Six months ago, exactly on 21^st April, Google, the world’s biggest search engine introduced its new search algorithm favouring mobile friendly websites, the ones with with large text, easy to click linksand re-size to fit screen etc. This update purely effects the mobile world and not on searches from tablets or desktops. Google said that this would have a ‘significant impact’ on the mobile search results and it will focus on boosting the ranking of mobile friendly pages. 

According to research, over the past year web searches done by mobile users have grown tremendously and approximately 50% of online traffic comes now from mobile devices. Google wants to make a statement for these users to have a good experience when searching and clicking on links.

We have also designed and published our mobile friendly webpage recently. If you want to see our mobile friendly website just open our website www.iqin.it on your mobile device. You can also check your website for free to see if it is mobile friendly.

Last but not least, Google has further amended its policy recently and from November will no longer consider websites mobile friendly, which show an app install interstitial that hides a significant amount of content from the search result page to the website. These types of ads often come up when searching on the web and encouraging users to download an app rather than visiting the website. So watch that space, a lot more to come and in the meantime we would like to hear from you…

Have you made your website mobile friendly yet?  What has been your experience so far?   Have you seen increased traffic or changes to it yet? 

Your IQ in IT Team – We can help you with ALL your IT needs.

Say cheese! Have you smiled today? Probably this morning in order to access your computer or mobile device at home or at work.

Perhaps you have heard of Windows Hello which is a new feature within the new Windows 10. Windows Hello lets you login without a password. Just a smile gives you instant and a more secure access to your device. Windows Hello recognises YOU by using your facial or iris detection, not a photo of you. So it gets much more personal however until then you need a RealSense camera in order to set it up.

Read also our article about the latest on Windows 10 – worth the upgrade?

Any questions chat or tweet with us we would love to her about all your experience or help you out – we are here to help you with all your IT needs at home or at work!

Your  IQ in IT team –  Kingston – London – UK

A lot of you will be wondering what is actually hiding underneath the label “Cloud Phone“. In our terms we describe Cloud Phones as a hosted VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) solution with a self service management portal. Our portal lets you manage your extensions, direct dials, change call routing depending on the time and day, forward and route calls, hold conference calls, video calls, call recording, interactive voice response, music on hold and a lot more accessible to manage with a click of a button. Our Cloud Phones are a flexible modern solution matching the ever-changing needs of todays business. 

How do cloud phones work?

When you place an order with us for a new phone system, we can get you up and running within 24 hours. We will get your phones delivered to you and configure your system according to your requirements. Once your new phones arrive, all you have to do is to open the box and get your phone plugged into your network. Our cloud phones run over the internet, therefore it does not matter where in the world you are located. All you need is an internet connection and then you can call your colleagues’ extensions and, of course, no matter what your geographical location is, it’s all free. This is especially helpful to customers with branch offices abroad enabling them to reduce international call cost and, more importantly, improve communication. Our phones are very clever and as soon as you plug them in, they will auto-configure themselves by contacting our servers. Then all you are left to do is to dial that number.

But how does the cloud phone really work?

Well, once you are set up on our system, your phone device will talk to our PBX system. PBX is a system which handles all the calls, manages call routing, recording, music on hold and loads more. When you call within the digital network, the voice quality is a lot higher (we offer HD voice by default) and for internal calls this will be handled only by our servers. With calls to other VoIP networks this will be routed over the internet to the correct server to establish the connection. If you are calling someone with the old type of phone line (PSTN) this will be routed through our PSTN gateway into the old type of telecom networks.

What about mobiles?

We are very close to lauching our “Cloud Mobiles” to offer even more complete service. Our cloud mobile phones are part of your phone system, able to be configured and changed on the go. These provide internal transfers via extension, secure mobile data, call recording and all the other features available on our Cloud Phones.