KANE'S TECH TIPS:
SUNDAY 6TH OCTOBER 2024
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.
Welsh School Closes X Account Over Racism Concerns
A Welsh secondary school has said it is closing its account on X - formerly known as Twitter - over concerns about racism on the social media platform.
The head teacher of Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf in Cardiff said a decision was made by governors to "move away from the platform".
Matthew HT Evans also called for other organisations such as the Welsh government and school inspectors Estyn to consider if they should remain on it.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y9qlzl310o
Source: BBC News
Epic Games, Samsung and Fornite Clash
Epic Games has accused Samsung of making it too difficult to download its massively popular video game Fortnite on certain mobile devices.
In a legal complaint it said it would file on Monday, it says people have to go through 21 steps before they can play the game on a new Samsung product, including viewing security warning screens and changing settings.
Epic claims this means 50% of people who try to install the game on these devices give up before they complete the process.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2dpj8wkp7po
Source: BBC News
Schoolgirls From The Uk Win Internation Robot Award
A team of schoolgirls have become the first from the UK to win an individual team award at a major robotics competition.
The group of five aged 15 to 17 years old, from Bournemouth School for Girls joined students from more than 190 countries at the contest in Athens.
All robots had to be created to solve real-world challenges such as food security.
The team won the Katherine Johnson Award for Engineering Portfolio, receiving medals for the way they designed their robot.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvy6q18jg4o
Source: BBC News
App Of The Week
This weeks app of the week is called Impulse - Brain Training
Impulse is one such game that hopes to keep your mind sharp on a daily basis by offering a myriad puzzles, from finding matching objects to picking out the correct order of numbers and remembering the positions of tiles.
This app is free to download on IOS and Android devices
Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gen.tech.impulse.android
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/app/impulse-brain-training/id1451295827
🛡️ Security Corner 🛡️
Data from Action Fraud, the national fraud and cybercrime reporting service, shows that more than 33,600 people reported that their online accounts had been hacked from August last year, with victims losing a total of £1.4 million.
Action Fraud is launching an awareness campaign on social media and email account hacking for Cyber Security Awareness Month this year, encouraging the public to protect their online accounts from fraudsters.
What can you do to avoid being a victim?
- Use a strong and different password for your email and social media accounts. Your email and social media passwords should be strong and different from all your other passwords. Combining three random words that each mean something to you is a great way to create a password that is easy to remember but hard to crack.
You can find out more on the Action Fraud Website: actionfraud.police.uk
