6 tips to prepare your car for winter

Drivers have been urged to get their vehicles ready for winter or risk dangerous journeys in the cold. Motoring experts at Lease Van have revealed six tips for Brits to winter-proof their vans and cars... Driving through cold temperatures and extreme weather can be hard but doing extra preparation will help make travelling this winter safer…

Searching for safety: UK’s most searched for home security products revealed.

As more and more homes around the country become ‘smart homes’, it’s not just lighting, sound and entertainment systems that are being integrated. Home security has also seen a transformation, with the traditional burglar alarm now becoming part of a much wider system for many, combining security cameras, locks and even doorbells to protect homeowners…

5 tips to save money on buying a car

New car sales are slowly recovering but are still below pre-pandemic levels and used car prices remain high, while the cost of living crisis is squeezing household budgets across the board. Whether your current car is ready for the scrapheap, you need a vehicle for work, or you just fancy a new motor, together with…

8 ways to get cheaper insurance

The cost of living crisis is increasing prices across the board and insurance is no exception, with premiums going up by substantial sums.  For instance, after years of falling, a report by Consumer Intelligence found that across the year to November 2022, the most competitive car insurance quotes rose by 17.4 per cent.  In conjunction…

The 12 Scams of Christmas

Every year, scammers take the opportunity to target consumers shopping online around the Christmas period with new and old scams. This leaves people increasingly vulnerable. Together with James Walker, CEO of consumer data action service Rightly, we identify and explore twelve common scams that pop up at Christmas and explain what consumers should look out…

Tyto launches sixth annual Tyto Tech 500 for 2022:  Richard Branson tops list

Richard Branson tops the Tyto Tech 500 list European PR agency Tyto has published its sixth annual Tyto Tech 500, revealing the most influential individuals in the tech sectors of the UK, Germany and France. The Tyto Tech 500, the only objective data-driven influence study into Europe's technology sector, claims the publishers, this year reveals how academics and cybersecurity…

5 Social Media Alternatives to Twitter

As Ryan Reynolds joins Tumblr and new owner Elon Musk bans parody accounts, we look at some alternatives to Twitter including Mastodon and Bluesky…  A new study from Financial-World.org has revealed the emerging social media platforms that could soon replace Twitter, as Elon Musk continues to cause controversy among users.   Using Google Trends data, the…

Top 10 TikTok #Groceryshoppinghacks

TikTok is full of money-saving tips and tricks, and users are sharing hacks for how they stretch their supermarket shopping budget.  From yellow sticker hunting to bringing your own bags, the hashtag #Groceryshoppinghacks has over 2.5 billion views, proving that we’re all looking for ways to make our money go further at the tills.  But…

Mobile World Congress 2022 – key trends

Mobile World Congress (MWC 2022) took place, as a face-to-face event, earlier this month in Barcelona. So, what were the key trends that we saw emerging from the show? Dario Betti, CEO, Mobile Ecosystem Forum reports... Premium devices Big announcements for new mobile devices were not all made at MWC this year. Big brands now…

Tech Digest daily roundup: ‘Lickable’ TV screen developed!

  📺 ‘Taste the TV’: A Japanese professor has developed a prototype lickable TV screen that can imitate food flavors https://t.co/JWVhiU94z1 pic.twitter.com/ZgxmfTf1Xn — Reuters (@Reuters) December 23, 2021 A prototype "lickable" TV screen which can mimic food flavours has been developed by a Japanese professor, Reuters reports. Dubbed Taste-the-TV, ten canisters spray flavour onto a…

Cyberstalking and abuse rife in the UK, claims research

Ahead of the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women tomorrow (25th November), fresh research data into stalkerware and tech abuse suggests that the UK has one of the highest levels of cyberstalking in Europe. Kaspersky’s research highlights that the UK ranks second-highest for domestic abuse in Europe: nearly three-in-10 surveyed UK adults…

Tech Digest daily roundup: Facebook shuts down facial recognition system

Facebook's facial recognition system will be shut down and faceprints will be deleted for over a billion people, the social media giant has announced. The technology automatically identifies users in pictures and videos but Facebook has decided to remove it, citing increased concerns about its use. Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence at Facebook, wrote…

