Giving back during a crisis: what VPN companies are doing to help
The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has brought daily life to a standstill in many parts of the world and while tech giants such as Microsoft, Google and Apple are doing their...
Pandemic hasn’t crushed broadband networks—even rural areas are doing OK
The sharp growth in residential-broadband traffic seen during the pandemic is starting to level off, new data shows. While Internet speeds have slowed somewhat in many parts of the United...
VoIP specialist Ooma wants businesses to cut the internet cord once and for all
VoIP specialist Ooma has introduced a new solution called Ooma Connect which will provide small and mid-sized businesses with fixed wireless internet and business phone service.Millions of business locations in...
Zoom brings in former Facebook security head amid lawsuits, investigations
Enlarge / Security and privacy protip: Don't do your videoconference in the middle of an airport. Zoom's meteoric rise to prominence as the go-to teleconference tool of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Vodafone taps VMware to complete European roll-out of network virtual infrastructure
With the completion of work in Albania, Vodafone has finalised its ambition to build a single digital network architecture across all its European business regions and 21 markets. The reason...
Get the mostly sold out Nintendo Switch with this £23/pm Huawei P Smart deal
With the entirety of the UK trying to ease lockdown boredom, the Nintendo Switch has gone from popular to so desirable that every retailer repeatedly sells out when new stock...
Attackers can bypass fingerprint authentication with an ~80% success rate
For decades, the use of fingerprints to authenticate users to computers, networks, and restricted areas was mostly limited to large and well-resourced organizations that used specialized and expensive equipment. That...
McAfee unearths dark web blood bank
Amid a glut of face masks, hand sanitiser and toilet paper being sold online through both legitimate and illegitimate sources during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, threat researchers at McAfee have...
WhatsApp is finally getting two important features it’s been missing since day one
The latest beta version of WhatsApp gives us an intriguing look into the future, with three new features to look forward to. So, what's in store? Advanced search, password-protected backups...
Blanket bans on limited company contractors hold firm despite deferral
Several weeks have passed since the government confirmed that the roll-out of the IR35 tax avoidance reforms to the private sector will be deferred for 12 months because of the...