Greater Manchester is 10th in the world for inward investment according to the latest IBM rankings and applauded at pro-manchester's annual Property and Regeneration lunch. Held at The Lowry Hotel, over 150 senior professionals attended the event featuring two expert panels focusing on the … [Read more...]
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Gorvins mobile app introduced to ease house buying process
Stockport law firm, Gorvins Solicitors, have introduced a new mobile app to help accelerate the home buying, selling or remortgage process for customers. The mobile app is designed to provide transparency throughout the conveyancing process, speed-up transactions and allow quick and easy … [Read more...]
Safeguarding and wellbeing tool adopted by Greater Manchester councils
Local councils in Greater Manchester, as well as across the UK, have adopted technology of a Manchester start-up, Tootoot, to combat mental health issues in their schools, as well as taking part in early stage pilots for the wellbeing tool in the workplace. The business also received support … [Read more...]
Elected and business leaders publish first Manifesto for the North
As the country prepares to head to the polls, Northern business and elected leaders have joined forces to publish the first ever Manifesto for the North – outlining the ambition to power up the North with support of the incoming Government. The first of its kind, the Manifesto for the North will … [Read more...]
UK: £1 billion deal set to solve poor rural mobile coverage
Poor rural mobile phone coverage will be a thing of the past as the Government champions a £1 billion deal with the mobile phone industry to banish rural not-spots. Moves to cement plans to give high-quality 4G coverage to 95 per cent of the UK by 2025, meaning consumers will get good 4G signal … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: The best tech hacks you need to know
What do you know about tech hacks? Have you ever wanted to improve the way you use a phone or laptop to make life that little bit easier? We're loving the hacks from Stockport based musicMagpie! Tech hacks are a super fun way to speed up your use of technology, curb your boredom and most of all … [Read more...]
UK: Workers eager to up-skill according to PwC survey
New research out from PwC reveals that, despite an appetite and willingness to learn new skills in the face of increasing automation, many UK workers are not being offered the opportunity to up-skill by their employers, which is leading to mistrust and fear of automation and technology. The … [Read more...]
Technological evolution – the challenge for business leaders
A great deal has been written about how automation and artificial intelligence will disrupt traditional business models, demonstrated brilliantly at Marketing Stockport's monthly event by Starkey Hearing Technologies. Business leaders need to steer the conversation in the right direction and … [Read more...]
musicMagpie achieves 100,000 reviews on Trustpilot
Stockport based tech trade-in site and refurbished seller, musicMagpie, has achieved a milestone of 100,000 reviews on Trustpilot. musicMagpie has accomplished 100,000 reviews within the ‘mobile recycling and unlocking services’ category, whilst at the same time, maintaining a 5 star ‘Excellent’ … [Read more...]
Cyber Criminals use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in CEO Fraud
A CEO of a UK based energy firm has been duped into transferring £201,000 to cyber criminals, CEO Fraud. Stockport based Amshire have been advising on the threat of social engineered attacks, more commonly called CEO Fraud, since 2016. Managing director Dave Taylor explains how, in this … [Read more...]
Don’t be caught out by the latest Delivery Scam
If it seems too good to be true, it probably is! If you’re not expecting it, don’t sign for it! This is sound advice following the latest delivery scam to reach the UK. Unscrupulous fraudsters are finding ever more inventive ways to con people out of their hard-earned cash and one of the latest … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: How can I protect my email from malicious attack?
If you ask the question: 'How can I protect my email from malicious attack', many IT departments or IT companies will say “you need xyz product to protect you from 123” . But the vast majority of cyber attacks are the result of a phishing campaign against the company. No matter what email service … [Read more...]