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Office 365 will now provide more detailed information on threats in your inbox

With the increasing spread of email scam's and Malware, Microsoft has made a few improvements to Office 365's threat management. Outlook will now notify you if an email is malware, phish or spam. Organisations relying heavily on email will now be able to monitor the types of threats they are receiving. And as more and [...]

August 3rd, 2020|

WiFi 6 – Get Ready For Ultra Fast WiFi That’s Actually Noticeable

In recent times, homes have become increasingly packed full of high tech gadgetry and smart home equipment. And all these smart gadgetry need to be internet and WiFi connected. And there in lies the problem. With all these new devices being added to our outdated networks, they are just overwhelmed by the number of devices. [...]

January 21st, 2020|

Google Creates a competitor to Apple’s AirDrop

Google is working on a competitor to Apple's AirDrop! After it's initial release all the way back in 2011. Google has finally caught on and will soon be introducing a competitor to AirDrop. Dubbed Fast Share, It was reportedly supposed to have launched with Android 10 but never made it into the official release. This [...]

January 14th, 2020|

Microsoft to add Mac like “cloud download” to the Windows 10 installation

Microsoft has taken a leaf out of Apple's Mac division. Providing details about an upcoming feature that has the potential to change the way Windows is installed. For years, .Apple users have had the ability to download MacOS directly to their machine when completing a system rebuild or factory restore. There are many benefits to [...]

August 13th, 2019|

Microsoft and Sony begin a revolutionary Azure based cloud partnership

Earlier this year, Sony shocked the industry when it announced they would be forming a partnership with Microsoft. The partnership would see PlayStation utilise the Azure cloud computing service to develop cloud based gaming and AI. Microsoft and Sony? Working together? Well the back story is far simpler and makes a lot of sense. Sony [...]

July 30th, 2019|

BlueKeep, a Windows remote desktop flaw allowing full uncompromised access

Microsoft warned last month that the critical vulnerability, dubbed BlueKeep, could lead to large-scale attacks. Businesses remember like it was yesterday the damage that was inflicted by 2017's WannaCry ransomware outbreak. BlueKeep allows full compromise of Windows via Remote Desktop Services. This means that, potentially millions of computers are at risk of a full system [...]

June 13th, 2019|

Intel patches eight high severity vulnerabilities in their NUC PC’s and RAID cards

Intel has patched 8 high severity security flaws in its NUC mini PC's. Security researchers have rated the vulnerability's between 8.2 and 7.5 out of 10. Consequently the two most severe vulnerability's, had the potential to allow a privileged user to enable escalation of privilege, denial of service or information disclosure. Further the remainder of [...]

June 13th, 2019|

5G roll-out and coverage update, the next generation is here

With the release of Samsung's new Galaxy S10 5G, many are wondering what the current 5G coverage looks like. With many 5G capable phonesa set to be released in the coming months, the 5G roll-out really needs to have a substantial amount of active towers before many buyers will consider purchasing a capable device. Currently [...]

June 10th, 2019|

Chromium based browsers slowed down by Windows 10’s latest Security update

Microsoft's latest security update is causing major headaches for users of chromium based browsers. The update, deigned to improve security, has slowed chromium based browsers such as Chrome and Vivaldi, to a halt. Developers from Vivaldi noticed the issue while running performance test suites designed to ensure optimum performance and battery life. "We immediately noticed [...]

June 3rd, 2019|