Technology

Apple announces event for 15th September

Yesterday we posted that Apple could launching new products this week via a press briefing, which was actually supposed to be today due to recent predications from noted Apple leaker, Jon Prosser. But that news just ended up being the announcement for an upcoming Apple event which is set to take place on 15th September at 10am PDT / 6PM BST. The event is expected to be a pre-recorded, digital […]

Apple could be launching new products this week, via a press briefing

Noted Apple leaker, Jon Prosser said this week on Twitter that he is expecting Apple to hold a media event tomorrow on Tuesday 8th of September to announce the new Apple Watch Series 6 and the new entry level iPad. He did say that the event date is “not locked in.” Apple press release is currently scheduled for Tuesday (September 8) at 9:00am EST — though, I should note that […]

Skoda kills off the Citigo

Skoda has announced today that the Citigo, which shares its platform with the Volkswagen up! and Seat Mii has been killed off and the company has no plans to replace it. If this news sounds familiar, it kinds of is – the petrol and diesel version of the Citigo was taken off sale last year and replaced with the Citigo-e iV and this model only went on sale this year […]

Information about the OnePlus 8T has leaked

A render of a new OnePlus phone has been found in the latest Android 11 Developer Preview for the OnePlus 8 series. The image suggests that the OnePlus 8T will look the same as the current OnePlus 8, at least from the front. It features a hole-punch cutout in the top left corner of the display with small bezels all around. OnePlus’ T models don’t usually have major design changes, […]

Amazon is adding 1,800 electric vans for delivery vehicles in Europe

This week, Amazon has announced that it is going to be adding about 1,800 brand new all electric vans to its fleet for Europe this year to help reduce its carbon footprint. The vans will be Mercedes eSprinter models, of which Amazon will be using 1,200, the other 600 will be eVito vans from Mercedes. This is in a pledge from Mercedes which is committing to have zero carbon emissions […]

Deal: Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine is under £300 on amazon.co.uk today

The UniFi Dream Machine from Ubiquiti has been out for about a year now and combines the company’s Cloud Key controller, a beefed up USG, UniFi AP and 4 port managed switch into one cylinder which is perfect for small home installs and small offices and cafes too. On amazon the UDM is usually up for £312.64 but today it is now under £300 at £295.99. This site contains affiliate […]

In the first half of this year, iPhone 11 was the most popular smartphone

While Apple no longer reports unit sales and hasn’t done for a few years, the best place we an get an estimate on shipment numbers is from research companies such as Omdia and this week they have released new shipment estimates for Apple for the first half of 2020 as well as other phone manufacturers. Omdia estimates that in the first half of 2020, Apple shipped out 37.7 million iPhone […]

Apple posts trailer for new Apple TV+ unscripted show, ‘Long Way Up’ – starring Ewan McGregor

Yesterday, Apple has shared the first trailer for its new show which is coming soon, called ‘Long Way Up’ – an unscripted travel show starring Ewan McGregor Star Wars and Charley Boorman, where the pair drive 13,000 miles from Ushuaia in South America to Los Angeles in North America. Can you believe it on Apple TV #LongWayUp premieres September 18 on Apple TV+ @AppleTV pic.twitter.com/oRyYAt0y4B — Charley Boorman (@charleyboorman) September […]

Have Spotify Premium? You could get a free Google Nest Mini

Spotify Premium users here in the UK are able to grab themselves a free Google Nest Mini speaker as of yesterday. A new partnership between Google and the streaming service allows premium users to get a Google Nest Mini free of charge (usually retailed at £49.99), and even the shipping is free! You can choose from four colours – Chalk, charcoal, coral or sky. Both existing and new premium users […]

Tesla’s can now detect and react to speed limit signs

Tesla’s have always been one of the most advanced cars on the market, in terms of electronics and on board assistance system and now the company is pushing further ahead with recent enhancements to the way Autopilot detects signs. Last week, Tesla starting releasing a new update which would allow any Tesla with Autopilot to detect and react to speed limit signs, using the onboard cameras. This is an improvement […]