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  192018th February 2014Check out cameras are the solutionCan we hear the faint first toll of the death knell for the self-service supermarket checkout? Waitrose appeared to be the first to break ranks with the trend towards them by announcing the removal of the do-it-yourself tills from a store in Milton Keynes This came days afte... Read More
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  280717th February 2014It’ll be app-y days with CamScannerOne of the more widely downloaded and popular apps around has just been upgraded to a new version. This is CamScanner, which claims to have more than 16 million users in 208 countries. For those unfamiliar with it, this is a top performing PDF generator which takes the view ... Read More
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  209817th February 2014A Computer as Easy to Build as LegoKano, reputedly the most crowdfunded learning invention of all time, is a toolkit to allow anyone, including young children, to build a computer and learn to program it.  Over 13,000 people from more than 50 countries raised $1.5 million (in 30 days) to make it a reality. T... Read More
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  198811th February 201410 Million Android Apps Infected!Internet security firm Kaspersky Labs have revealed that there are now over 10 million malicious android apps on the market. The malware, the majority of which is developed in Russia, can send spam and snoop on passwords. However, stealing a user’s financial information is... Read More
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  262110th February 2014Safer Internet Day 2014 – Let’s create a better internet togetherSafer Internet Day 2014 – Let’s create a better internet together Tomorrow (11th February) is Safer Internet Day. This is organised by the UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) in February of each year to promote the safe and responsible use of online technology and mobile ph... Read More
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  721914th January 2014DPD is voted UK’s top courier firmDPD is voted UK’s top courier firm. UK parcel delivery firm, DPD, has topped a poll of almost 9,000 parcel recipients on Martin Lewis’ MoneySavingExpert website. DPD is the preferred courier used by PC PAL to collect and returned repaired customer's Laptops and Tablets a... Read More
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  36782nd January 2014A look at TabletsA look at the evolution of Tablets. I would like to share my experiences as a long-term tablet user and also as a recent owner of a Microsoft Surface 2 RT (the cheaper model!). With the burgeoning variants of tablets now on the market (some just £50 whilst others are nearly... Read More
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  240725th December 2013Christmas GreetingsOn behalf of the PC PAL team, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all our loyal customers (and hopefully new ones!) for their support this past year and to wish you all a Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year! Ps… Don’t forget to stay safe online and remember... Read More
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  240012th September 2013Core text exploit that can crash iOS and OS X appsWith most attacks and Trojans aimed at Google’s Android and Microsoft’s Windows, Apple Mac and iPhone users may think there are no threats out there that affect them. But recently with more and more people now owning Apple products some attacks are just targeting Apple p... Read More
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  224912th September 2013BT shuts down dial up connectionAs of the 1st September BT will shut down its dial up internet access. The decision was made because there are only a tiny amount of customers who currently use dial up modems to go online. The majority of BT customers have moved over to broadband, but many people in rural a... Read More