Tech Insight : Block Spam Calls
In this Tech Insight, we look at how UK businesses can identify, block, and protect themselves against the growing nuisance (and threat) of spam calls, and why doing so is now essential for productivity, security, and reputation. More Than a Nuisance If you’ve noticed more spam calls slipping through lately, you’re not imagining things. Nuisance […]
Tech Insight : Avoid Getting Stung With Roaming Charges
In the wake of the recent news that Scotland’s Health Secretary, Michael Matheson, received an £11,000 roaming charges bill from his holiday, here we look at some of main ways you can keep data roaming charges down. What Are Data Roaming Charges? Data roaming charges are fees that you incur when using your mobile phone’s […]
Tech Insight : Augmented Vision From ‘Smart’ Contact Lenses?
In this insight, we look at the development, applications, and issues relating to new ‘smart eye’ 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 […]
Tech Insight: Are Macs Really More Secure Than PCs?
Apple Macs have long had a reputation for being more secure than PCs but where does this idea come from and is it really the case? How Did It Start? Apple itself supported the idea that Macs didn’t get computer viruses until (in 2012) it was noted that the claim was removed from its “Why You’ll […]
Tech Insight: Are Drone Wars Getting Closer?
With the UK, US, and Australian military trialling the use of ‘AI drone swarms’ that can overwhelm enemy defences, we look at whether drone wars could soon become a reality. UK Drone Swarm Trial The first UK military trial of an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled drone swarm in collaboration with the US and Australia is reported […]
Tech Insight : Apple : What is ‘Sideloading?
In Apple’s new “Building a Trusted Ecosystem for Millions of Apps” white paper, it describes the threat posed by ‘sideloading’ on its App Stores. Here’s what you need to know. Sideloading Sideloading normally refers to transferring a file between two local devices without the use of the internet e.g., by connecting your computer to a smartphone or tablet. […]
Tech Insight : Amazon’s Sparrow Robot Could Replace Humans
Amazon is reported to be testing the machine learning ‘Sparrow’ robot arm that could handle 65 percent of its 100+ million diverse parcels. Challenge Although Amazon already uses robot arms called ‘Robin’ and ‘Cardinal’ to re-direct boxed-up pre-delivery items around its warehouses, the challenge has been to create a robot arm that can detect, recognise, […]
Tech Insight : AGI For Christmas?
In this tech insight, we look at whether AI models are nearing true general intelligence and what the arguments around this subject are and its relevance to society, innovation, and the future of technology development. What Is AGI? Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is the theoretical development of AI systems capable of performing any intellectual task […]
Tech Insight : A Quick Guide To Flash Drives & HDD Storage
In this brief guide to storage technology, we compare and contrast the benefits of flash drives and Hard Disk Drives (HDD) for enterprise storage and take a look at some other popular storage options. What are Flash Drives? Flash drives, sometimes called Solid State Drives (SSDs), use ‘flash memory’ to store data. The flash memory […]
Tech Insight : A Lack Of Cyber Professionals
(ISC)2’s 2022 Cybersecurity Workforce Study has highlighted how the workplace skills gap, particularly the gap in the number of cyber security professionals, has grown by 26.2 per cent in the last year. All Time High – But Still Not Enough The study revealed that even though the global cybersecurity workforce is at an all-time high, […]