Technology
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Build A Raspberry Pi Home Server In 30 Minutes
Want to stream your music, create Dropbox-like storage or even host your own website? Nik Rawlinson provides step-by-step advice on doing precisely that
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August 2018
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The 2017 Wishlist
CES sets the technology agenda for the year ahead. Here we explore the underlying trends from 2017’s show and exhibit the best of the products our team discovered while trawling the show floors
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April 2017
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Q&A Teaching Robot Swarms Resilience Through Limping
Researchers are teaching robots to “evolve” on the go so they can keep working despite injuries, letting them leap from the lab to the real world. The University of Southampton’s Dr Danesh Tarapore reveal show to teach robot store cover.
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July 2018
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Better Vision: How Self-Driving Cars See In The Dark
The Uber driverless car fatality raises questions about how well sensors can “see”.
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July 2018
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Is It Time For Me To Switch To A Different Web Host?
If you’re asking the question then the answer may be “yes”, discovers Nik Rawlinson, but consider your timing carefully
5 min |
July 2018
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Can VR Help Cure The Mental Health Epidemic?
Nicholas Fearn discovers how virtual reality is being used to treat mental health conditions – and also help non-sufferers experience them
5 min |
July 2017
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What Happens If My ISP Goes Bust?
If your internet provider were to suddenly shut down, how would your business cope? Steve Cassidy explores your options
3 min |
July 2017
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Are Passwords Still The Best Way To Keep My Business Secure?
All the experts agree that passwords are here to stay, but you need to think about other ways to keep your data secure and your users authenticated.
5 min |
July 2017
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Is the Sun Setting on Java?
Java EE is a major enterprise platform, but it hasn’t had a facelift since 2013. Stewart Mitchell discovers developers are growing restless
4 min |
October 2016
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Lifelites
We meet the charity that’s using computer equipment to bring critically ill children back in touch with their friends and families.
6 min |
September 2018
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8 Reasons To Ditch Google
Google caters for dozens of our online needs, but is it the best at all of them? No, says Barry Collins, who finds eight better alternatives.
9 min |
September 2018
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Requiem Mass Is Tech Killing Classical?
Classical music has long been portrayed as a stick-in-the-mud, but, as Max Figgett discovers, it’s far more innovative that you would think.
9 min |
September 2018
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Best Tools For Social Media
Want to grow your audience on social media without spending hours a day glued to your phone? Nik Rawlinson reveals some social secrets.
8 min |
September 2018
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HTC Vive Pro
The definitive VR experience of the moment. Hideously expensive, but worth it for those who love the cutting edge.
7 min |
September 2018
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Extend Your Wi-Fi
There’s an easy and cheap way to kill dead spots in your home and office, and to bring wireless access to areas of your building that are otherwise unreachable. Darien Graham-Smith puts 13 contenders through their paces in a selection of real-world tests to discover which you should buy – and which to avoid.
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April 2019
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What Are The Benefits Of Cyber Insurance?
Businesses buy fire, theft and property insurance, so why the reluctance to buy cyber insurance? Nik Rawlinson reveals all.
5 min |
April 2019
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Alienware M15
A heavy-hitting laptop for gaming on the go, but it’s mighty expensive and faster machines are on the horizon.
6 min |
April 2019
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How can allowing staff to work from home improve my business?
Using the latest technology, and updating your attitudes and work practices, can mean that remote working saves your business money while improving results
6 min |
October 2016
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The dreaming AI hunting for exoplanet Atmospheres
Humans are better than computers at looking for patterns in space spectra, soone researc her has taught aneural network how to think like us to find anomalies
3 min |
October 2016
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Internet Providers Braced for 'Authoritarianismlite'
The government plans to massively increase internet regulation.
4 min |
August 2017
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Alexa, What Are You Hearing That I Can't ?
Stewart Mitchell reveals how your devices’ microphones are listening out for more than your just your voice commands
4 min |
August 2017
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Could A Chatbot Serve My Customers Better While Freeing Up My Staff?
Nik Rawlinson speaks to the people behind some of the best-known British chatbots as he investigates their usefulness to businesses.
6 min |
October 2017
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Terror Clampdown: What More Can Netfirms Do?
Politicians are demanding action against extremist content. Stewart Mitchell investigates whether that might backfire.
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September 2017
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Gaming The Real World
Using skills learnt from making games, VR developers are bringing virtual and augmented reality to everything from architecture to trucks, finds Thomas McMullan.
6 min |
September 2017
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Process Automation
Making services work together saves time and manpower. Steve Cassidy explores the potential of modern automation platforms.
3 min |
September 2017
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HTC U11
Ignoring the gimmick of its squeezy sides, this is a fast phone with a superb camera – but it’s too expensive.
3 min |
September 2017
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Face Facts: It's A Free-For-All
Police and private security firms are routinely using facial recognition – but who, asks Stewart Mitchell, is checking it’s being used legally?
6 min |
November 2018
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Universal Broadband? Count To Ten...
Plans to guarantee dismal broadband speeds for all are foundering, Stewart Mitchell finds, as pressure builds on the government to rethink its Universal Service Obligation
4 min |
October 2018
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The Smartphone Camera's Little Lies
Adverts may fool you into thinking smartphone cameras are as good as those from dedicated DSLRs. Professional photographer Dave Stevenson shows how to look beyond the misleading specs.
9 min |
April 2019
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MSI P65 Creator 8RF
This versatile workstation is slim, lightweight and very powerful – but build quality is sadly lacking.
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