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  • Slack pushes iOS UI redesign with new tabs

    Popular business communication tool Slack has updated its iOS app with some UI changes aimed at making the sometimes confusing platform easier to navigate. A similar update came last week to Slack’s Android beta.  There are now four tabs at the bottom of the app: Home, DMs, Mentions, and You. Previously some of these much […]

  • Microsoft adds ‘reply all’ email chain protection to Office 365

    Microsoft has reportedly introduced an update to Office 365 that will curb the pressure put on email servers when people on very large email chains ‘reply all’. Known as ‘reply all email storms’, the act of several people replying all to an email chain has been known to crash servers. ZDNet first reported the change, saying Microsoft […]

  • How to speed up your home network: five simple tips

    Internet speeds around the home have never been faster with cable, fibre and even 5G now entering the home. But they have also never been slower due to sheer demand in today’s homes with our increasing numbers of connected devices. We need more of that bandwidth to power Netflix, Disney+ and other streaming TV services, […]

  • This VPN could change everything with its decentralized approach

    Consumers and businesses alike are now relying on VPNs to protect their privacy and increase their anonymity online. However, most VPN services are highly centralized and many lack transparency which makes it difficult to know how protected your data really is online. The blockchain-based ecosystem Tachyon has developed a decentralized VPN that it thinks could […]

  • Excited for the new iPhone? Take our iPhone through the ages quiz

    The first flagship new iPhone of a brand new decade is expected to launch in September this year, and we’re already hearing a lot of rumors about the upcoming family of devices. In our coverage of the new iPhone, we wanted to take a look back through the 13-year history of Apple’s smartphone. It has […]

  • iOS 13.5 will send iPhone Medical ID information to emergency services

    An update coming in iOS 13.5 and watchOS 6.2.5 will link Apple’s Medical ID and Emergency SOS features to automatically send Medical ID information to the emergency services (via 9to5Mac).  Medical ID is a section of iOS that lets you upload medical information like allergies or medications and is accessible by holding the side button […]

  • Xiaomi Black Shark 3 arrives in the UK from £539

    Xiaomi has announced that the Black Shark 3 and 3 Pro gaming phones are coming to the UK and Europe, and the pair are priced about as aggressively as you might expect from the Chinese tech giant, though still jump up a bit from last year’s Black Shark 2. The regular Black Shark 3 is […]

  • This lifesaving Apple Watch feature could be coming to your Fitbit

    While the Apple Watch series has had the feature for a while now, Fitbit could soon be introducing the ability to detect irregular heart rhythms into its range of wearables. The company has launched the Fitbit Heart Study which aims to discover if its heart rate-sensing products are capable of detecting atrial fibrillation (AFib), which […]

  • Sonos launches Arc soundbar with Dolby Atmos

    The rumours are true, as usual, and Sonos has confirmed a new soundbar called Arc is on the way complete with Dolby Atmos support. The firm has also upgraded some other speakers. Considering the Playbar, Sonos’ first foray into home theatre, launched in 2013, it’s about time a replacement came along. The Arc is exactly […]

  • Leak shows Lenovo Legion, company’s first gaming phone

    A new set of leaks shows Lenovo’s upcoming first gaming phone, the Lenovo Legion. The report from XDA Developers shows screenshots and stills from a promotional video along with a slew of rumoured specs. Lenovo has teased the product itself by saying it’ll have 90W fast charging, an insanely quick speed even for wired charging. We also […]

  • IBM: Transition to cloud now ‘an existential question’

    IBM has unveiled a new toolset designed to bring artificial intelligence (AI) to hybrid cloud environments and help businesses refire operations in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Watson AIOps interrogates log data held across a business’ IT infrastructure and uses AI models to anticipate potential problem areas and rectify issues before they arise. Harnessing […]