KANE'S TECH TIPS:
SUNDAY 2ND MARCH 2025
Welcome to another low down on all the latest Tech news, Tips and Tricks to help you keep up to date with the latest from the Tech world!
You can hear the feature On Air on a Sunday with Mark, and throughout the week.
Amazon Has Unveiled Alexa+
Amazon has unveiled Alexa+, an overhauled version of its virtual assistant with which it hopes users will share "just about anything".
Rapid recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have caused huge growth in software capable of natural-sounding conversations, with ChatGPT and DeepSeek among the most-downloaded apps worldwide.
Amazon is attempting to tap into this, with Alexa+ telling a launch event in New York it wanted to be "your new best friend in the digital world".
It will be included for free in Prime subscriptions when it launches from March.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd654p339q3o
Source: BBC News
Virgin Media O2 Broadband Back Online
An issue which left thousands of Virgin Media O2 customers unable to access the internet has been resolved, the firm says.
Downdetector, which tracks websites, showed more than 10,000 people reported their broadband was not working on Monday morning last week.
In January 2024, Ofcom said that Virgin Media was the UK's most-complained about broadband provider.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy05n9xn1nqo
Source: BBC News
The Pokémon Series Could Last Another 50 Years
The boss of The Pokémon Company believes the series can last for at least another 50 years if it continues to innovate.
First launched on Nintendo's Game Boy in 1996, the video game has expanded into films, TV and toys to become one of the world's highest-grossing media franchise.
Most recently, the trading card game based on the cute creatures at the centre of its universe has seen a surge in popularity.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y0v3gd5e5o
Source: BBC News
App Of The Week
This weeks app of the week is called myOKR
The app is a goal-tracking and habit-tracking app that was specially designed to help users achieve personal and professional objectives via the OKR (Objectives and Key Results) framework.
The user interface is clean and easy to understand.
The app is free to download on Ios and Android devices.
Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en-US&id=esteemate.io.okrs
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/myokr/id1659425586
🛡️ Security Corner 🛡️
Action Fraud, the national fraud and cybercrime reporting service, has launched a holiday fraud campaign, urging the public who are looking to snap up their next holiday deals online to look out for suspiciously enticing offers online, including on social media, and do their research before booking their getaways.
New data shows there were 6,066 reports of holiday fraud made to Action Fraud last year, with July recorded as the highest month of reporting, with 647 reports.
Check the travel company is legitimate. About to book a holiday? Do some research first to check that the company is legitimate, especially if you haven’t used them before. Use consumer websites, or reviews from people (or organisations) that you trust.
Look for the logos. Look for the ABTA, ABTOT or ATOL logos on the company’s website.
For more information visit www.actionfraud.police.uk
