Archive for May 2020
Featured Article – Facial Recognition and Super Computers Help in COVID-19 Fight
Technology is playing an important role in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic with adapted facial recognition cameras and super-computers now joining the battle to help beat the virus. Adapted Facial Recognition Facial recognition camera systems have been trialled and deployed in many different locations in the UK which famously include the 2016 and 2017 Notting Hill…
Read MoreGoogle Meet ‘Free For Everyone’
Google has entered the video conferencing market fight with the likes of Zoom and Facebook Messenger as it announces that its ‘Google Meet’ premium video conferencing service will soon be free for everyone. Google Meet Google Meet is a video conferencing service that, until now, has only been paid for as part of G Suite,…
Read MoreUK Contact Tracing App In A Couple Of Weeks
Matthew Gould, chief executive of the National Health Service’s technology group NHSX has announced that a COVID-19 contact-tracing app for the UK could be ready “in the next couple of weeks”. Bluetooth, Short-Range Most countries in Europe that have chosen to use contact-tracing apps at some point have opted for a short-range Bluetooth “handshake” between mobile…
Read MoreRobot Food Deliveries in Milton Keynes During Lockdown
Delivery robots from U.S.-based company Starship Technologies have come into their own during the lockdown as a way of delivering food to the residents and workers of Milton Keynes. First Commercial Deployment in the UK The autonomous robot delivery Service operated by Starship Technologies is the first commercial deployment in the UK, and since the…
Read MoreTech Tip – Setting A Background in Microsoft Teams
If you are using Microsoft’s Teams during the lockdown and would like to set up a more professional-looking or even a fun or custom background during your video calls, here’s how: You can choose to use one of the backgrounds that are built-in to teams or, you can set up your own custom background (putting…
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