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]
ShinyShiny snippets: Citroën to launch sub £25,000 electric C3
Citroen e-c3 render. Image: Autosport Citroën will pitch itself headlong into the affordable EV market this October with a battery version of its revised C3 range, costing “below €25,000” in France and hitting the UK market at around £25,000. The ë-C3 will be part of a bigger Citroën C3 range also including ICE…
11 ways to save money on festivals
Festivals don’t come cheap, with most costing a few hundred quid for a ticket this summer - and Glastonbury costing a whopping £340. With festival season in full swing, together with Which? we have rounded up tips to save money on food and drink, transport and tickets. 1. Save money on transport For those travelling…
ShinyShiny snippets: Google Chrome adds more Password Manager features
Google has announced a major security update to the Password Manager on its Chrome browser that is aimed at helping users maintain their passwords natively and rely less on third-party managers such as 1Password, Bitwarden, Dashlane, and LastPass. The update will have support for Chrome on desktop and iOS. The first feature of the update is…
ShinyShiny snippets: WhatsApp adds Twitter-like new ‘channels’ feature
WhatsApp is adding the Twitter-like ability to follow accounts outside your personal contacts. The new feature will be in a new section of the app called "updates", separate from your existing private chats, and behave similarly to news feeds on other social media platforms. Rather than needing to add a contact via their phone number,…
Wind and solar overtake fossil generation in the EU
New data from energy think tank Ember shows that wind and solar produced more EU electricity than fossil fuels in May, for the first full month on record. Almost a third of the EU’s electricity in May was generated from wind and solar (31%, 59 TWh), while fossil fuels generated a record low of 27% (53…
ShinyShiny snippets: Apple unveils $3499 Vision Pro headset
Image: Apple Apple on Monday unveiled a headset called the Vision Pro in the tech giant’s most significant product launch since the iPhone, promising that it will be “a new kind of computer”. The device, which resembles a pair of ski goggles, projects apps such as web browsers, video calls and…
ShinyShiny snippets: Fiat offers £300 e-grant for the electric 500
Fiat will launch its own EV grant as part of a nationwide incentive to encourage customers to buy its electric cars, making it the first manufacturer to do so. The grant, called Fiat E-Grant, which is immediately available for customers, is worth £3000 and is applicable to purchases of the electric Fiat 500 and Fiat 500C. The Italian…
Top 50 unused foodstuffs in the kitchen cupboard
Vinegar, stock cubes and tinned vegetables are some of the most unloved foods in the nation's kitchen cupboards with many of them languishing unused for five YEARS - or more - due to lack of food inspiration. Pantry staples have topped a list of the top 50 items which are likely to remain unused a…
ShinyShiny snippets: AI deleting possible war crimes on social media sites
Image: BBC Evidence of potential human rights abuses may be lost after being deleted by tech companies, the BBC has found. Platforms remove graphic videos, often using artificial intelligence - but footage that may help prosecutions can be taken down without being archived. Meta and YouTube say they aim to balance…
How to spot online shopping scams
This week, newly published data from Lloyds Bank revealed that over two-thirds of online shopping scams begin on Instagram and Facebook. This alarming figure signifies how savvy fraudsters are using social media to prey on unsuspecting shoppers, who are in search of a deal. There has been a rise in online scammers creating fake business pages,…
