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Tech Digest daily roundup: Raspberry Pi seals $45m investment
The organisation behind Britain's bestselling personal computer - the Raspberry Pi - has sealed a $45m (£33m) investment after demand surged during the pandemic. The trading arm of the Raspberry Pi Foundation has offloaded stakes to Lansdowne Partners and the Ezrah Charitable Trust in a move that values the operation at around $500m. The foundation is…
Citroen partners with EV subscription service Onto
Citroën has partnered with Onto, the all-inclusive electric car subscription service, to provide a fleet of 300 new ë-C4 100%-electric vehicles. The cars, which all feature the range-topping and best-selling ‘Shine Plus’ trim, will be available to Onto customers from October. The compact hatchback features a 50kWh lithium-ion battery pack paired with an electric motor producing…
Sir Clive Sinclair RIP – 10 things about the great man you may not know
Image: https://twitter.com/Clive_Sinclair/photo Born in Richmond, London (then Surrey) in 1940, Sir Clive left school at 17, not wanting to go to University. He worked for four years as a technical journalist to raise funds to found Sinclair Radionics. He set up the company in 1962 at a house in Islington, north…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Inventor Sir Clive Sinclair RIP
Inventor Sir Clive Sinclair, who popularised the home computer and invented the pocket calculator, has died at his London home aged 81. His daughter Belinda Sinclair said he passed away on Thursday morning after having cancer for more than a decade. Sir Clive's products included the ZX series of computers and his ill-fated C5 electric…
Smart motorcycle helmet adds what3words navigation
CrossHelmet, a smart motorcycle helmet with sound control and 360° visibility, now offers what3words voice entry to assist with navigation. This partnership allows riders to navigate to any precise 3x3m square. CrossHelmet users can enable the technology from their helmet by long-pressing the control panel button to activate what3words voice entry. After this, they can…
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…
Xiaomi announces 5G phones, including 11T and 11T Pro
At a real-life launch, held at London's prestigious BAFTA venue and attended by Tech Digest, Chinese phone brand Xiaomi announced a new range of 5G enabled smartphones. And while you've probably never heard, or only vaguely heard, of the brand, Xiaomi - pronounced shau-mee - it is in fact the second-biggest mobile phone manufacturer in…
Is It Good To Have Multiple eBay Accounts For Sellers?
eBay, one of the biggest online marketplaces on the Internet, allows sellers to create multiple seller accounts. However, you can link two eBay accounts and manage them only as long as it does not stand in violation of eBay’s policy. As a seller, though, you might wonder if owning two or more eBay accounts can…
Tech Digest daily round up: Apple launches ‘no longer a spectacle’
A smaller notch. A faster processor. A new camera with cinematic mode. In the pantheon of Apple keynote events, Tuesday’s iPhone 13 launch was towards the modest end. “We still see room for innovation,” was one analyst’s rather dry take. Perhaps Tim Cook didn’t want to make any risky moves on an unlucky number. The unveiling…
Apple iPhone 13 launch: What the experts say
We ask the experts what they thought about last night's Apple California streaming event, which included announcements on the new iPhone 13, iPad Mini and Apple Watch Series 7... On the iPhone 13 Ben Wood, Chief Analyst, CCS Insight: “These updates follow Apple’s tried and tested formula of delivering new products with metronomic consistency.…