For some time now, there has been a plan that from September 2023, BT Openreach would stop selling any new analogue phone lines. This is the next step in the UK landline shutdown, which is due to complete by the end of 2025. On 8th August 2023, Openreach announced a variation to this plan. The
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This month saw the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 – the latest version of Samsung’s folding phone-tablet hybrid. There are three models – 256GB, 512GB and 1TB – with prices ranging from £1750 to £2050. Therefore, an expensive gadget to splash out on, so let’s look at some of the key features:
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School summer holidays are fast-approaching, which means that so is the peak time of year for UK residents travelling abroad. Every year, a proportion of travellers are unfortunately hit with unexpectedly high mobile phone bills. To minimise your risk, take a few moments to familiarise yourself with the following tips: Before you leave home Whilst
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Publicity and communication about IT security has heightened significantly over recent years. As a result, businesses and individuals are generally more aware of the risks and of ways to mitigate them. However, recently-released data shows that cyber criminals’ activity is ever-increasing. Reports indicate that Cybercriminals often attempt to steal usernames, passwords, credit card details, bank
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Microsoft Teams has, for some years now, been a key application used by a large proportion of UK businesses. The use of Teams soared during the Covid pandemic, when home-working was suddenly thrust upon many organisations. Since then, it has continued to be a market-leader as a business communication tool and meeting forum. Microsoft continues
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If you have ever wondered who visits your website, where they come from, or what they look at whilst they’re there, then you’ve been thinking about the data that Google Analytics provides. Google Analytics is an important tool that gives you insights to your website’s performance. It helps you understand your audience better and enables
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Bookings is an application within Microsoft 365 that helps with the efficient management of calendars. It integrates with Outlook and with Microsoft Teams, and helps managers to organise staff calendars and manage day to day scheduling. It is also an application that can be shared externally – for example enabling your customers to select time
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Although the next Apple mobile release isn’t expected until September, information is already circulating about what we can expect from the iPhone 15 series. The iPhone 15 family is expected to feature four models: Whilst full details will be revealed at the official launch, it is anticipated that The launch date for iPhone 15 has
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It’s a subject we have written about before, but there has been another recent flurry of Phishing emails attempting to gain people’s login details. Phishing is the term used for an email (or other communication) in which a fraudster masquerades as a reputable organisation in an attempt to steal information or money. Attackers make Phishing
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As from October this year, Microsoft will stop supporting the server Operating System known as “Windows Server 2012 R2”. The platform is 10 years old this year and no further updates – including security fixes – will be rolled out after October, leaving potential vulnerabilities for those still using it. What should you do if
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