Tag: Zoom
Freezing video calls among Top 10 Zoom Bugbears
Work from home Brits have had to put up with nearly a quarter of their video calls freezing and 15 per cent cutting out altogether – just because of bad Wi-Fi, a study has found. Research carried out among 2,000 adults found they have taken part in an average of five video calls a week…
86% of consumers expecting ‘digital Christmas’
Research of over 2,000 UK consumers from photo printing book app Motif Photos has revealed that 5 out of 6 UK consumers expect this year to be a ‘digital Christmas’ without the usual get-togethers of friends and family. COVID-19 restrictions around the country will prevent us from following all of our favourite Christmas traditions such…
1 in 4 IT professionals uncomfortable with Zoom
Study shows IT professionals are scared of making mistakes, uncomfortable with seeing themselves on Zoom and hate making calls. With a second lockdown looming, 31% of IT and information research professionals are working in fear, scared of making a mistake at work. The nationwide poll, commissioned by contact lens company Feel Good Contacts revealed some of…
Londoners demand better broadband for home working
A majority of Londoners want to carry on working from home after lockdown ends - but only if they have better broadband, according to a survey commissioned by G.Network. The poll found that 59% of London residents would want to keep working from home at least some days of the week if their broadband was…
EE Mobile Network data report – usage shifts from cities to suburbs
EE has released its Mobile Network data report from February to May 2020, tracking the changing trends and habits of the UK’s most used apps and services throughout lockdown. What it found was that in the UK, EE’s network saw a 45% increase in traffic for Apps used primarily to communicate - including WhatsApp, Houseparty,…
Top 3 US Video Conferencing apps hit over 70% market share
The coronavirus outbreak has had an enormous impact on world business, changing the way companies communicate internally or with clients. With lockdown rules in place and millions of employees staying at home, firms have had to replace face-to-face meetings with new ways of allowing people to talk, leading to a surge in the use of…
Top 20 skills ‘technophobe’ Brits learning during lockdown
‘Technophobe’ Brits have learned new tech skills during lockdown – including how to video call, send a group text and even use their computer to make a phone call. Research polling 2,000 adults found a quarter previously avoided messaging into group chats, while 23 per cent wouldn’t use video conferencing for work. More than a…
7 Best Apps for Video Calling During Lockdown
Video calling has seen an explosion in popularity since lockdown, becoming the preferred option for staying in touch with friends and family. According to the latest research from price comparison company Uswitch.com, 19 million UK households are currently using video calling to stay in touch with one another during the Coronavirus pandemic, with 3.6 million…
Top Tech Stories of the Week: iPhone SE launches, Facebook warns users
Chris Price looks at the biggest tech stories of the week, including the launch of new, cut-price iPhone SE and Ford trialling social distancing wristbands in factories... Ford is trialling a wristband that buzzes when workers come too close to one another. The experiment, which aims to encourage social distancing in the workplace, took place…
8 Tips for setting up a Secure Zoom meeting
Just as Britain leaving the European Union spawned new words - most notably Brexit - so too is the Coronavirus pandemic changing our vocabulary. And inevitably with many of us now WFH - or working from home - a lot of these words are to do with technology, particularly around video conferencing it seems. Much…
