Yesterday saw the latest tech unveiled by Samsung at their first virtual Unpacked event. Amongst other announcements came the confirmation of what all the tech rumour sites have been suggesting for a while now – a new duo in the Galaxy Note family.

As we slowly emerge from the strict rules of lockdown, what impact will the ability to travel have on us in both our personal and business lives this summer? With Coronavirus and post lockdown actions dominating the news, we mustn’t forget that the UK has now left the EU and we are in a transition period.

With more businesses in England set to reopen in July, the Federation of Small Business (FSB) put together some handy tips ad advice for employers trying to get their heads around the next steps. The following information covers your questions about managing your employees, looking after their wellbeing and managing health and safety in the workplace.

If you’ve not yet switched to a VoIP telephone system, then you’re definitely missing out! Every business needs to make and receive phone calls. They can either buy an expensive on-premise PBX system that has limited functionality or use a scalable software system that costs less and is much more efficient, i.e. VoIP.

In the building trade, energy efficiency is one phrase that’s on everyone’s lips. As a sure-fire way to cut bills and carbon footprints, making buildings more energy-efficient makes sense for developers and consumers.

We know the best ideas are often made away from the desk, bringing a whole new meaning to flexible working. Now that flexible working has been put on fast forward for most businesses to be able to continue to operate in recent months, now is the time to firm up the digital workplace environment you have in place and make sure it is fit for building on the positives that we can get from this new flexibility.

Life after lockdown: what will the workplace resemble and what will the long-term impact of remote working be?

Oil prices have started to increase from the plunge they took last month, reaching 18-year lows as the pandemic crippled the global demand for oil and countries came to a halt due to imposed lockdown measures.

As the measures are lifted, the demand for oil is starting to increase, along with oil prices. However, in comparison to before the pandemic, oil prices are still 40% lower in trade price. It is unlikely that they will stay this low for long, as demand across the world continues to steadily increase.

If you’ve not yet made the jump from a traditional hard wired office phone system, now has never been a better time. The latest web-based technology means that you can run your office phone system just as easily from home via a mobile or desktop/laptop, so no more worries about missed calls and lack of control over your team.

Whilst the world continues in lockdown, the wheels of new tech keep turning! Today the latest entry level iPhone is available to pre-order.

Whilst we are all trying to get people working from home as quickly as possible to minimise disruption and damage to our businesses, don’t overlook the importance of data security. In recent issues we’ve spoke at length about data security – here is a recap of the key areas to prioritise for your home workers:

As the majority of us have been thrown in at the deep end trying to manage a new home working routine, we’ve got a few handy hints to make it a bit easier.

There aren’t many positives for businesses having to weather the coronavirus storm. However, one silver lining is that energy prices are at an extreme low due to reduced demand around the world, consequent oil price wars between Saudi Arabia & Russia and also due to a warmer winter which has contributed to the fall in demand.

As Coronavirus impacts the UK more and more each day, it has become a very real consideration for businesses to look at plans to operate either on a staff rotational reduced workforce or to deploy a full home working set-up. Here we talk you through the considerations and some potential solutions.

With the ever-increasing influx on premium smartphones flooding the market we’re going to have a look at the key features of Samsung’s new S20 models and do a little comparison with the current iPhone 11 family.