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TikTok feature to help epileptics avoid seizures
Social media network TikTok has announced a new feature that will allow people with photosensitive epilepsy to skip videos that could trigger their seizures, reports the BBC. It comes a few months after it began labelling videos featuring effects such as flashing lights. The Skip All option, to be rolled out in the next few…
Drayton’s ‘home of the future’ will include self-tinting windows
House of the future? Image courtesy of https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewarchy/5721042932/ The nation’s ideal home of the future will include windows that tint automatically in the sun, a heating system which recognises body temperature and lighting which responds to the time of day. A study of 2,000 adults revealed what people want in their…
1 in 3 homes experience download speeds less than 2Mbps
Mobile network benchmarking firm Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) has released the results of its latest major study into home internet connections, revealing vastly differing download speeds across the UK. As more people come to rely on video for working and communicating with family, friends and colleagues, nearly a third (30%) are suffering from inadequate…
2 in 5 don’t think they will ever afford electric car
With recent SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) figures stating that just 8 per cent of car sales are electric, new research has identified that two-in-five (37%) petrol and diesel drivers don’t think their budget will ever stretch to an electric car. As part of the study, for car finance broker CarFinance 247, 2,002…
Report claims Brits ‘surrendering to cybercriminals’
A new study claims that people in the UK are 'surrendering to cybercriminals' as the British Government fails to step in and provide police forces with the skills and resources required to pursue perpetrators. According to The Great Cyber Surrender report, 73% of cybercrime victims did not get in touch with Government organisations that are in place…
Smart Home devices to exceed 13 billion by 2025
A new report from Juniper Research has found that there will be almost 13.5 billion smart home devices in active use by 2025, compared to an expected 7.4 billion at the end of 2020. Smart entertainment devices take the bulk of revenue attributable to the sector - over $230 billion in 2025. Voice assistant capabilities…
Cancel Black Friday to avoid bottlenecks, claims delivery experts
Black Friday 2014 turned from a retailer’s dream to a delivery nightmare as overwhelming demand crashed many UK websites and snapped supply chains. ParcelHero fears a lockdown Black Friday will be even worse this year, creating massive delivery bottlenecks.. The home delivery expert ParcelHero is forecasting an £8.49bn monster Black Friday-Cyber Monday weekend. It warns that stores…
Which? exposes risk of smart doorbells
Smart doorbells sold for low prices on online marketplaces can be easily switched off, stolen or hacked by criminals, a Which? investigation has found. Which? bought 11 smart doorbells, some of which looked very similar to Amazon Ring or Google Nest models, available from popular online marketplaces such as Amazon Marketplace and eBay. Working with…
Interest in electric vehicles surges by 500%, claims retailer
Interest in electric vehicles from online car supermarket BuyaCar.co.uk surged by 500% this week as the government announced a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel models from 2030. With electric cars normally representing little more than 300 searches per day, from a stock of more than 60,000 cars on BuyaCar.co.uk, this week’s announcement…
Online sales up 60% year on year, ONS shows
October’s retail sales estimates, released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), reveal sales volumes - both online and offline - increased by 5.8% year on year (YOY), up 1.2% from September’s results. However, the home delivery specialist ParcelHero says that High Street stores cannot take too much comfort in these figures, as they don’t reflect…