February 6 is Safer Internet Day, an International event to help encourage a better Internet. This year’s theme is about respect online and here are 5 ways you can do it. Ask before tagging someone in a photo or video Don’t’ share others personal information Only share pictures of videos with the consent of those in them Recognise other people[Read More…]
Apple’s HomePod Smart Speaker will land in stores on Friday this week but has it arrived too late? We’ve had the Google Home smart speakers in Australia since late last year which have proven very popular and Amazon launched their Echo and Dot speakers last week. While Apple’s Homepod will also have digital assistant capabilities with Siri built in, they’re[Read More…]
Mobile service provider Amaysim is the latest retailer to make use of smart speaker technology to engage with their customers. They’ve partnered up with Amazon to use the Alexa digital assistant found in smart speakers being launched this week. To find out more about what this means for Amaysim customers I spoke with Julian Dell, the chief technology officer at Amaysim. [Read More…]
This coming Sunday (Jan 28 ) is international data privacy day, so here’s a quick tip for anyone about to get rid of or sell an old computer. Firstly, even if it’s just being recycled, you’ll need to securerly erase the hard drive…and this means going beyond just using the ‘format’ option (from which it’s actually possibly to recover deleted[Read More…]
The largest TV screen you’ll find on sale in most retail stores is perhaps 75 or 82inches. Make no mistake, that’s more than big enough for most rooms, but at last week’s consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, Samsung grabbed plenty of attention with their latest big screen offering. It’s called “The Wall”. A 146inch Modular MicroLED TV that Samsung[Read More…]
