... Power Prophets Will Prove To Be MistakenPower Prophets Will Prove To Be Mistaken You might have thought that the election would have kept them busy but no, the Prophets of Doom focused on the Internet this week. Apparently, using the net is gobbling ever increasing amounts of power and the end is nigh. Andrew Ellis, professor of optical communications at Aston…
READ MORE... DVLA Is Set To Drive Us MadDVLA Is Set To Drive Us Mad The DVLA is at it again, making radical changes to its systems that are not matched to need, and not effectively communicated to the nation. In October last year the tax disc went, without many owners understanding how it would work. Many have been unwittingly caught out, especially…
READ MORE... Location Of Risk May Be On WebsitesLocation Of Risk May Be On Websites Here is a challenging term to get both tongues and minds around. A study into ‘geo-inference attacks’ has just been published. Researchers at the National University of Singapore have looked at the risks arising from location information held by computers after web browsing. Without giving exact details, you…
READ MORE... Car Firms Driving Ahead With IdeasCar Firms Driving Ahead With Ideas The automotive sector appears to be a thriving area for IT innovation at the moment. Whilst driverless cars may or may not be a success story for the future, other new developments are making their way into production vehicles now. One new option which is likely to catch on…
READ MORE... An April Fool? No, ‘The Future Of Shopping’An April Fool? No, ‘The Future Of Shopping’ It Proved a good marketing wheeze by Amazon to launch a ridiculous sounding product at April Fools time. People noticed, questioning the announcement’s authenticity, until it was confirmed to be for real. This was the Stateside launch of a suite of self- adhesive, wi-fi enabled push buttons,…
READ MORE... Hotel Hack Shows You Must Be WaryHotel Hack Shows You Must Be Wary A potential new threat to computer security has just been headed off, for now. However, it gives a warning to be vigilant to anyone who uses their laptop on networks in hotels, conference centres and the like. A significant vulnerability was found in a product fairly widely installed…
READ MORE... Driverless Car Is Motoring Towards The MarketplaceDriverless Car Is Motoring Towards The Marketplace As you read this, the most ambitious ‘driverless car’ test run yet is in progress in America. The coast-to-coast trek started on Sunday at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The 3,500-mile trip ends at the New York International Auto Show on Good Friday. This journey follow…
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