Doctors will be banned from sending unsolicited coronavirus warnings to patients

Doctors will be banned from sending unsolicited coronavirus warnings to patients under EU rules still set to become law in the UK despite Brexit Public bodies face fines of up to £17million by Brussels if they send messages The plans are part of a new statutory code of practice for direct marketing  Council tax bills … Read more

Samsung apologises after sending a bizarre notification to thousands of users  

Samsung apologises after accidentally sending a bizarre ‘1’ notification to thousands of users overnight Samsung smartphone users were woken up by the bizarre ‘double 1’ notification  The random alert was sent by Samsung’s Find My Mobile very early on Thursday  Some users that never signed up for the service are concerned of a breach  Samsung … Read more

ASK TONY: Why does John Lewis keep sending me faulty iPads?

I bought an iPad from John Lewis in September 2017. I started having problems, so they suggested I send it back. Three weeks later, a reconditioned iPad was returned to me. In the past three years, I have had three reconditioned iPads — always with problems. With the latest one, I am having to charge … Read more

Hotel in Peru is sending ‘alpaca-grams’ for Valentine’s Day

Forget chocolates and flowers! How about FaceTime with a cuddly creature? Hotel is playing cupid by sending ‘alpaca-grams’ from ‘Panchita’ to loved ones this Valentine’s Day The initiative has been launched at the JW Marriott El Convento Cusco in Peru Panchita, the hotel’s resident alpaca, will deliver the romantic video calls To make your Valentine’s … Read more