A pilot scheme involving NCR, the US self check-out machine maker for Asda, Tesco and other UK supermarkets, and Yoti’s digital identity app will use an integrated camera linked to facial recognition software to help improve, simplify and speed up age approval at self check-outs. (more…)

Figures from merchant services company Worldpay Inc show that for the first time, more payments were made in UK shops using contactless than Chip and PIN over the 12 months from June 2017. (more…)

UK businesses are looking for a boost in the speed and scope of communications in the form of 5G, but how soon will having a 5G phone that delivers all the 5G benefits become a reality, and what will it take to make it happen? (more…)

Bing, the Microsoft-owned search engine, has unveiled new improvements to the search crawler technology that underpins Bing. The development of the “Bingbot” web crawler will change the way Bing searches for information online. This improvement, and new technology, the company argues, will help make Bing the most searchable search engine on the planet – even outcrawling Google. (more…)

Facebook is set to change the way content marketers and advertisers will use the social network’s platform by reducing the impact of “engagement bait” styles of digital advertising and by clamping down on “sensationalist” language and headlines that entice users to click links.  (more…)

The geniuses at Hootsuite’s AdEspresso have published a useful guide to help marketers use the power of Instagram – by helping marketing pros understand how newsfeeds and stories can help drive campaigns and how video is at the centre of Instagram marketing success. (more…)

Google Ads reporting functions have been bolstered by the creation of two new landing page reporting tools. The new landing page reports are fully expanded and show the usual landing page metrics but the expanded date includes additional metric-based feedback. (more…)

Facebook’s post-Cambridge Analytica woes have caused major consternation to their own policy and guidelines team. The drive for transparency, as outlined by Mark Zuckerberg, has forced the social network’s hand. This latest push towards advertising transparency will affect anyone who funds political-based ads on Facebook.  (more…)

On Windows 10, starting with version 1809 (October 2018 Update), the ‘Snip & Sketch’ app has been re-purposed to become the new default for screenshots. You can, however, choose to set the Print Screen key on your keyboard to open the screen snipping tools. Here’s how: (more…)

Microsoft’s lesser-known co-founder, Paul Allen, who left the company in 1982, has died aged 65 from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (lymphatic cancer), with news of his death bringing praise for his generosity as a philanthropist. (more…)