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Mazda announces new Toyota Yaris based Mazda 2 Hybrid

Mazda has announced the new Mazda 2 Hybrid, which will go on sale here in the UK next year. If this car looks familiar, it should be as it is essentially a Toyota Yaris. This comes from a new partnership between the two companies and it’ll be sold alongside the traditional petrol powered Mazda 2. It looks like Mazda didn’t have a full hybrid power system in place yet, as […]

Apple will be adding the iPhone 6 Plus to the vintage list later this month

Reported by MacRumors last week, Apple is getting ready to mark the iPhone 6 Plus to its vintage list soon, with a date of 31st December 2021 in the report. Apple usually lists certain products as vintage if it has surpassed the five year mark since a device being on sale. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were Apple’s first big phones, as iPhone models before them were much […]

Nest Doorbells now have some festive tones for Christmas

Google announced this week that its annual tradition of offering festive themed ringtones for the Nest Doorbells is coming back, this time around there are five to choose from, including Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and a New Year’s one too. Google says you can activate them in the app for both its wired and and the new wire-free doorbells, however whilst this is an annual tradition, this year is at least […]

Mazda MX-5 due to receive new update next year

Mazda is set to reveal a new updated version of the MX-5 sports car after a new potential update was hinted at on the Japanese version of the company’s website. Also to further add fuel to the fire, the current model has now been removed from sale. Mazda Japan has said the following: “With the exception of some specifications, sales of the current model have been discontinued. The announcement of […]

Toyota announces new hydrogen powered GR Yaris concept

Toyota has unveiled a new concept version of the already popular GR Yaris which is powered by hydrogen, but still using a combustion engine, rather than making a full EV. Toyota showed off the concept at the company’s annual Kenshiki forum. This also isn’t the first time Toyota has put this engine in a car when it is powered by hydrogen, already the company has made a Corolla for touring […]

Suzuki will launch its first electric car in 2025

So far Suzuki hasn’t really got much into the electric car game, the company so far hasn’t had to need it to bring its average fleet CO2 emissions down as the majority of its models are very light had have small engines. However, all of Suzuki’s model now in the UK are available, or only come with a 48v mild hybrid system. Suzuki is also only able to offer full […]

Ubiquiti UniFi G3 Instant vs G4 Instant

Ubiquiti announced the new G4 Instant last week, and it is in beta or Early Access how Ubiquiti calls it. This comes just under a year since the G3 Instant was launched, a very cost effective wireless camera, with support for UniFi Protect. The G4 Instant takes it a step further, with much higher resolution, support for Smart Detections*, IK04 impact resistance and IPX5 outdoor rating – and it can withstand […]

Seven seater Dacia Jogger is now up for pre-order in the UK

Dacia announced the new Jogger back in September this year, a new seven seater offering from the company and it is now the cheapest seven seater car on sale in the UK. As of today, Dacia has made the Jogger available to pre-order with prices starting at £14,995. Three trim levels are available and the first deliveries are expected to start in the first half of next year. The Dacia […]

All electric Dacia Spring is looking ‘very positive’ for UK launch

We reported back in June this year that Dacia might be bringing its all electric Spring hatchback to the UK, with a decision to be made soon. The budget EV is on sale in the majority of Europe and has already been proved popular, with 40,000 orders been taken in eight months. However, during this time Dacia has still been in the ‘making a decision’ phase, but this week Denis […]