Category: Websites
Best web hosting providers according to Reddit
Reddit is a revered content sharing and website rating platform where people discuss a variety of topics. It has more than 300 million monthly active users and enjoys around 14 billion screen views every month, making it one of the most popular social news aggregation sites worldwide. If you’re looking for a good web hosting…
8 out of 10 UK hotel rooms cheaper booked directly rather than online
Holidaymakers can get a better deal if they book their hotel rooms directly rather than through an online travel agent like Booking.com or Expedia, a new Which? travel investigation has revealed. Online travel agents (OTAs) are often thought to be the most convenient way to get the best price on a hotel room, with many…
Tim Berners-Lee action plan to prevent ‘digital dystopia’
World wide web founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee has warned of a “digital dystopia” as he launches a global action plan aimed at tackling misuse of the web. The British computer scientist will unveil a string of standards in Berlin on Monday, over fears of ever-increasing online threats, such as election interference, harassment, invasion of privacy…
Porn age verification checks delayed once again
Age verification measures on porn websites have been delayed once again, the Government has confirmed. The tighter controls designed to protect young people from adult content online were due to come into force on July 15, but Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright said that the move had been pushed back once again due a failure to…
Gov.uk website now accepts Apple Pay and Google Pay for payment
Online Government services have begun accepting mobile payments using methods such as Apple Pay, meaning transactions can be approved with fingerprints or facial recognition. The gov.uk website is accepting transactions using Apple Pay and Google Pay for four services initially, but it will be rolled out more widely and to local government, police and the…
Happy 30th Birthday World Wide Web! 7 things you didn’t know about the Web
March 12 marks a significant milestone in British technology with the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web. In 1989, working at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, Sir Tim Berners-Lee submitted a proposal for information management that would go on to transform the way people communicate and consume information. Here are…
Privacy search engine DuckDuckGo adds Apple Maps
Privacy protecting search engine DuckDuckGo is now using Apple Maps to display location information, as the company aims to offer people more online services that do not keep their data. DuckDuckGo, which says it does not profile users like other search engines, has taken on Apple’s offerings to provide “a valuable combination of mapping and…
Scottish designers enable create Exit Brexit tool for digital generation
An online tool created to make it easy for the “digital generation” to urge their MP to vote against Theresa May’s Brexit deal if they are against it has been launched by designers. The Exit Brexit tool locates users’ MPs from their address details and generates a letter of objection, which it then sends to…
The Top 4 Things You Can Buy Cheap Online
Is it better to shop in store or buy online? For most people, that’s a very common question these days. Well, the answer is that it all depends on what you are buying. For certain items, it just makes more sense to buy them on the internet. This could be due to either huge cost…
Why choose a website builder?
Website builders now offer a full range of features and flexibility to suit different business needs. Tech Digest talks to Melissa Tirey as private consultant and a contributing insights author on Site Builder Report and on Wise Buyer about some of the options on offer. Why would you use a website builder rather than getting a custom website built? One…
