Hands On Our Best Bits! – Issue 40
Hands On Our Best Bits!
Issue 40
The rising demand for second-hand smartphones has fuelled a 150% spike in phone thefts across the UK, particularly street snatch thefts!

With phone thefts on the rise, taking personal security measures is crucial.

Read on to see what measures you can take to protect your phone.

Following a recent study, we’ve explored the issues that surround using a company-provided laptop for personal activities.

Do you use a work laptop?

Read our article for further information.

Did you know you can send an image or video via WhatsApp that can disappear once the recipient sees it?

Perfect if you need to send any Bank Details, Passport Details, Nudes *.

Take a look at our quick video to see how easy it is for both Smartphone and iPhone users.

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Just when you think you know everything an iPhone can offer you, we come up with ANOTHER 10 top iPhone tips / tricks that could make your life easier and help you to be more productive…

Bet you don’t know these ones!

Following Elon Musk’s X (Twitter) platform having failed to meet the deadline imposed by a Supreme Court Judge to suspend dozens of X accounts for allegedly spreading disinformation, the judge has now ruled that the X platform will be suspended in Brazil.

So how did it get to this?

An AI-driven automated dental technology company has announced the completion of the world’s first fully automated dental procedure on a human using its robotic dentistry system.

So, would you be happy to ‘open wide’ once you’ve read this article?
In a first-of-its-kind case, a US musician has been charged with fraud for allegedly using thousands of automated bot accounts to stream AI-generated tracks from which he made more than $10m in royalty payments.

So if you are thinking of launching your own music career in the near future, please take a look at this article first.

Apple has warned iPhone users to be on their guard against a new ‘smishing’ (SMS phishing) scam where the perpetrators pose as Apple and encouraging users to logon to a fake iCloud page.


Read on to see how Apple are suggesting their users can protect themselves.


Popular online graphic design platform Canva is facing a backlash from customers following a price hike of up to 300% for its’ Teams subscription.

Do you use Canva and if so, what are the alternatives you could use instead?

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Smartphone users and iPhone lovers rejoice.

You can now customise your incoming message alerts in WhatsApp.

Never miss a message from your favourite WhatsApp group again!

Check it out!

Did You Know?
A Couple of Dates For Your Diary
27/09/24 – Save The Koala Day 🐨
Did you know that Koalas aren’t actually classed as bears because
they don’t meet all the right koala-fications!

28/09/24 – International Poke Day
As in ‘poke bowl’, the Hawaiian dish and definitely not what you
were initially thinking! 👀

07/10/24 to 11/10/24 – National Scaffolding Week 🦺
All of us at HOIT wish a very merry scaffolding week to all those who celebrate.

10/10/24 – National Hug a Kevin Day
Make the most of this one as I don’t think there’s been a huge amount of baby
Kevin’s born recently. 👶

21/10/24 – International Day of the Nacho 🎉🎉🎉
What a time to be alive!

* Don’t send nudes

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