How secure are your online passwords?
Free information pack now available
With so many email addresses, social networks and online banking, remembering your various passwords can be a frustrating experience.
A new survey indicates that more than 70 per cent of us are vulnerable to having our passwords cracked, leaving our online life at risk.
Furthermore the survey, conducted by web security company Smoothwall, [...]
Free Wi-Fi coming to London’s Overground too
One hour’s access for commuters
It looks like passengers on London’s Overground service will soon be enjoying free Wi-Fi while they wait for their train, thanks to a deal with BSkyB subsidiary The Cloud. Passengers will be entitled to up to 60 minutes free Wi-Fi every day across 56 London stations.
Customers will simply need to fill [...]
J.D. Power 2012 Mobile Phone Satisfaction Survey
J.D. Power and Associates:
Satisfaction levels with battery performance differ widely between
owners of 3G- and 4G-enabled smartphones. Among owners of
4G-enabled smartphones, battery performance ratings average 6.1 on
a 10-point scale — considerably lower than satisfaction among
owners of 3G smartphones (6.7). Part of this difference stems from
the fact that new 4G smartphones use substantial battery life
searching for next-generation [...]
APP OF THE DAY: Fantastical review (Mac OS X)
Making iCal useful
Sometimes the best apps aren’t those that bring you a whole new range of features, but those that take something you already have and make it better.
You’d think that the humble calendar would be immune from tinkering and modification, but if you’re a heavy user of iCal, or other Mac?calendars, then you might [...]
Best iPhone productivity apps
Speedy
So you have an iPhone. You like to consider yourself part of the modern internet connected world. But can you send an email while learning English? Or do your expenses and record a podcast? Only the best app users truly can. Getting quicker with your iPhone isn’t difficult, nor is pushing more productivity tasks through [...]
Motorola Motoluxe February launch for the UK
Hello Moto…luxe
Motorola kicked off 2012 by announcing the arrival of both the?Motorola Defy Mini and Motorola Motoluxe budget Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)?handsets, and the latter of the two is landing in the UK this month.
The Motorola Motoluxe has a 4-inch touchscreen display. The resolution isn’t exactly high-end but, for a handset that is likely [...]
New York Times Goes Deeper on Chinese Apple Factory Working Conditions
Charles Duhigg and David Barboza, reporting for the New York Times:
“Apple never cared about anything other than increasing product quality and decreasing production cost,” said Li Mingqi, who until April worked in management at Foxconn Technology, one of Apple’s most important manufacturing partners. Mr. Li, who is suing Foxconn over his dismissal, helped manage the [...]
Multiple Google Calendars available on Windows Phone 7.5
Syncing fun
Windows Phone 7.5 users rejoice – for multiple Google Calendar syncing is now available on your Mango handset.
That’s right – after months of waiting and having to do complicated work-arounds, no longer will you forget to go to that important meeting / send your mum a birthday present (delete as appropriate, depending on what [...]
Confessions of a Publisher: ‘We’re in Amazon’s Sights and They’re Going to Kill Us’
Fascinating email to Sarah Lacy from a book publishing insider, on Amazon’s upheaval of the industry.
It’s occurred to me that Apple’s stunning successes over the last decade could be a hindrance to its ongoing negotiations with content companies — movie studios, TV networks, book publishers, etc. Imagine a weekly poker game where, week after week, [...]
WEBSITE OF THE DAY: We Transfer
Size matters.
Sending high-res photos, home video, or any other data-hungry bits and pieces isn’t really practical over email, so if you routinely have to send large files, there are probably a few names you might be familiar with when it comes to free, online solutions.
If you haven’t already, add www.wetransfer.com to the list.
This is one [...]
