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Following the launch of the new business-focused WhatsApp Cloud API, we take a look at where Facebook’s (i.e. Meta) popular secure chat app is heading. Cloud API Last week, Facebook’s WhatsApp announced that it was opening WhatsApp to all businesses and developers with a new cloud-based API service. WhatsApp Cloud API, on the WhatsApp Business Platform, offers businesses … Continue reading Featured Article : What’s Ahead for WhatsApp?
With the next update, as part of Microsoft’s 365 roadmap, Outlook users will soon be able to ‘react’ to Outlook emails without sending or receiving incremental emails. Like Emojis The Microsoft ‘Reactions’ feature will enable Outlook users to choose a thumbs up, laugh, heart, celebrate, or shed a tear reaction to emails. As well as applying … Continue reading Tech News : New Microsoft Update Enables ‘Reactions’ In Outlook
The UK government’s MI5-run ‘Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure’ has launched a new app to help people spot approaches from foreign spies and organised criminals seeking sensitive information. Really? How Big Is The Problem? According to MI5, it spotted 10,000 UK nationals across society being approached last year via fake social media profiles, … Continue reading Tech News: New Spy-Spotting App From MI5
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 … Continue reading Tech Insight : Augmented Vision From ‘Smart’ Contact Lenses?
Trustwave SpiderLabs cybersecurity researchers have warned that criminals are using fake DHL customer support chatbots to scam victims out of personally identifiable information and payment data. Victims are directed to the fake chatbots by a phishing email saying that the target has a parcel waiting with DHL, and further instructions are needed. The advice is … Continue reading Security Stop-Press : Warning About Fake DHL Customer Support Chatbot Phishing Scam
If you have a touchscreen PC, Windows 11 gives you the option to customise the touch keyboard with different colours and themes. Here’s how: – To enable the touch keyboard in the first place, right-click the taskbar and select ‘Taskbar settings’. – Click on ‘Touch keyboard’ to turn it on. – To customise the touch … Continue reading Tech Tip – Windows 11 : Customise Your Touchscreen Keyboard
Why external IT services are good for your business Outsourcing IT services has become a common practice for businesses of all sizes, and for good reason. At SMY IT Services, our cost-effective solutions help ensure a trouble-free and secure operation for your business. Our expert team is always on hand to help, no matter your … Continue reading Outsourcing IT Services – The 5 benefits of going external
Following last month’s announcement, Meta’s WhatsApp is rolling-out emojis and the ability to share files within WhatsApp up to 2GB in size. Communities The new features are being added as part of WhatsApp’s “vision for Communities” where the idea is to “help people have the next best thing to an in-person conversation when they want to talk to … Continue reading Tech News : WhatsApp Rolls-Out Emojis and Sharing Of Files Over 2GB
In this insight, we look what ereaders are, their strengths and weaknesses, and popular makes and models. Ereaders Ereaders / e-book readers / e-book devices are mobile electronic devices that look similar to tablets and are designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books, newspapers and magazines which the user downloads to the device. … Continue reading Tech Insight : Ereaders? Amazon, Kobo …And The Others
With its volatile past and with a recent survey showing that almost one-third of small businesses in the US now accept them as payment, we look at who accepts CryptoCoins in payment for goods and services. Cryptocurrencies CryptoCoins / cryptocurrencies are digital/virtual currencies, secured by cryptography with no central issuing or regulating authority and don’t … Continue reading Featured Article: Who Accepts CryptoCoins Now?