The Home Office’s refusal to issue alternative proof of immigration status outside of its electronic visa (eVisa) system could be deemed unlawful in 2026 if a judicial review against the policy is successful. On 31 December 2024, the immigration documents of millions of people living in the UK expired after being replaced by the Home…

ToNiYoMiO/Shutterstock First announced in January 2025 at CES, the HDMI Forum officially released the next version of the HDMI specification, Ultra96 or HDMI 2.2. It brings higher resolutions and refresh rates, including 12K at 120 FPS and 16K at 60 FPS. But don’t get excited just yet because it’s not something that’s going to be rolled out…

VADZIM SHUBICH/Shutterstock There’s a safer way to unlock and start your car than using the key fob that comes with it, assuming you own the right hardware. The right combination of a vehicle, an Android phone, and an Android smartwatch will let you use the handset in your pocket and the wearable on your wrist to…

Piotr Sawejko/Shutterstock When they became popular in the early 2000s, the USB flash drives were nothing short of miraculous. These tiny “thumb drives” or “sticks” transformed how people exchanged digital information. We used them to transfer photos, music, documents, and work, and we finally got rid of the clunky CDs and DVDs that scratched so…

On January 25th 2003, the Slammer worm exploited a vulnerability in SQL Server 2000, to execute a buffer overflow attack, affecting customers of Microsoft’s relational database management system. What is interesting about the so-called SQL Slammer attack, is that the vulnerability in SQL Server had been publicly disclosed at the Black Hat 2022 conference by…

Diana Schildhouse, chief data and analytics officer at Colgate-Palmolive, describes herself as a data storyteller – but what does that mean in terms of day-to-day delivery? “To be successful in roles like this, you must have a deep connection with the business and understand what you’re trying to solve, what their questions are, and then…

KARITING PICAH/Shutterstock We’re getting close to the twenty-year mark for Android, and over the last two decades, plenty of apps have come and gone. Many have completely disappeared unnoticed thanks to things like GDPR and rapidly changing API requirements, and yet there are certainly more than a handful of discontinued apps that are still missed…

Jhonez76/Shutterstock Whether you’re looking to share a Netflix stream to multiple screens or need to get a presentation on every TV in the conference room, an HDMI splitter is one of the best tools for the job. Using one is as simple as connecting your source device — be it a laptop, streaming device, or…

shisu_ka/Shutterstock If you’re looking to get into reading more books but aren’t just yet ready to shell out the big bucks on getting physical or eBooks, you’ll be happy to know that there are legitimate, legal ways to get free books on your phone or tablet. For many, the cost of buying books can be…

The newly launched Toyota RAV4 comes equipped with the Snapdragon Digital Chassis from Qualcomm Technologies to deliver a personalised, intuitive and seamlessly connected driving experience. Having had its beginnings in 1994, when sport utility vehicles (SUVs) were positioned as off-road vehicles, Toyota unveiled details of the outline of the new RAV4 to the world in May…