Tech Digest daily roundup: Eurostar trials biometric recognition

Image: Eurostar Continental rail operator Eurostar is set to trial a new biometric identity verification technology that promises seamless travel across borders. Created by identity, payments and data protection developer Entrust, the system allows travellers to register their face and passport ahead of travel for a touch-free journey through border checks. Once at St Pancras or other…

Tech Digest daily roundup: Rolls-Royce electric plane takes maiden flight

Rolls-Royce’s first all-electric plane has completed its maiden flight ahead of a world record attempt later this year.  The Spirit of Innovation’s 15-minute flight took place at the Boscombe Down military testing site on Wednesday, powered by the most “power-dense” battery pack assembled for an aircraft, the company said. Rolls said the 400kW electric powertrain was…

Tech Digest daily round up: TikTok ‘closely controlled by Chinese parent company’

Former TikTok employees say the hugely popular video app is closely controlled by its Chinese parent company ByteDance, raising privacy concerns that the government in Beijing could leverage the app to collect personal information about Americans as part of its sprawling digital surveillance apparatus. Former employees told CNBC in a new report that key decisions and meetings usually ran through China, and…

Tech Digest daily round up: O2 to reintroduce EU roaming charges

One of the UK’s biggest mobile phone networks has announced roaming charges for Britons travelling to the EU, in a blow to Boris Johnson’s Brexit celebrations. Customers of O2 have been told they will be billed £3.50 for every gigabyte (GB) of data used above a new limit of 25GB, from August. The move comes after the Christmas Eve trade agreement…

McAfee takes control of Peloton Bike+ to expose cyber threat

Today, McAfee's Advanced Threat Research (ATR) is releasing a vulnerability disclosure for the Peloton Bike+.  This vulnerability could allow someone with physical access to the bike, or access during any point in the supply chain (from construction to delivery), to gain remote access to the Peloton’s tablet, including the camera, microphone and personal data.  During COVID-19, Peloton…

Tech Digest daily round up: Google Pixel Buds ‘serious alternative’ to AirPods

Google has officially unveiled the Pixel Buds A-Series and, just as predicted, they cost significantly less than the AirPods. For just £99 ($99, about AU$140), Google's wireless buds promise Bass Boost, hands-free controls via Google Assistant and Fast Pairing. The A-Series buds leaked online as far back as March. They look almost identical to the current Pixel Buds but…

Tech Digest daily round up: Online harms bill announced in Queen’s Speech

Social media firms will have to remove harmful content quickly or potentially face multi-billion-pound fines under new legislation. The government's Online Safety Bill, announced in the Queen's Speech yesterday, comes with a promise of protecting debate. It is "especially" geared at keeping children safe and says "democratically important" content should be preserved. But campaigners say…

Tech Digest daily round up: Google still selling ‘unofficial’ ads for Government services

Google has failed to stop "shyster" websites advertising on its search engine, despite promising to fix the problem, the BBC has found. Adverts for unofficial services selling government documents such as travel permits and driving licences are against Google's own rules. But the BBC found adverts for expensive third-party sellers every time it searched during…

Tech Digest daily round up: Spotify founder teams up with ‘Invincibles’ to attempt Arsenal FC buy-out

Spotify founder Daniel Ek has reportedly recruited three of Arsenal’s legendary Invincibles team as he prepares to buy the club from beleaguered owner Stan Kroenke. The new report in The Telegraph comes after Ek, who is estimated to be worth £3.4billion, said on Twitter that he was interested in taking over the north London side. “As a kid growing…

Tech Digest daily round up: Nissan ‘quits talks’ with Apple over driverless car

Nissan has quit talks with Apple over its secretive Project Titan electric autonomous vehicle project. Discussions didn't reach an advanced stage, the Financial Times reports, with the two companies apparently disagreeing about branding. Nissan said today (Monday 15th February) it wasn't in talks with Apple about developing self-driving cars, after Hyundai also denied reports it was…

Top 6 Performance Cars for 2021

With tickets for Goodwood's Festival of Speed now on sale, we asked YesAuto Editor Nick Francis to share his Top 6 Performance Cars for 2021... Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA and GTAm: Summer Launch We are a nation that love performance saloons, so these special editions of Alfa’s hotter-than-the sun saloon, the Giulia Quadrifoglio, should be…

