Category: Tech/Marketing

Whether it’s your pics, your financial information or just your favourite funny cat videos you are storing online, you need to take steps to keep your data safe. Here are some tips to keep you, and your info, safe from the hackers: Keep your password secure. Change your password regularly and don’t use the same password across multiple websites. If hackers crack one password it’s a pain, but if they access all your online accounts it can be a nightmare. As many sites use your email as a login ID,…

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What is online storage? Online storage systems, or “cloud” services as they’re also known, alllow you to store digital media online by uploading it through your computer or mobile device. Though transferred and accessible at any time via the web, the data is actually physically held on mammoth servers owned by whoever provides the partcular service you use (Google, Microsoft etc). Are they safe? The biggest issue with using cloud storage is data security, as you are relying on the service to keep your files and documents secure. If your…

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BBC CLICK >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m9ry BBC WEBWISE >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/0/ INFORMATION COMMISSIONERS OFFICE (ICO) >> https://ico.org.uk/ The ICO is the UK’s independent body set up to uphold information rights. Find out more about our organisation and structure. WEB 100 – list of top websites. >> http://www.web100.com/category/web-100/ THE GADGET SHOW (Channel 5) >> http://www.channel5.com/shows/the-gadget-show GET SAFE ONLINE >> https://www.getsafeonline.org/ LIST OF IOS DEVICES & INFO >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_iOS_devices#iPad

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Work anywhere Multi-position Kickstand The integrated Kickstand now features multiple positions so you can work comfortably whether you’re on the plane, at your desk or in front of the television. With the Kickstand, optional click-in keyboard, and multiple ports (including full-size USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort and microSD card reader), Surface Pro 3 delivers the power, portability and productivity you need.

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Windows 10 is going to be the last major revision of the operating system. Jerry Nixon, a Microsoft development executive, said in a conference speech this week that Windows 10 would be the “last version” of the dominant desktop software. His comments were echoed by Microsoft which said it would update Windows in future in an “ongoing manner”. Instead of new stand-alone versions, Windows 10 would be improved in regular instalments, the firm said. Mr Nixon made his comments during Microsoft’s Ignite conference held in Chicago this week. In a…

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HTC One M8s has new cameras, better processor http://gadgetshow.channel5.com/news/htc-one-m8s-has-new-cameras-better-processor Added: Thu 2 Apr 2015 The HTC One M9 has only just landed, and already there’s another HTC handset to choose from. The HTC One M8s takes last year’s flagship and gives it a minor refresh, with new cameras, a nippier processor and slightly bigger battery. Instead of the UltraPixel rear snapper on the standard One M8, the M8s has a 13-megapixel shooter on the back, with the UltraPixel tech moved to the front-facer. Which should make for great low-light selfies.…

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Android apps to run on Windows, Macs and Linux http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-32160263 Google has released a tool that lets Android apps run on any machine that can run its Chrome browser. Called Arc Welder, the tool acts as a wrapper around Android apps so they can run on Windows, OSX and Linux machines. The software expands the places that Android apps can run and might make it easier for developers to get code working on different machines. But one developer said it was better to write apps that run “natively” rather than…

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BBC News – Android adware ‘infects millions’ of phones and tablets Google has suspended dozens of seemingly popular apps from its Play store after being warned that they were causing devices to show malicious pop-up ads. Post by IMAD Scotland imadscotlandgroup.com.

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