macOS 12.3 will break cloud-storage features used by Dropbox and OneDrive
If you're using either Dropbox or Microsoft OneDrive to sync files on a Mac, you'll want to pay attention to the release notes for today's macOS 12.3 beta: the update...
Barclaycard customers increase contactless spending following limit rise
The total amount of money spent using contactless technology on Barclaycard increased by 40% last year as a major increase in the spending limit fuelled transactions. Figures from Barclaycard...
Microsoft uses Q2 2022 earnings to delve into metaverse
In Microsoft’s second-quarter 2022 earnings call, company CEO Satya Nadella discussed his vision for the metaverse. Overall, the company’s Q2 2022 filing shows strong growth in its cloud-based services....
Bank account switching accelerates as consumers choose digital services
Nearly a quarter of a million people in the UK switched current account providers in three months from October in a late surge that was driven by consumers seeking...
Umbrella company cyber attacks prompt fresh calls for sector regulation to protect contractors
The government is facing renewed calls to pick up the pace on pushing through statutory regulation for payroll processing firms, in the wake of a series of cyber attacks...
Imperial College London embarks on cloud security research push with Abu Dhabi tech hub
Imperial College London is working with the Abu Dhabi-based Technology Innovation Institute to create an operating system (OS) that is intended to change the way datacentre operators secure their...
City Fibre full-fibre network goes live in Thames Valley
After recent forays in rural Cambridgeshire and Aberdeenshire, gigabit connectivity provider CityFibre has turned its attention to the Thames Valley, completing its full-fibre network in some parts of the...
Android malware can factory-reset phones after draining bank accounts
Getty Images A banking-fraud trojan that has been targeting Android users for three years has been updated to create even more grief. Besides draining bank accounts, the trojan can now...
Stakes raised for hybrid cloud as complexity challenges continue
Cloud providers should be looking to support larger leaps into cloud that ensure organisations can respond to growing complexity, industry players have suggested. Felicity March, security and resiliency practice...
Google Chrome browser could be getting nifty Windows 11-style scrollbars
Chrome could soon get Windows 11-style overlay scrollbars, or at least they’re set to go into testing on Google’s browser according to the grapevine.An overlay scrollbar simply means that the...
