Android
New Google Assistant AI
Google’s Assistant AI is getting deeper integration into Android Apps, and will banish on hold music forever!
Government
NHS Track and Trace
The government have launched their new NHS Track and Trace app, making use of the technology developed jointly by Google and Apple and deployed into modern handsets at the start of the outbreak.
Access To Business
IT Skills Online
If you or someone you know is looking to improve their IT skills to help them get back into work or startup their own business, Access To Business have some online programs that might be of interest to you or them.
Video Messaging
Video Messaging
It’s an unprecedented time, with people all around the world becoming isolated in their homes, we look at some of the best video communication platforms to make your isolation or social distancing a little less solitary.
Apps
FaceApp
You can’t have helped but see the FaceApp images appearing on people’s social media, photos edited by AI to make them look older, younger or to swap genders.
You’ve probably also heard that the app is stealing your data in the background and uploading it to Russian servers.
We take a look at the app and dig into what it’s actually doing with your data.
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Data Security
Getting Secure with HTTPS
Google are pushing secure internet (HTTPS) by giving HTTPS websites with valid encryption certificates better SEO ranking and adding a ‘Not Secure’ message to websites with an invalid or nonexistent certificate. So it’s time to check your website security, but getting a valid certificate could be easier than you think with free certificates available in certain circumstances.
Web Technology
HSTS Settings, What they are and how to manage them.
HSTS Configuration errors can throw up erroneous error messages such as ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID. Find out how to clear the HSTS Settings in your browser.
Ho Ho Ho
The search giant Google knows everything!
There are often comments about how much data Google is hoovering up on the people of the Earth, with it’s massive database of your every thought being tracked. Well this year, they have once again decided to abuse their position and plunder their data treasure-chest to let you know the whereabouts of one individual. (more…)
Google Goes Sans-Serif
Google brand went through it’s biggest change since the colours were swapped about in 1999. The logo typeface has been changed from Catull to a new, clean looking sans-serif font with flat crisp colours.
Android
Send commands to your Android Phone from your desktop
Over the past few weeks Google have been adding some functionality to the Chrome desktop browser, allowing you to interact with your Android phone even if it’s not near you.