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Facebook lets users see and control ‘off-site’ ad tracking with new privacy tool

August 21, 2019

Facebook has launched a new privacy tool “Off-Facebook Activity” in a bid to win back the trust of its users after the Cambridge Analytica data scandal last year.

The State Of Work: Apps taking greater role in daily B2B tasks

August 19, 2019

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of workers spend at least 30 minutes per day switching between apps, with ‘streamlined information’ key to effeciant meetings and emails within business-to-business firms, according to new research.

Huawei reveals own operating system HarmonyOS ahead of Android ban

August 12, 2019

Huawei has officially announced HarmonyOS, the operating system developed to replace its reliance on Android.

Brits ‘spend 32 hours on phones during a weeks holiday’

August 8, 2019

People from the UK spend more than half an hour each day using tech for work while on holiday and over a third of people say they get anxious if they don’t have access to the internet on holiday, according to new research.

Apple and Google stop employees from playing back voice recordings

August 6, 2019

Google and Apple are suspending some of their voice data-review practices, after it was revealed that both firms allow humans to listen to private conversations on smart speakers and voice apps.

Wine brand Böen rolls out NFC-enabled wine bottles

August 5, 2019

Californian wine brand Böen, in partnership with internet of things agency SharpEnd, is launching the world’s largest global consumer deployment of Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology to date.

TikTok owner working on own-brand smartphone

July 30, 2019

ByteDance, the Chinese company behind popular video-sharing app TikTok is branching out into making smartphones.

The social CTO: C-suite tech buyers’ psychological motivations and true social media behaviour

July 29, 2019

Chief Technology Officers and Chief Information Officers are much bigger users of social media than their other top level counterparts within companies, according to new research.

New study reveals countries most addicted to their screens

July 22, 2019

New research by BusinessFibre.co.uk reveals the countries who spend the most time on their screens, along with insights into which gender and age groups tend to spend more time online.

Battle of the translators: Google Assistant beats Siri

July 12, 2019

Google Assistant is the world’s top performing real time voice translator, ahead of Siri and Skype, according to new research.