Featured Article – Windows 7 Deadline Now Passed
Microsoft’s Windows 7 Operating system and Windows Server 2008 formally and finally reached their ‘End of Life’ (end of support, security updates and fixes) earlier on Wednesday 14 January. End of Life – What Now? End of life isn’t quite as final as it sounds because Windows 7 will still run but support i.e. security […]
Want A Walkie-Talkie? Now You Can Use Your Phone and MS Teams
Microsoft has announced that it is introducing a “push-to-talk experience” to its ‘Teams’ collaborative platform that turns employee or company-owned smartphones and tablets into walkie-talkies. No Crosstalk or Eavesdropping The new ‘Walkie Talkie’ feature will offer clear, instant and secure voice communication over the cloud. This means that it will not be at risk from […]
Facebook Bans Deepfake Videos
In a recent blog post, ahead of the forthcoming US election, Monika Bickert, Vice President, of Facebook’s Global Policy Management has announced that the social media giant is banning deepfakes and “all types of manipulated media”. Not Like Last Time With the 59th US presidential election scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020, Facebook appears to […]
.ORG Silence Continues After ICANN Imposes Temporary Sale Halt
Internet companies are still none-the-wiser about the details of the proposed sale of the .org registry to private equity firm Ethos Capital following DNS overseer ICANN putting a temporary halt on the sale back on 9 December. What Sale? The rights to the .org domain registry, one of the largest internet registries in the world, with […]
