Archive for May 2022
Featured Article : Whatâs Ahead for WhatsApp?
Following the launch of the new business-focused WhatsApp Cloud API, we take a look at where Facebookâs (i.e. Meta) popular secure chat app is heading. Cloud API Last week, Facebookâs WhatsApp announced that it was opening WhatsApp to all businesses and developers with a new cloud-based API service. WhatsApp Cloud API, on the WhatsApp Business Platform, offers businesses…
Read MoreTech News : New Microsoft Update Enables ‘Reactions’ In Outlook
With the next update, as part of Microsoftâs 365 roadmap, Outlook users will soon be able to âreactâ to Outlook emails without sending or receiving incremental emails. Like Emojis The Microsoft âReactionsâ feature will enable Outlook users to choose a thumbs up, laugh, heart, celebrate, or shed a tear reaction to emails. As well as applying…
Read MoreTech News: New Spy-Spotting App From MI5
The UK governmentâs MI5-run âCentre for the Protection of National Infrastructureâ has launched a new app to help people spot approaches from foreign spies and organised criminals seeking sensitive information. Really? How Big Is The Problem? According to MI5, it spotted 10,000 UK nationals across society being approached last year via fake social media profiles,…
Read MoreTech Insight : Augmented Vision From ‘Smart’ Contact Lenses?
In this insight, we look at the development, applications, and issues relating to new âsmart eyeâ wearables such as smart glasses and contact lenses. Smart Contact Lenses Smart contact lenses, such as those in development by health and technology company Mojo, use a tiny micro-LED display the size of a grain of sand to display…
Read MoreSecurity Stop-Press : Warning About Fake DHL Customer Support Chatbot Phishing Scam
Trustwave SpiderLabs cybersecurity researchers have warned that criminals are using fake DHL customer support chatbots to scam victims out of personally identifiable information and payment data. Victims are directed to the fake chatbots by a phishing email saying that the target has a parcel waiting with DHL, and further instructions are needed. The advice is…
Read MoreTech News : WhatsApp Rolls-Out Emojis and Sharing Of Files Over 2GB
Following last monthâs announcement, Metaâs WhatsApp is rolling-out emojis and the ability to share files within WhatsApp up to 2GB in size. Communities The new features are being added as part of WhatsAppâs âvision for Communitiesâ where the idea is to âhelp people have the next best thing to an in-person conversation when they want to talk to…
Read MoreTech Insight : Ereaders? Amazon, Kobo …And The Others
In this insight, we look what ereaders are, their strengths and weaknesses, and popular makes and models. Ereaders Ereaders / e-book readers / e-book devices are mobile electronic devices that look similar to tablets and are designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books, newspapers and magazines which the user downloads to the device.…
Read MoreFeatured Article: Who Accepts CryptoCoins Now?
With its volatile past and with a recent survey showing that almost one-third of small businesses in the US now accept them as payment, we look at who accepts CryptoCoins in payment for goods and services. Cryptocurrencies CryptoCoins / cryptocurrencies are digital/virtual currencies, secured by cryptography with no central issuing or regulating authority and donât…
Read MoreTech News : ICANN’T Delete Russian Domains
ICANN, the US-based non-profit organisation responsible for overseeing the Internetâs Domain Name System (DNS) has turned down a request by Ukraineâs Deputy Prime Minister to revoke Russian domain names. The Request In a published response from Göran Marby, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), he outlined what Ukraineâs…
Read MoreSecurity Stop-Press : Scam Warning – Fake Charity Websites
A warning has been issued by the BBC, following its own investigation, to beware of the hundreds of fake charity websites that have now been set up by scammers to trick people into donating money to the people and the military of Ukraine. Some have even been using well known charity brands such as âSave…
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