Technology

Amazon updates the Fire 7 tablet with USB-C and longer battery life

Amazon has today revealed the next version of its popular Fire 7 tablets, with the standard model and the kids edition receiving updates. Amazon has said that with these new models, the battery life is longer, with more RAM and more powerful CPU. Over the previous generation, Amazon has added double the amount of RAM and a new quad-core processor that’s 30 percent faster than the old one. Amazon has also […]

Ubiquiti launches the brand new G4 Doorbell Pro, on sale now

Today, Ubiquiti has launched the brand new G4 Doorbell Pro. Its available in the GA store in both the EU/UK and US stores and this follows a five month period in the EA store. Ubiquiti announced the G4 Doorbell Pro earlier this year in January and has a large host of new features. The G4 Doorbell Pro moves on from the G4 Doorbell with a black colour by default, two […]

Apple releases macOS Monterey 12.4

Apple this week has released macOS Monterey version 12.4, with the main addition being adding in support for the new update released for the new Studio Display webcam update, which has also been released this week. macOS Monterey 12.4 is available now for all Macs compatible with Monterey and can be downloaded from System Preferences > Software Update. In this release, Universal Control‌ is not in beta, which means this […]

Vauxhall stops selling the Insignia, coming back as an EV model by 2026

Today, Vauxhall has stopped selling its medium sized saloon car, the Insignia. For the time being, Vauxhall has no plans to replace it soon, but with a long term future of being replaced with a fully electric version in 2026. The latest Insignia was only just facelifted two years ago and the company has said that it’ll be fulfilling any new orders, but for now the Insignia won’t be replaced. Over […]

Apple releases iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5

Apple has today released a slew of new updates, with new releases for pretty much every device it makes. iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5 were releases today and this is now probably one of the last updates we’ll see before WWDC 2022. This release isn’t as extensive as iOS 15.4 was a few months ago, but brings some welcome changes and bug fixes. For starters, the Wallet app can now […]

Rivian has recalled 502 R1T trucks due to an airbag issue

Rivian has announced recently that it is recalling some examples of the R1T truck, due to an issue with the airbag sensors. This issue could cause the airbag not to disable if a child is sitting in the front passenger seat – which is obviously a safety issue. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the US has said that this is the first recall Rivian has actually had, […]

UK order books now open for new Renault Megane E-Tech Electric

This week, Renault has started offering the all new Megane E-Tech Electric in the UK, with the order books officially being opened on 12th May. The new all electric car will be offered here in three trim levels, with Equilibre, Techno and Launch Edition. At the moment, potential customers can put a deposit down, with a a refundable £500. In the UK, Renault will be offering one battery option, whereas […]

More powerful Volkswagen ID.3 GTX to launch in 2023

Back in June last year, Volkswagen Ralf Brandstatter, the Volkswagen CEO shared a post on LinkedIn of some images of what he called at the time, the Volkswagen ID.X. A four wheel drive version of the ID.3 with more power. He also made it very clear that the car is just a demo of what Volkswagen could do and that it doesn’t show that a new car was coming. However, it […]

Ford announces brand new all electric Ford E-Transit Custom

This week, Ford has announced its second all electric van – the new Ford E-Transit Custom. Ford already has the larger Ford E-Transit on sale over in the US and here in the UK and Europe, but generally for the roads here the Custom is a much more manageable size. Actually, when taking all vehicles into account, the Transit Custom is the best selling vehicle in the UK. Ford has […]

Google announces the Pixel Watch, coming later this year

Google this week at its annual I/O 2022 developer conference has announced the all new Pixel Watch. At this stage, everyone has pretty much seen what the watch looks like as it has been leaked quite a bit. Google has revealed the official pictures of the watch and it’ll be available later this year. We don’t know a whole lot about the specifications, but it has a domed, round face […]