Category: Tech
ShinyShiny snippets: WhatsApp rolls out new features for Groups
WhatsApp groups can now be brought together under one umbrella with the launch of a new communities feature. Rolling out from today, it's designed so that updates can be sent to everyone across all groups in one go, while still allowing for smaller discussions within the individual groups. Think of it like a Russian stacking…
ShinyShiny snippets: Fujifilm announces X-T5 digital mirrorless camera
Another Fujifilm X Summit took place live today from Tokyo, Japan. It was the third X Summit event in 2022, following the X-H2S launch in Omiya in May and then the X-H2 launch in New York in September. At the summit, we saw Fujifilm launch the Fujifilm X-T5 along with the XF30mmF2.8 R LM WR Macro lens. The X-T5 looks likely…
8 Things We Miss Most About Our First Mobile Phone
Whether you had a fancy flip phone or an indestructible Nokia ‘brick’, some of these old phones - especially our first mobile phone - hold a special place in our hearts, with a recent Sky Mobile study showing three in five Brits still have their handsets of yesteryear. And although smartphones nowadays can pretty much…
ShinyShiny snippets: Gigafactory startup on brink of administration
The UK government-backed battery startup Britishvolt is on the brink of entering administration with the potential loss of almost 300 jobs, after it struggled to find investors willing to fund its effort to build a giant £3.8bn “gigafactory” in north-east England. The company had considered an administration as early as Monday, two sources with knowledge…
ShinyShiny snippets: Elon Musk in Pelosi misinformation row days after Twitter takeover
Elon Musk became embroiled in a misinformation row within days of taking over Twitter after sharing an unfounded conspiracy theory about the hammer attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband....Mr Musk, who bought Twitter for $44 billion on Thursday, wrote on the social media platform that there could be "more than meets the eye" to the attack, before linking…
Scammer House of Horrors – millions falling for online fraud
NatWest are working with actor Simon Callow on free book, ‘The Scammer House of Horrors’ Millions of Brits have fallen foul of, or been targeted by, fraudsters – with a quarter of those who have found themselves a victim scammed while looking for love online. Phone call phishing, invoice redirection fraud…
ShinyShiny snippets: Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover
Elon Musk has completed his $44bn (£38bn) takeover of Twitter after months of toing and froing over the deal. His first move was to fire the social media company's top leadership, which he accused of misleading him over the number of spam accounts on the platform. Musk sacked Twitter's chief executive Parag Agrawal, chief financial officer Ned…
ShinyShiny snippets: ‘5G is overhyped’, claims report
5G connectivity is overhyped - and many users are yet to experience improvements in mobile speed or reliability, says a new study. Research from Uswitch.com found one in six mobile users felt the power of the technology had been overstated, and less than half said they had seen noticeable speed or reliability improvements since upgrading.…
ShinyShiny snippets: Ford Fiesta to make way for new Electric Vehicles
A 1977 poster for the Ford Fiesta Mark One Ford has announced the end of one of the most popular cars ever sold in the UK - the Fiesta. By the end of June next year, no more Fiestas are to be produced in the manufacturer's factory in Cologne, Germany. More…
ShinyShiny snippets: Archer Aviation to make 250 Electric Air Taxis
Archer Aviation Inc said it aims to make about 250 battery-electric air taxis in 2025 and scale up production in the following years, after setting a goal of getting its aircraft certified by the end of 2024. "In our first year, we will build 250 aircraft, our second year will build 500 aircraft, our third year…
