What Is A VPN?
In this article, we take a brief look at what a VPN is, how it works, its advantages, plus its disadvantages. What Is A VPN? A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a service that allows you to create a secure connection to another network over the Internet, thereby creating a secure, protected, encrypted ‘tunnel’. A […]
Read moreHybrid Working Could See Half of UK Businesses Cut Office Space
A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey has found that half of UK businesses expect to reduce the size of their office space, and one-third expect to reduce it by 30 percent. Reduce Size of Real Estate Portfolio The Occupier Survey of 258 of the UK’s largest companies found that half of the organisations surveyed expect to […]
Read moreConservative Party Gets £10,000 Data Protection Fine
The ICO has fined the Conservative Party £10,000 for sending unlawful marketing emails to people who did not want to receive them. Breach The ICO has decided that after an investigation into emails sent from the Conservative Party, in the name of Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, during the eight days in July 2019 after […]
Read moreLatest Trends In Hospitality
There is no denying the last year has been challenging for hospitality businesses, so getting it right post-lockdown is super important! Find out the simple steps you can take to make your hospitality venue the best place to be in 2021! Staycation Hotels, listen up! With international travel still not guaranteed to return for 2021, […]
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Clubhouse For Android Launched In The UK
Drop-in audio conversation social network app ‘Clubhouse’ has launched its Android (beta) version for download in the UK. Clubhouse Android Launched In English-Speaking Countries San Francisco-based Clubhouse announced on May 9 that, starting in the U.S., and quickly following in other English-speaking countries, it was rolling out of the beta Android version of its popular […]
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Life After Cookies
With Google recently committing to phasing out third-party cookies as Firefox and Safari have already done, we take a brief look at the possible alternatives and replacements for using cookies to track and understand user behaviour. Cookies Cookies are pieces of code/small text files used for tracking and stored on the browser of someone who […]
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The Issue of Push Payment Fraud Reimbursement
With Barclays Bank recently publishing the figures of refunds it made to customers who fell victim to authorised push payment (APP) fraud, there have been calls for greater transparency and reform to the current (voluntary) reimbursement code. Authorised Push Payment (APP) Fraud APP refers to situations where consumers have used a bank transfer to pay […]
Read morewhat are the benefits of restaurant wifi?
A study from BT shows approximately 87% of consumers connect to WiFi when in a bar, pub, or restaurant. So how important is having guest WiFi in your hospitality venue? Bottom line, very important! Find out in this article the benefits of providing guest WiFi and how to use it to your advantage. So what […]
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Huge Lockdown Profits For Amazon
Changing consumer habits due to lockdown are believed to have been a big factor in Amazon’s Q1 profits being a massive three times larger than last year. Huge Profit Growth in Just One Year In the first 3 months of 2020, before the first lockdowns for the pandemic, Amazon recorded a $2.5bn profit. Fast forward to the […]
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Old Router Risks Could Affect Millions
An investigation by consumer watchdog ‘Which?’ has highlighted how millions of people around the UK are using old routers with security flaws. The Investigation The Which? investigation surveyed 6,000 UK adults and, with the help of Red Maple Technologies, looked at the security aspects of 13 models of (commonly used) old routers from companies such […]
Read moreRobot Police Dog Sent Back With Tail Between Its Legs
It has been reported that NYPD has cancelled its contract with the company that supplied its ‘robot dog’ after the robot’s militarised appearance increased tensions with civilians at a difficult time for police relations. What Robot Dog? The robot ‘dog’ nicknamed ‘Digidog’ was ordered last year by the NYPD from specialist robot company Boston Dynamics […]
Read moreWhat is Sensee Technology?
What is Sensee? Developed in Norway, Sensee is an automatic fridge and freezer temperature recording system. With breakthrough submarine technology that allows radio waves to travel through industrial kitchen equipment, it is the best product of its kind on the market. Brand new to the UK, Sensee was specially designed to take automatic recordings of […]
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