The latest update by the Unicode Consortium packs 2,834 new characters of which 250 are emojis. Unicode is one of many systems used to convert binary digital signals (1’s and 0’s) to characters you see on your screen. Unicode was drafted to be a universal code used by all manufacturers to ensure characters could be…
I’d forgive you for looking over this post the moment you saw the term ‘Internet Explorer’. For years now, it has lagged way behind competition and is by no means the popular browser it once was. Labelled as obnoxious by IT pros and terrible to use by anyone else – Microsoft are desperate to get…
Instead of being compared to Apple’s iPad Air – Microsoft are comparing their third generation of the well-reviewed Surface Pro to Apple’s best-selling MacBook Air line-up. Both the Surface Pro and Pro 2 got five star reviews across the board. Both were praised for their hardware, size, weight and touch-friendly Windows operating system. They brought…
It looks like Microsoft really wants users to leave the soon-to-be outdated desktop OS. Microsoft have officially announced that support for Windows XP will be cut off on 8th April 2014, and to encourage everyone to move on from the legacy OS; have offered a $100 discount when upgrading to a new machine. There are…
Information Technology (IT) is a very competitive field, with salaries reflecting the complexity of the work at hand. Here are the top ten IT jobs for 2014. Though salaries are represented in GB Pound Sterling, the ratio of pay is roughly the same throughout the Western Hemisphere. 1. Information Security Analyst Avg Salary: £52,641 Desirable certifications/qualifications:…
The ever-changing computer industry has taken it’s toll on Sony who have announced that they are to sell off their VAIO division to an investment firm. The announcement comes alongside the news that Sony forecast to lose $1.1billion dollars in the year following up to March 2014. The Japanese electronics giant cited a changing computer…
Earlier on in the year, Intel announced its new wave of processors for 2013, with the promise that its fourth-gen Intel Core chips would deliver better efficiency and in turn allow for noticeable improvements in battery retention. Today, the new processors have been launched, and will, among other things, facilitate “new wave of 2-in-1 devices.”…
Microsoft has officially lifted the lid off the first major update to their Windows 8 desktop operating system and we can confirm that it is a fairly substantial point upgrade for those using the platform. Rather than the usual small incremental changes that we sometimes see with OS upgrades, Microsoft clearly had their serious hat…