Month: August 2020
Fortnite takes bite out of ‘rotten Apple’ in 1984 parody
Apple has removed Fortnite from its App Store following legal action from Fornite's owner Epic. The games maker has also released a parody suggesting Apple is behaving like 1984's Big Brother in its actions. The move came after a Fortnite update that lets players buy in-game currency at a lower rate if they buy directly…
Nearly 5m UK homes suffered broadband outage last year
Close to 5 million consumers suffered a broadband outage lasting more than 3 hours in the past year, with the average affected home offline for more than a day in total More than a quarter of people (28%) experienced a network outage during working hours, costing the UK 5 million working days - a hit…
Virgin Media users get Marvel’s Avengers skins, beta access
All Virgin Media customers will be able to get timed exclusive Marvel’s Avengers skins They’re applicable to all six Marvel’s Avengers main characters and exclusive to Virgin Media in the UK Virgin Media customers will also be given early beta access this weekend (Friday 14 to Sunday 16) To apply for a beta code, visit Virgin Media’s website for…
Churches making over £20K a month from parking app
Lovely English church door front and rose garden Churches in the UK are making over £20,000 each month, an average of £200 each, by renting out their empty car park spaces to motorists needing somewhere to park. The latest research by YourParkingSpace.co.uk also found that more than 100 churches are…
5 Best Ecommerce Business Ideas
If the coronavirus pandemic has proven nothing else, it is evident that online shopping is the future. Several thousand ecommerce stores have popped up in its wake as people were placed in lockdown and unable to leave their homes except to shop for essential items like food and medicine. The number of potential online buyers…
Top Five eSports players hit $30m in earnings
Johan Sundstein, better known as N0tail. By Dota 2 The International - The International 2018, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71957916 With more than 495 million viewers and $1.1bn revenue in 2020, esports remains the world's fastest-growing sport. The rise of the global eSports industry has been followed by the impressive growth of…
Smart Cities: What Life Is Like Living In One
The future is not so far off as people imagined it in the 1950s. Smart cities like Seoul are transforming what life in a city can be like. And not a moment too soon. Cities have been a draw for people looking to get out of the country and experience a higher standard of living,…
Simple Steps on How to Remove the TikTok Watermark
It's official - TikTok has taken over the world. And no, we are not talking about Kesha's hit from the 2010s (even though it was and still definitely is a bop). The app - TikTok has become the most downloaded non-game app of all time, with over 2 billion downloads as of 2020. It looks…
Nissan Pavilion lets you pay for parking with electricity
A new exhibition centre is letting electric car owners pay for parking with ELECTRICITY as manufacturers look at ways of utilising zero emission vehicles outside of driving. The Nissan Pavilion is a 10,000-square-metre, zero-emission centre fitted with solar panels and supplied with renewable hydroelectric power. And in a global first, electric vehicle drivers will be…
5 Cybersecurity Threats to Financial Services
Banking and finance companies have access to sensitive data, such as financial records and personal information. These institutions, more than any others, should keep track of their systems’ activities. Should any hacker get access to the data, the consequences would be dire. One of the best ways to protect multimillion-dollar financial services from cyberattacks is…