
We have 3 different support plans to cater for your business needs

IT can be complex and time consuming so we offer a wide range of services and solutions to cover most (if not all) eventualities

Formed in 1995, we have over 25 year’s experience supporting small and
medium businesses with their IT needs


🐢 Slow Websites Costing Businesses
🕵️♂️ Apple Facing (Alleged) Spying Lawsuit
🤫 Create Hidden Folders for Private Files
☁️ Ultra Advanced Weather Forecasting
🎉Optimise Email Signatures With Transparent Images for Dark Mode
OUR AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME:
For the week commencing 24th February 2025
We’d love to hear from you, get in touch.
Email us at info@hoc.co.uk
or give us a call on 020 8649 9911.
05/03/25
Following UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s speech promising that the government plans to use AI across the UK to boost growth and deliver services more efficiently, we look at what this actually means and how it could be done.
04/03/25
Our average response time for the week commencing Monday 17th February 2025 and Monday 24th February 2025 was
7 minutes and 4 seconds.

04/03/25
OpenAI has launched Sora, its AI-powered video generation tool, and GPT-4.5, its latest and most advanced language model, in the UK, marking a major leap in artificial intelligence technology and sparking debate across creative and technological industries.
03/03/25
Microsoft has confirmed that it will retire Skype in May 2025, marking the end of an era for the once-revolutionary internet calling service.
26/02/25
Noise-cancelling headphones are becoming increasingly popular, yet experts are raising concerns that prolonged use may be contributing to a rise in auditory processing issues, particularly among young people.
25/02/25
A complex scientific problem that took microbiologists a decade to unravel has been cracked in just 48 hours by an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) system developed by Google.
24/02/25
Apple has announced the removal of its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) tool from customers in the United Kingdom, following a contentious dispute with the UK government over user data access.
15/02/25
Vodafone has successfully conducted the world’s first satellite-enabled video call using a standard 4G/5G smartphone from a location devoid of terrestrial mobile coverage.
14/02/25
The UK government has reportedly ordered Apple to grant it access to encrypted data stored in iCloud by users worldwide, a move that has sparked fierce debate over privacy, security, and government surveillance.
13/02/25
The UK’s Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) has now started categorising cyber events using a scale designed to assess the impact and severity of attacks (similar to the Richter scale for earthquakes).
12/02/25
Google has revised its AI principles, lifting its ban on using artificial intelligence (AI) for the development of weapons and surveillance tools.
11/02/25
A recent study by the University of Birmingham has revealed that banning smartphones during school hours does not necessarily lead to improved mental health or academic performance among students.
10/02/25
Microsoft 365 subscribers are facing a price increase unless they actively opt out of Microsoft’s Copilot AI.
05/02/25
Following the surprise introduction of Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek, here we look at what makes it different, and why concerns are growing over its safety and privacy implications.
04/02/25
Workplace surveillance is becoming an inescapable reality for employees across the UK, with new research showing that 85 per cent of employers now monitor their staff’s online activity.
03/02/25
Google has unveiled ‘Ask for Me’, an innovative feature that employs AI to phone local businesses for you, to get information such as service pricing and availability.
29/01/25
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have unveiled a new generation of tiny insect-inspired flying robots that could revolutionise agriculture by offering a mechanical alternative to natural pollinators.
28/01/25
John Lewis has unveiled a groundbreaking AI tool to verify the age of customers purchasing knives online, marking a shift in how retailers address legal requirements for the sale of bladed items.








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23/05/23
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08/05/24
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01/05/24
Florence Nightingale Aid in Sickness Trust
26/04/24
Thank you Pavi 😀 “
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17/04/24
Always friendly and accommodating “
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04/04/24
Thank you, Oliver! “
The Chartered College of Teaching
19/03/24
Merton Community Transport
18/03/24
Thank you! “
Guideposts
11/03/24
He is patient and understanding “
Michael G Ray and Co
06/03/24
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Monument Tools
01/03/24
Garnett Keeler
12/01/24
Reigate Environmental
10/01/24
Really helpful “
Lumena Lights Ltd
04/01/24
Really helpful “
London Leisure Services Limited
02/01/24
Alpine Works
24/11/23


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