Author: Alex Lowe

New Vauxhall Astra GSe Sports Tourer on sale now in the UK

Vauxhall has added to the growing Astra lineup with a new premium entry, the Astra GSe Sports Tourer which is on sale now here in the UK with prices starting at £43,250. The main reason for the price jump is the fact that this is now a plug in hybrid, with extra equipment and batteries. The standard hatchback Astra GSe went on sale earlier this year, priced from £40,550. The […]

Ubiquiti now offering UniFi Talk in Canada

Back in April this year we reported that Ubiquiti had started to offer UniFi Talk in Canada, but what had actually happened is that Ubiquiti had started offering the unlocked phone models without the paid UniFi Talk phone plan. Hopefully that makes sense. However, starting today Ubiquiti is now offering the UniFi Talk plan as well as the cheaper locked phone devices. As of UniFi Talk 1.21.0, customers in Canada […]

Ubiquiti releases UniFi Protect 2.8.28 with support for G4 PTZ tracking and more!

Earlier today, Ubiquiti released UniFi Protect 2.8.28 which includes a huge list of improvements and bug fixes to the platform, as well as a few new highly requested features. First off, this update requires your UniFi OS Console to be running version 3.0 or newer in order to be able to install this version. In terms of new features, Ubiquiti has now added auto-tracking on the G4 PTZ, which is […]

BYD Dolphin starts at £25,490 in the UK, on sale soon

BYD has revealed today that the upcoming Dolphin all electric hatchback will go on sale in the uK this summer, priced from £25,490. The car made its debut earlier this year at Fully Charged Live South and when it does go on sale, it’ll be undercutting a lot of its competition, such as the MG4, ID.3 and Vauxhall Corsa Electric. The top spec Dolphin trim level with cost from £30,990. […]

Google Domains has been sold to Squarespace

Last week, this news was just dropped on us and it caused quite a stir. Google Domains is being sold to Squareapce for an undisclosed sum, but 10 million domains are being transferred to the website hosting company from Google, the entire deal is set to be finalised in Q3 2023. This will also change the process for existing and new Google Workspace customers. New customers will now handle billing […]

MG4 SE Long Range Review, is it as good as they say?

⭐⭐⭐☆☆ 3/5 “Solid effort from MG and impressive price but some areas need improvement.” Intro I had the MG4 for a week, which is pretty standard for press cars and in this review, we’ll go over my experience. Some headline stats about the MG4 – I was given the MG4 SE Long Range which is in the middle of the lineup, with around 280 miles of range and DC fast […]

YouTube is making it easier to join the YPP

YouTube has announced this week an upcoming change to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) and the eligibility to sign up for the program is coming down, meaning smaller channels now need less subscribers and less watch hours to become eligible to start being monetised. Currently, as the new conditions haven’t yet gone public, creators need: At least 1,000 subscribers and either 4,000 watch hours in the past year or 10 […]

Three and Vodafone to merge, deal yet to be approved

This morning, it has been revealed that two UK mobile network operators, Vodafone and Three are planning on a merger, set to be worth around £15 billion. This deal follows on from the recent deal O2 and Virgin Media completed in 2021 which saw the two companies become one, sharing resources. If this deal is approved, Vodafone will own 51% of Three and Three will own 49% of Vodafone. The […]

Ubiquiti stops the EA hardware program, something new is in the works

Earlier today Ubiquiti announced that the long standing EA hardware program would be coming to an end, temporarily it seems. According to an official community post, Ubiquiti has now paused the Early Access Hardware Program and something new will be announced at a later date. For a number of years now, the company has offered customers to purchase early hardware from the EA Store, with the understanding that feedback would […]

BYD will be offering three electric cars in France

BYD, a relatively newcomer to Europe is already set on expanding throughout France. The Chinese manufacturer only has one model on sale here in the UK, the Atto 3. However, over in France the company is gearing up to launch five new electric cars for France, with the initial trio, the Atto 3, Han and Tang. BYD has partnered with four large dealers in France, but so far has only […]