COVID-19: 9 key trends shaping industry response

Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, The Reshaping of Industries Caused by COVID-19, encompasses nine key trends that will emerge from industries reshaping as a response to COVID-19. Chris Price reports... With the pandemic’s negative impact on the global economy, immediate action is critical. Technology leaders must assess the emerging opportunities resulting from COVID-19 and provide technological…

How to stay safe online during Coronavirus isolation

As most of us find ourselves playing out much of our lives online, whether that’s working from home, teaching from home or keeping ourselves entertained, there comes an increased possibility of opening ourselves up to potential attacks from cybercriminals. David Emm, Principal Security Researcher at Global security expert, Kaspersky, provides the below advice on how…

Over half of users have problems with mobile network, says GWS

Mobile network tester Global Wireless Solutions has released the results of its most extensive nationwide customer experience test of mobile network performance to date. The detailed assessment involved GWS’ engineers collecting close to one million data and voice task tests on iOS and Android devices, alongside nationwide focus groups conducted in partnership with Jigsaw Research,…

Worst password offenders 2019: Google and Facebook top list

Password management company Dashlane has announced its fourth annual list of the "Worst Password Offenders." The list highlights the high-profile individuals and organizations that had the most significant password-related blunders in 2019. Big Tech and regulation have been at the forefront of political and societal conversations, with GDPR and the general election dominating the media.…

Hotels of the Future: 6 key features

Glass TVs that know your favourite films, showers that adapt to your body temperature and glass privacy walls which change from transparent to opaque. These are all predicted to be key features of hotel rooms by 2034 according to new research... Hospitality technology experts Guestline has partnered with six technology, AI and hotel experts to…

What is 5G and how fast is it?

The Government has announced plans to speed up the roll-out of 5G technology and improve mobile phone signals in rural areas as part of efforts to increase innovation across the UK. 5G networks have already begun to launch across parts of the country, with several mobile operators switching on their networks in a number of…

What if Apollo 11 had ended in disaster?

Apollo 11 was an unprecedented mission, meaning there was always the possibility that astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin would not make it back from the moon’s surface. A speech was prepared for then-US president Richard Nixon, penned by White House speechwriter Bill Safire on July 18 1969. Fortunately, the mission was a success, meaning…

Review: Nissan LEAF e+ from £35,000

Chris Price travels down to Southampton on Clean Air Day to check out Nissan's latest electric vehicle, the £35,000 LEAF e+ It's perhaps a sign of the growing maturity of the electric vehicle (EV) market that at first glance there's little to distinguish between the latest Nissan LEAF e+, pictured above, and a conventional fuel…

Wingate and Finchley’s FC Artificial Intelligence coach earns draw in landmark game

Wingate and Finchley FC have seen the first results of their move to incorporate artificial intelligence into the coaching set-up with a 1-1 draw in the Isthmian League Premier Division. Earlier in the year, the north London side announced their decision to use the Amazon Echo system, and it debuted in the relegation clash against…

Appy Christmas – Help get your business through festive season with these 6 Fun Xmas Apps

Guest writer Anthony Main of app development company The Distance picks his favourite fun apps for getting through the festive period... With Christmas fast approaching, the high streets are flooding with people, the Christmas markets are springing up in town and city centres across the country and the parties are in full swing. However, Christmas…

5 things to see at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed – including Tesla Model 3, Ford Mustang GT

Staged every summer since 1993, the Goodwood Festival of Speed is the world’s largest automotive garden party, set against the spectacular backdrop of Goodwood House in West Sussex, UK. Over 600 cars and motorcycles spanning the phenomenal history of motoring and motor sport take part with some of the most legendary figures from the sport (and…

When will we see the iPhone X Plus, and will it sell?

As one of the most innovative brands in the world, you would expect Apple to keep customers guessing when it comes to its future innovations. The launch of the futuristic iPhone X reaffirmed this, while commentators are already speculating about Apple's latest developments and the launch of a potential successor to their 10th anniversary offering.…

Vox Pop: the voice search revolution and how to make your business stand out

Tim Butler, founder of Innovation Visual, talks about how improved accuracy and convenience are ensuring massive growth for voice search and how businesses need to adapt to compete Voice Search is beginning to revolutionise search marketing. Google recently announced that 20% of searches on its mobile app and Android services are now carried out by…