The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) stands accused of “paying lip service” to smaller suppliers after embarking on a revamp of the “underused” Cloud Compute Framework to make it more accessible to SMEs. The government’s procurement arm is inviting submissions from prospective suppliers for the £1.35bn Cloud Compute 2 framework until 21 August 2023, but Computer … Leer más
What do you get when you replace one detective with three true crime podcast super fans? That’s right: Only Murders in the Building is back. The series was unsurprisingly green-lit for a third season in July 2022, after it received 11 Emmy nominations. While the podcasting theme gave this whodunnit a modern spin, perhaps its … Leer más
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Affordable Two-day battery Vegan leather design User-friendly software Cons Middling camera performance Only water-repellant Our Verdict It might not break any new ground in terms of hardware and it won’t knock your socks off with performance either, but the Motorola Razr 40 does something no other folding flip phone … Leer más
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), alongside its Five Eyes partner agencies in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US, have released details of the 12 most exploited vulnerabilities of 2022, with the likes of Log4Shell and ProxyShell still riding high. The collective said their list served as a warning about the importance of updating … Leer más
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Lightweight and compact Great OLED display Lots of ports, including fast USB4 Good overall performance Cons Mediocre battery life Noisy fans Our Verdict The Zenbook 15 OLED is a well-built, attractive laptop with decent performance, an excellent display and good connectivity. It’s also reasonably priced, but you’ll have to … Leer más
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has credited a shift in its customers’ cloud-spending priorities as playing a pivotal role in helping the e-commerce giant post a better than expected set of second quarter results. The results period, which covers the three months to 30 June 2023, saw Amazon report a revenue of $134.4bn for Q2, which … Leer más
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros 2K video resolution B&W and color night vision (using its spotlight) Automatic zoom and tracking Dual-band Wi-Fi Cons Arlo Smart subscription required for cloud recording and to enable many of its best features Requires Arlo Pro Smart Hub to record video locally No Apple HomeKit support Our Verdict The … Leer más
Artificial intelligence (AI) will play an important role in helping Zoom to achieve its aim of becoming a key workplace communications and collaboration platform provider for organisations that either do not use or do not like Microsoft products. This is the view of Frederik Maris, the company’s head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa … Leer más
Apple Watches have unquestionably been some of the best smartwatches on the market for several years – they’re often considered the gold standard. Within a small square of metal and glass, Apple has fitted powerful components, an OLED screen, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and many other sensors. Unfortunately, almost all versions share the same weakness – … Leer más
Fans of Neil Gaiman’s work have long awaited an adaptation of The Sandman. When the dark fantasy landed at last, the critical reception was positive and the show was a big ratings hit for Netflix. The Sandman AKA Dream or Morpheus is one of the seven siblings known as the Endless. They’re anthropomorphic embodiments of … Leer más
