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  188419th August 2016Smartphones Not So Clever On Sales New Figures ShowSmartphones Not So Clever On Sales New Figures Show There were some interesting figures published when market watchers International Data Corporation (IDC) published analyses of smartphone and tablet sales for this year so far. For the first time since Apple revolutionised t... Read More
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  166912th August 2016Web Addiction Spoils The PartyWeb Addiction Spoils The Party The candles glowed on the birthday cake when websites celebrated their 25th last week but some at the party pondered what the future holds. The very first website went live on the embryonic internet on August 6, 1991. For the first time an onli... Read More
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  18215th August 2016Hi-Tech Wizardry Employed On The Road To Olympic GoldHi-Tech Wizardry Employed On The Road To Olympic Gold Inevitably, the Olympic Games, now opening in Rio, will be the most technological yet. Teams are deploying tech in ever more innovative ways. The GB rowing team is using Visual Analytics to collect and compare performance... Read More
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  201129th July 2016360-Degree Cameras Are Transforming Our View Of The World360-Degree Cameras Are Transforming Our View Of The World The Faroe Islands, that remote corner of Denmark parked out in Icelandic waters, with a population much the same as Leamington Spa, has not been mapped by Google Street View yet. The islanders are feeling left out. In... Read More
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  174722nd July 2016Sunny Days Ahead Set For New Weather AppSunny Days Ahead Set For New Weather App With the sort of summer we are having, keeping an eye on the weather forecast is fairly essential, but which app is the best? Is it the Met Office, BBC Weather, Accuweather, Dark Sky, Weather Underground, the list goes on. Well, Clime... Read More
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  267415th July 2016HummingBad Virus Is Causing EpidemicHummingBad Virus Is Causing Epidemic Yet another important security warning was published last week, this time about a raging epidemic infecting Android devices. Security specialists Check Point turned the spotlight on a group of Beijing-based cybercriminals. They have infec... Read More
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  16118th July 2016Hostile Takeover Of WiFi A Big ConcernHostile Takeover Of WiFi A Big Concern Security research specialists Arbor Networks unleashed a report this week that should concern everyone using WiFi to connect up stuff in their homes. Wifi enabled cameras, surveillance systems, online fridges and, especially, webcams ar... Read More
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  16264th July 2016If Your Planning A City Visit Then It Is Time To MoovitIf Your Planning A City Visit Then It Is Time To Moovit As suitcases are being dusted off, the great summer getaway is now hotly anticipated. For some, that will mean a city visit and for them there is an extra App to consider packing and that is Moovit. This time last year,... Read More
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  173127th June 2016Leo Loitering At Airport Check-InLeo Loitering At Airport Check-In There are always boffins eager to take automation to the next step. At the airport terminal, it seems, that means putting wheels on an automated check-in machine and morphing it with a luggage trolley to create a baggage handling robot calle... Read More
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  164117th June 2016LinkedIn Users May See The Dark Side Of TakeoverLinkedIn Users May See The Dark Side Of Takeover If you are a LinkedIn user, then Microsoft just brought your CV and your list of professional contacts, and, furthermore, paid over the top for them! The Seattle-based old timer paid a walloping 26 billion dollars to acquire t... Read More