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Can Meta ‘thread the needle’ and beat Twitter?

Can Meta ‘thread the needle’ and beat Twitter?

Instagram threads, what’s the whole idea? Meta are no strangers to assimilating features of popular social media services while adding their own spins to their own apps, from the 2016 introduction of Snapchat style ‘stories’ or the 2020 introduction of the Tiktok-esque Instagram ‘reels’, and...

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Is Blockchain good for business?

Is Blockchain good for business?

The blockchain is a really clever invention by a person or group of people known by the pseudonym, Satoshi Nakamoto. It’s since evolved into something far greater and everyone is now asking, what is Blockchain? Simply put, blockchain allows digital information to be distributed but not copied...

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Top 5 Tips To Improve Your Organic SEO

Top 5 Tips To Improve Your Organic SEO

Are you looking to attract more visitors to your website?  Is your website being found when prospective customers search for the type of business or service you provide? Need to be more visible online? What is SEO? SEO is a marketing process where through using certain techniques you’re...

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FCC Sets A Record Breaking $120M Fine For Annoying Robocalls

FCC Sets A Record Breaking $120M Fine For Annoying Robocalls

The Federal Communications Commission has imposed a record fine on a Florida man who is accused of placing nearly 100 million robocalls.  The man has been fined $120m (£88m) for making more than 90 million automated marketing telephone calls in the United States. Miami salesman Adrian...

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Facebook Testing ‘Downvote’ Button

Facebook Testing ‘Downvote’ Button

After years of public demand, Facebook has finally started to test a “downvote” button in New Zealand which will allow users to downvote inappropriate comments in order to hide them. A Facebook spokesperson said, “the motivation behind the downvote button is to create a lightweight way for...

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Amazon Plans To Deliver Packages To Your Car Boot!

Amazon Plans To Deliver Packages To Your Car Boot!

Last year, Amazon introduced ‘amazon key’ which allows couriers to open people’s front doors and put deliveries inside. Just when we thought Amazon couldn’t get any crazier, they’ve gone and announced a new service this week, which gives courier’s access to a person’s car for the purpose of...

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What Is 5G And When Will It Be Released?

What Is 5G And When Will It Be Released?

What is 5G? Is super-fast mobile streaming just around the corner? The majority of network providers are already gearing up to test 5G networks throughout 2018, with the first 5G smart phones expected to release early 2019. If everything keeps moving as planned, the idea is that 5G will allow...

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The Smart Phone That Can See In The Dark

The Smart Phone That Can See In The Dark

Huawei have just released a brand new smartphone and it’s not just there to make up the numbers. The new P20 handset packs a bit of a bang with a massive 68 megapixel triple camera on board!  Yes you heard that right, 68 megapixels no less! Now that’s worth having a look at! There are two...

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Smart Wallet Card Shows Adverts From Banks

Smart Wallet Card Shows Adverts From Banks

The world’s biggest mobile technology show has brought us yet another innovative piece of tech, with the launch of a new smart wallet card at this year’s MWC also known as the Mobile World Congress. The smart wallet card can store multiple credit and debit account details at one given time....

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Barclaycard Launches ‘Dine & Dash’ Restaurant

Barclaycard Launches ‘Dine & Dash’ Restaurant

Hot on the heels of Amazon’s new cashier-less supermarket was launched comes Barclaycard’s ‘Dine & Dash’ concept, a brand new solution which enables diners to simply walk out after eating. With Dine & Dash you can bypass the traditional bill paying process and you can see first-hand how...

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