Month: September 2018
Should I buy a new iPhone tomorrow? 5 reasons why you should and 5 why you shouldn’t!
Chris Price gives five reasons why you should and five reasons why you shouldn't buy one of the new iPhones as soon as they hit the shops.... Tomorrow (21st September 2018) sees the official launch of three new iPhone models: the XS (confusingly pronounced 10S rather than 'excess'), its bigger brother, the XS Max, and…
Online sales via mobile devices slow as smartphone growth falters
Online retail sales increase of 12.8% year-on-year (YoY) in August Month-on-Month (MoM) decrease of 1.7% from July, notably lower than last year’s drop of 4.8% M-retail growth (mobile retail) was at an all-time low of just 10% YoY Online only retailers outperformed multichannel retailers (14.0% vs. 10.8% YoY) Overall market conversion rate is 4.7%, compared…
Nissan unveils mobile space observatory in a pick-up truck!
Developed in the UK, in collaboration with the European Space Agency, this mobile laboratory is billed as Nissan’s most intelligent pickup Stand out from the crowd with your very own portable astronomy lab! Today (19/9/19) at the 2018 Hannover Motor Show Nissan unveiled its Navara Dark Sky Concept mobile observatory pick up truck. Developed in the…
Automotive alliance partners with Google for in-car Android
Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi sign global multi-year agreement with Google to equip vehicles with intelligent infotainment systems The Alliance will utilize Android, world’s most popular operating system, to offer customers a new array of services including Google Maps, Google Assistant and the Google Play Store These services will be combined with Alliance Intelligent Cloud based…
Renault unveils EZ-Pro autonomous delivery vehicle at Hannover Motor Show
Groupe Renault brings last-mile delivery vision to life with Renault EZ-PRO, an autonomous delivery concept featuring shared customizable robo-pods EZ-PRO keeps a field-based human concierge for special deliveries and driverless robo-pod fleet management Highly modular robo-pods for flexible shipping With EZ-PRO consumers can choose precisely where, when and how to receive deliveries. Designed to contribute…
Audi launches £70K e-tron, announces twelve electric models
Entering the electric age: The new Audi e-tron above Audi is launching what it claims is an 'electrification offensive' with the world premiere of the Audi e-tron in San Francisco. By 2025 Audi will offer twelve models with all-electric drive in the most important markets worldwide and hopes to achieve roughly one-third of its…
Volkswagen launches Electric for All campaign, production of Volkswagen ID. electric car to begin 2019
The VW ID. electric vehicle will launch at the end of 2019 World premiere of the modular electric drive matrix (MEB) in Dresden Brand Board Member for E-Mobility Thomas Ulbrich: “The MEB is one of the most important projects in the history of Volkswagen – a technological milestone, similar to the…
How does an autonomous vehicle learn to avoid pedestrians and other obstacles?
Above: The Kar-Go from the Academy of Robotics - an autonomous delivery vehicle designed to reduce the last-mile costs associated with deliveries. Guest writer William Sachiti from the Academy of Robotics explains how autonomous vehicles are able to navigate around obstacles and avoid pedestrians... To teach an autonomous vehicle to…
Optoma launches £1549 4K Ultra HD projector with Amazon Alexa voice control
Optoma’s first 4K Ultra HD projector to feature Amazon Alexa voice control – the UHD51A – is now on sale. Available on Amazon UK for £1,549.99, the new projector offers a smart home entertainment solution with intuitive control along with 4K crystal clear detail in every image. In addition to Alexa support, the UHD51A comes equipped with a 4K UHD…
The online movie service CHILI is conquering the UK: here’s what makes it different
The Italian streaming platform CHILI has recently launched in the UK and is already having a lot of success. It is a subscription-free entertainment service that provides viewers with on-demand content on a pay-per-view basis. Since it launched in 2012, the platform has gained success in Italy with over 1.6 million registered customers, subsequently expanding…
