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Worries about smartphone demand have been blamed for Microsoft’s stock market value ending a trading session higher than Apple’s last week for the first time since 2021. How Much?  Microsoft adding 1 per cent to its stock value compared to just a 0.2 per cent rise from Apple saw Microsoft’s value (market capitalisation) reach an … Continue reading Tech News : Microsoft Now More Valuable Than Apple →

In compliance with the regulations in the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), and following the iOS 17.2 update, it’s been reported that Apple will soon be allowing iOS users to sideload app stores in the EU. This means that iOS users will be able to download and install apps from sources other than its official … Continue reading An Apple Byte : Apple To Allow Sideloaded EU App Stores →

Even though the feature was launched in early 2023 with a target of getting 100 million verified members by 2025, many people may not yet have heard that LinkedIn provides an identity verification feature on its platform. LinkedIn’s Persona verification process confirms an individual’s identity by checking a user-submitted scan of their passport’s photo page … Continue reading Security Stop Press : Verifying Your LinkedIn Profile →

In line with the government’s aim to increase the number of electric vehicle (EV) charging points from 50,000 to 300,000 by 2030, the BT Group has announced that it will be repurposing its old, green street cabinets to EV charging points. 60,000 New EV Charging Points  The move, as part of a pilot scheme beginning … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Green BT Street Cabinets To Become EV Charging Points →

The ‘Add-Ins’ link on the menu (top-right) in Microsoft Word in Office 365 enables you to use many useful apps and tools directly within Word, including ChatGPT. Here’s how it works: Open a Word document and click on ‘Add-Ins’ (a grid symbol) top-right in the horizontal menu bar at the top of the page. From … Continue reading Tech Tip – Use ChatGPT Within Microsoft Word →

Following the news that Volkswagen (VW) is to add ChatGPT to the IDA voice assistant in its cars and SUVs, we look at what this could mean for the direction of technology for cars. Adding ChatGPT  At the current CET in Las Vegas, VW announced that starting in Europe in the second quarter of this … Continue reading Featured Article : ChatGPT Inside Vehicles Opens Possibilities →

With January 1 being ‘Public Domain Day’, we look at what ‘public domain’ actually means in relation to works of literature, music, art, and science. Public Domain Day New Year’s Day each year is called ‘Public Domain Day’ because it’s the day that the copyright protection on a wide range of creative works such as … Continue reading Tech Insight : ‘Public Domain’ – What Does It Mean? →

In the first change to Microsoft keyboards in 30 years, an AI key is to be added to Microsoft Windows 11 PC keyboards from February. Copilot Key  In a move that Microsoft says will make “2024 the year of the AI PC” and to mark a “shift toward a more personal and intelligent computing future where AI will … Continue reading Tech News : AI Key Added To Microsoft Keyboards →

A recent Times report highlighted how Phil Douglas, director-general of the UK Border Force, aims to replace the UK’s physical passport-based entry system with an upgraded, frictionless, facial recognition-based e-Gates system. Current eGates System  The current eGates system that most UK travellers have experienced involves the use of facial recognition alongside a passport and automated … Continue reading Tech News : UK ‘Passportless’ eGates →

Following a US case dating back to 2017 which led to Apple admitting that it has deliberately slowed down some older models of iPhones (throttling), a settlement for compensation payments to affected iPhone owners has been reached. After agreeing in 2020 to pay, this settlement of the lawsuit means that each of the 5.5 million … Continue reading An Apple Byte : Apple Pays After Throttling iPhones Settlement →