Top 10 Tech Stories from the last week
The world of technology never slows down, and to make sure you’re always on top, we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 tech stories from the past week. 1. The first 3D printed rifle fires shots A rifle maker in Canada, who goes by...
Mini Cooper apologises for spamming subscribers
Mini Cooper have avoided a potential PR nightmare, by sending a cheeky gift to their upset subscribers. Back at the start of the year, Mini Cooper sent out hundreds of emails to those on their contact list by accident. Rather...
Google launches local search carousel
Google has launched another new feature for their search result page – they’ve been busy bees lately haven’t they? Now, when you search Google for restaurants, bars or other local places, you will see a carousel across the top of...
BT change email terms: Repercussions for Email Marketers
Last week, on the 17th of June, BT changed the way it deals with dormant email accounts. Currently, BT uses Yahoo! Mail as its email client. All BT broadband customers that haven’t used their email accounts for more than 150 days...
Apple loses US panel ruling in Samsung dispute
Apple has lost a ruling by a US trade panel in its on-going patent dispute with rival technology firm Samsung. The International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that Apple infringed a Samsung patent, which means older models of the...
Sender Policy Framework: What’s it all about?
You may be forgiven for thinking that SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor, how we measure the strength of our sun screen, but it’s not what we’re referring to this time I’m afraid. SPF: Sender Policy Framework. This is an email...
Tech Tuesday: Samsung leaks Galaxy S4 Mini on its own website
Samsung have accidentally leaked images of the Galaxy S4 Mini on its website. The technology firm hasn’t mentioned or acknowledged the rumours surrounding the release of the S4 Mini. However, the handset has shown up in images on...
Over 7 million Brits ‘have never been online’
New figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have shown that more than seven million adults in the UK have never been online. The ONS said 43.5 million adults were now using the internet– up a million from this...
Blackberry launches BBM for Android and iOS
Blackberry has announced it will be launching its Blackberry Messenger (BBM) app for Android and iOS devices. Blackberry has said It will offer texts, photo messages and group sharing functions on Android and iOS devices ‘from...
Tech Tuesday: Samsung claims 5G mobile data breakthrough
Samsung claims to have developed technology that surpasses 4G mobile data. The technology company says the new technology will sit ‘at the core of 5G’. The company said they are capable of transmitting data at more than 1Gbps...