Blog Blackberry Device Support Is Now Officially Gone January 24, 2022 by Vertical Axion You may find many people who would argue that the iconic Blackberry was ahead of its time. It was in many ways the godfather of the entire smartphone industry. When it was initially released it was an absolute game changer. Of course, time allowed other companies including tech giants Apple and Google to catch up […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Skype Adds Zoom Feature And Additional Modern Updates January 10, 2022 by Vertical Axion Are you a Skype user? If so be aware that Microsoft (the company that owns Skype) just added a handy new feature you may want to start taking advantage of right away. The next time you update your software you’ll be able to zoom in on a screen shared by the user you’re communicating with. […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Microsoft Recent News Skype Technology News
Blog Microsoft Teams Gets End To End Encryption December 30, 2021 by Vertical Axion Two months ago, Microsoft began rolling out support for end-to-end encryption for all Teams calls. Given the pandemic and the increased demand for Teams and services like it, that was a very big deal. The good news is that Microsoft recently announced that the rollout is complete and all Teams calls now support E2EE which […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog AWS Outage Caused Major Headaches For Businesses December 29, 2021 by Vertical Axion If yours is one of the thousands of businesses that rely on Amazon Web Services (AWS for short) then you’re already aware that recently there were issues. Even if your business doesn’t rely on AWS directly if you do business with anyone who does rely on Amazon’s Flagship digital service you’re probably at least aware […] Read more » Amazon Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Technology News
Blog Website Ranking Company Alexa Will Be Shut Down December 27, 2021 by Vertical Axion It’s the end of an era. Alexa.com is an iconic website run by Amazon that ranks and analyzes the popularity of other sites on the web. This site is soon to be retired. Alexa.com is actually a subsidiary company wholly owned by Amazon. They offer an impressive suite of SEO services to webmasters interested in […] Read more » Amazon Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Technology News
Blog Study Shows People Are Spending More On Mobile Apps December 23, 2021 by Vertical Axion App spending in 2021 grew by an impressive 25 percent in 2021 and has increased to an impressive $135 billion. Even better is the growth shows no signs of slowing down. That is surprising because the industry at large has come under increased scrutiny and both the Apple and Google App Stores have introduced new […] Read more » Android Apple Business & Finance Google iPhone Recent News Technology News
Blog Hackers Stealing Credit Card Info Are Targeting E-Commerce WordPress Sites December 22, 2021 by Vertical Axion With the holiday shopping season in full swing shoppers are descending on virtual storefronts in droves seeking the best deals. Naturally this means that hackers are also circling like sharks watching for an opportunity to steal data and profit from it. Their most recent trick? To infect random WordPress plugins with malicious code that can […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft Office Is Rolling Out A New User Interface December 16, 2021 by Vertical Axion Microsoft is making a few UI changes across its entire product line in anticipation of rolling out Windows 11. Early this year (2021) the company announced that they were updating the UI for Office 365 and Office 2021. Over the summer small groups of users participated in an open beta and began playing with the […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Microsoft New Technology Office 365 Windows
Blog Over 4,000 Online Shopping Retailers Hit With Data Breach December 8, 2021 by Vertical Axion The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has identified more than 4,000 different retailers that have been compromised by hackers exploiting known vulnerabilities on checkout pages in order to divert payments and steal payment card details. The NCSC has been quietly alerting vulnerable retailers over the past 18 months. Based on the data gathered by […] Read more » Business & Finance Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Large GoDaddy Data Breach Involves WordPress Customer Email Adresses December 4, 2021 by Vertical Axion Are you a GoDaddy customer? Do you maintain a WordPress blog with the company? If so be advised that the company recently announced a breach of their network. An as yet unidentified third party accessed GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress hosting environment. Based on the investigation to date the intrusion began on September 6, 2021. While taking […] Read more » Business & Finance Business Advice Data Breach General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News