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New ‘Breakout Rooms’ For Google Meet Users
Internet Oct 2020

New ‘Breakout Rooms’ For Google Meet Users

Users of the Google Meet, Enterprise for Education video-communication service (formerly part of G Suite) will soon be able to divide meeting participants into...

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Buy Products Directly From YouTube
Internet Oct 2020

Buy Products Directly From YouTube

It has been reported that YouTube (owned by Google) is testing a feature that will enable viewers of YouTube videos to directly purchase products that they see...

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Tech Tip – Tracking Prevention With Microsoft Edge
Internet Oct 2020

Tech Tip – Tracking Prevention With Microsoft Edge

If you use the Windows 10 Microsoft Edge browser and you’d like to improve your security and privacy by blocking potentially harmful trackers, here’s how: &#821...

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Most People Happy With Virtual Doctors’ Appointments
Internet Oct 2020

Most People Happy With Virtual Doctors’ Appointments

A recent survey from Visionable has shown that 73 per cent of people are happy with the idea of having video consultations with their GP. Pandemic Strengthens V...

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Whole Village’s Broadband Stopped By an Old TV
Internet Sep 2020

Whole Village’s Broadband Stopped By an Old TV

An anonymous person living in the village of Aberhosan, Powys, was found to have caused broadband outages for the whole village for the last 18 months every tim...

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Featured Article – Tips & Tools To Keep Kids Safe Online
Internet Sep 2020

Featured Article – Tips & Tools To Keep Kids Safe Online

The online environment can be a dangerous as well as a fun place for young people so here are some tips and tools to help keep kids safe online. The Risks Child...

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Featured Article – Ensure What You See Is Real
Internet Sep 2020

Featured Article – Ensure What You See Is Real

With the internet and particularly social media awash with pictures, videos, news, and other content which may not be all that it seems, here is a guide to spot...

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Featured Article – Making Your Router Secure
Internet Sep 2020

Featured Article – Making Your Router Secure

With your router in charge of all incoming and outgoing Internet traffic and controlling the Wi-Fi network for your devices, it makes sense to make it as secure...

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Record Broadband Compensation Pay-Outs
Internet Aug 2020

Record Broadband Compensation Pay-Outs

Ofcom’s annual report shows that a record-breaking £20.7m in compensation was paid to broadband customers under the new automatic compensation scheme in t...

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Big Tech Supporting Black-Owned Businesses
Internet Jun 2020

Big Tech Supporting Black-Owned Businesses

Big companies such as Google, Facebook and Netflix have committed to considerable financial support for black-owned businesses as Black Lives Matter gains momen...

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Internet Speed Record
Internet May 2020

Internet Speed Record

Researchers from Australia’s Monash, Swinburne, and RMIT universities claim to have set a new Internet speed record of 44.2 Tbps. Fibre Connection The claim, wh...

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Virgin Media and O2 Join Together To Compete Against BT
Internet May 2020

Virgin Media and O2 Join Together To Compete Against BT

Virgin Media and O2 are merging in a £31 billion deal to create an entertainment and telecoms company that will provide some serious competition to telecoms gia...

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Data Caps Removed During Pandemic
Internet Apr 2020

Data Caps Removed During Pandemic

The UK government has announced that the UK’s big ISP’s are removing caps on data for fixed-line broadband during the coronavirus pandemic. Fixed-Line Broadband...

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Coronavirus Outbreak: Remote Working For Staff
Internet Mar 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak: Remote Working For Staff

With the whole of Italy’s 60 million population in lockdown and other countries taking drastic measures to control the coronavirus outbreak, the tech-giant comp...

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Featured Article – Coronavirus and Tech Shares
Internet Mar 2020

Featured Article – Coronavirus and Tech Shares

Coronavirus is firstly a threat to public health but the impact of the virus hitting the Chinese economy (a centre for tech goods), the threat of widescale illn...

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Gigabit, Ultrafast Broadband For One Million Households In The West Midlands
Internet Mar 2020

Gigabit, Ultrafast Broadband For One Million Households In The West Midlands

Virgin Media has announced that in the UK’s largest gigabit switch-on to date, it is launching its next-generation Gig1 Fibre Broadband services for 1 million+...

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