Author: Chris Price
Chris has been a journalist since the 1990s. In addition to editing TechDigest.tv and ShinyShiny.tv, he also regularly contributes tech/business articles to The Daily Telegraph and Tech Radar. A passionate swimmer, Chris has his own swimming blog and is a qualified lifeguard. He can be contacted at [email protected]
Currys reveals top hacks to maintain small appliances
New research shows over half wouldn’t bother to iron if it left marks on their clothes Less than one in five would upgrade their vacuum cleaner if it gave off a ‘funny’ smell Around half of Brits would rather live with messy floors and wear creased clothes than fix home appliances Currys reveals a series…
Ohme becomes official EV charging partner for Audi
Ohme has become the new official charging partner for Audi in the UK. The agreement will see Audi recommend Ohme chargers for all its electrified vehicle sales with an Ohme Home Pro charger in showrooms for customers to view. Ohme’s dynamic smart chargers can connect with the national grid in real-time and automatically adjust its…
USwitch unveils areas with the biggest ‘digital divide’ in new report
Uswitch.com fibre broadband created a unique scoring system (‘Digital Divide’) to showcase which councils have the most, and least, access to digital technology Scotland and Wales feature six times in the top 10 most divided councils, but only once in the 25 least digitally divided councils Less than a fifth of residents in Argyll and…
UK’s March online sales helped by Mother’s Day – but slide continues
In March 2023, UK online retail saw a -2.2.% Year-on-Year decline in revenue, against the -26% decline reported in 2022 There was a +9.4% Month-on-Month increase in revenue from February In the week leading up to Mother's Day (w/c 12th Mar), there was a +2.3% Week-on-Week increase in revenue For the first time in 23…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Elon Musk tells BBC owning Twitter has been ‘quite painful’
Elon Musk and James Clayton. Image: BBC Elon Musk has said running Twitter has been "quite painful" and "a rollercoaster", in a last-minute interview with the BBC. The multi-billionaire entrepreneur also said that he would sell the company if the right person came along. The interview, aired live from Twitter HQ,…
SSL/TLS Security Certificates: Building Trust in Payment Processing
With thousands of pounds sent across the Internet every second, websites need rigorous security measures to keep users safe. Fortunately, a high-security standard is easily accessible through the certificate system that exists across the entire Internet. If you’ve ever wondered how online payments are so secure, you’ll find a quick breakdown of the Internet’s Secure…
Osprey Charging ramps up rapid charging stations
Osprey Charging, one of the UK’s leading networks of rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging points, says that it has installed as many chargers in the first quarter of this year as it did during the whole of 2022. From January to March this year, 142 new rapid Osprey EV charging stations went live in 10…
Could an EV duty fix the problem of lost revenue from fuel tax?
While some believe only nationwide road pricing can provide the answer, a new report suggests the groundwork is already being laid for a far simpler solution. The report by automotive PR and communications agency loop shows that the Government could sidestep the unpopular and politically divisive issue of road pricing by introducing a simple per kWh duty…
Tech Digest daily roundup: AI generated newsreader ‘Fedha’ unveiled in Kuwait
An AI-generated newsreader has been revealed by a media outlet in Kuwait. Kuwait News posted a video to their Twitter account over the weekend showing the computerised anchor introducing "herself" as "Fedha". The AI video showed a blonde woman wearing a black jacket and a white T-shirt. "I'm Fedha, the first presenter in Kuwait who…
Digital magazine company Readly partners with Currys for Free Subs
Readly, the digital magazine and newspaper subscription service, is partnering with Currys, the UKs largest electrical retailer, to offer customers a free subscription to its app. The partnership, across the UK and Ireland, involves Readly offering its broad portfolio of titles to technology-engaged consumers, allowing them to read over 7,000 digital magazines and newspapers via…