Month: November 2020
Hydrogen-based Toyota Mirai to offer 400 mile range
Toyota has announced the second generation of its zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell electric saloon. Called the Mirai, it allows for an extra (third) hydrogen fuel tank to be added, increasing the car's driving range to around 400 miles
. Toyota began development of a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle in 1992, introducing the first generation Mirai…
Only 1 in 3 will return to high street once Lockdown ends
Retail experts now warn of a tough December for the high street, after a record-breaking Black Friday weekend in online sales. Digital commerce and location intelligence company GBG offered the warning in a new report on consumers’ festive shopping hopes and fears: Christmas Unwrapped. GBG, whose eCommerce experts work with over half the UK’s top retailers including…
Only 3 in 10 smartphone users bother to back up data
A study of 2,000 adults who own a smartphone revealed only three in 10 have backed up the data on their devices in the last 12 months. And 27 per cent admitted they have NEVER done so. But a fifth said their phone is the only place they keep baby photos or videos of their…
Cyber Monday: 15 top tips to stay safe online
We partner with consumer watchdog Which? to help you to stay safe online when shopping for your loved ones on Cyber Monday and beyond.... We shop online all year round, but the arrival of Cyber Monday and the peak of the Christmas shopping season plus the COVID-19 restrictions that have been in place for most…
Over 52,000 dashcam recordings sent to Police
Motorists have sent 52,174 dashcam recordings of potential traffic offences to UK police forces since 2017, with more than a third resulting in a court summons, Fixed Penalty Notices, driver awareness courses or a warning. A Freedom of Information request was sent to every UK police force by car-buying platform, What Car? It found police…
Dyson to invest £2.75 billion over 5 years
Dyson says it will invest an additional $3.67bn (£2.75bn) into new technologies and products over the next five years, according to the BBC. It will use this investment money to fund research in robotics, next-generation motor technology, smart products, machine learning and material science. The company will also focus on the commercialisation of its solid-state…
Brits buying 145 million extra presents online
Brits are due to buy an extra 145 million presents online this year due to the Covid-19 crisis – meaning more than one billion presents will be purchased electronically. Experts have calculated that the excess packaging from all the presents being delivered online is going to see an additional 150,000 trips by delivery vans –…
How To Avoid Distractions That Sabotage Your Productivity
We all have the same number of hours in a day, yet sometimes it feels like we can’t get enough work done. Be it a freelancer working from home, a full-time employee working the 9 to 5 job, or a remote team member working flexible hours - everyone is prone to distractions that sabotage productivity…
Revealed: Which? ‘dud deals’ to avoid on Black Friday
Bargain hunters are being warned to avoid a rogues’ gallery of poor quality products sold at discount prices by major retailers this Black Friday, following an investigation by Which? Each year the consumer watchdog puts thousands of products through tough and independent laboratory tests to separate the best from the rest. When it uncovers products…
Amazon Alexa accused of spreading antisemitism
Amazon has been accused of spreading antisemitic messages through its Alexa voice assistant by MPs who warned they would be contacting police over the incidents, according to The Telegraph. In a letter from the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism, the MPs said they had found that Alexa was answering questions about Jewish people using information from antisemitic…