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If you want a pure Android experience with the most timely operating system updates, you should buy a Pixel smartphone from Google, right? Yes, that is largely true. On paper, at least, the Pixel line of devices are what hardcore Android users should opt for. In actual use, however, Pixel phones are often riddled with issues that lead to disappointment. They are arguably not worth the headaches.

The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro in particular have been disastrous. They have notoriously slow and insecure fingerprint readers. Shockingly, some users have reported "phantom" dials, where the friggin' phone calls contacts at random! Even the display is problematic, with many owners experiencing flickering and artifacts. And now, Google has been forced to pause the December 2021 Update due to serious bugs. Sigh.

LastPass users around the world were thrown into a state of panic after the company issued email warning about unauthorized use of master passwords.

The password manager company advised users of suspicious login attempts using the master password associated with their account. This led to concerns that the company has been hacked or that  passwords had been leaked, but LastPass says that the warnings were erroneous.

The internet along with mobile connectivity has already had a significant impact on the way that we live our lives.

All that 5G is going to do is make things faster, right? Not according to Melita Business which has released data analysis showing that 5G will allow for a futuristic world of extended reality, artificial intelligence, and edge computing in every industry.

Thanks to the IoT and the collection of customer data online, businesses are accumulating more information than ever before.

This means that the need for storage isn't going to go away -- even though it may now be 'out of sight, out of mind' in the cloud. So, what do industry experts think is the future for storage and data as we head into 2022?

Over the last 18 months, the world has changed which has impacted everyone personally and in the workplace.  Businesses now have to adopt more flexible, work-from-anywhere strategies. This has increased the potential for security attacks that IT and Operations Teams need to defend against with the majority of employees remotely connecting to critical business systems.

With more companies embracing cloud communications and enabling employees to connect from a myriad of devices using a plethora of business applications, the opportunity for bad actors to compromise critical systems has expanded and security can no longer be an afterthought. It has to be included in the overall company strategy. Here’s what we foresee on the horizon for infrastructure security in 2022.

Technology has had an impact on most areas of our lives. In the healthcare sector the pandemic has seen a rise in the use of remote consultations and more.

In the next year experts expect this to continue along with trends towards AI, wearables and more.

Do you use Skype? If yes, it is time to get really excited, as there is some legitimately cool news surrounding Microsoft's wildly popular cross-platform communication software. You see, Skype now has zoom support. Please don't misunderstand things, however, as that is zoom with a lowercase z. In other words, Skype is not getting support for the competing Zoom (with an uppercase Z).

Yes, folks, Microsoft has quite literally added the ability to zoom in on Skype screen-shares. In a new blog post, the Windows 11-maker explains, "It has happened to the best of us. You're in a call and someone shares their screen to show you something. Everyone else is nodding along, but you're squinting at your computer screen trying to read the tiny text they are referencing. It's just too small! With Skype's easy zoom in feature, you don't have to miss out."

Although 5G technology isn't yet available to everyone, the rollout continues and as it does businesses need to recognize the challenges and opportunities that it brings.

Here are some industry expert views on what we can expect from 5G in 2022.

Windows 11 has a color rendering issue which results in some image editors showing white as yellow or other hues.

Although Microsoft has confirmed the existence of the problem and says that a fix is on the way, details are a little sparse. The problem affects certain HDR displays when using particular image editors, but the company has not revealed what combinations of hardware and software are problematic, or how widespread the issue is.

Python is one of the most popular programming languages worldwide. It often ranks high in surveys -- for instance, it claimed the first spot in the Popularity of Programming Language index and came second in the TIOBE index.

The chief focus of Python was never web development. However, a few years ago, software engineers realized the potential Python held for this particular purpose and the language experienced a massive surge in popularity.

The transition to remote and hybrid working has led enterprises to radically revise the way they operate. This has thrown up a variety of new challenges in ensuring systems remain secure.

Industry experts give us their views on what security issues businesses will face as we head into 2022.

There is good news for Windows 10 and Windows 11 users who have noticed high resource usage by Desktop Windows Manager.

Intel has released updated graphics driver which addresses an issue that caused DMW.exe to use more CPU time and RAM than it should. The update means that Intel's DCH drivers have now reached version 30.0.101.1191.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many enterprises turned their attention to digital transformation projects. But a talent shortage has held things back, leading many to consider automation as a way to alleviate the burden today's organizations are experiencing.

We spoke to Charlie Newark-French, chief operating officer of human centered automation company Hyperscience, to find out more about the balance between humanity and AI, automation's role in the digital enterprise, and automation's role in digital transformation.

In the past, companies have all had a solid focus on customer experience. They built a better, more efficient experience for those they sell to. With this in mind companies saw a rise in sales and loyalty. They realized keeping the customer happy was the key to being competitive in the market.

In parallel companies were also working with their employees to better improve and invest in their experience. They quickly realized that without happy employees they could not keep their customers happy. It looks like developer experience will be going through a similar shift in priority. They are now more and more becoming the focus of cloud providers and technology companies. These companies are investing and building tools to help developers work better, faster, and more efficiently.

Zero trust has been one of the security buzz phrases of the past year and control of identity and credentials is likely to remain a focus for businesses and consumers alike, especially as the work from home trend looks set to continue.

Here's what some of the experts think the identity field holds for us in 2022.