Technology

Ubiquiti announces its first 802.11ax (WiFi 6) UniFi APs

This week, Ubiquiti has releases its first two UniFi APs that support 802.11ax or WiFi 6 as it is most commonly referred too. The first two models are the UniFi 6 Long-Range and the UniFi 6 Lite and will be available soon as at the moment it says they will be up for pre-order starting on the 14th December. Pricing information is also not yet known, but it would be reasonable to […]

The HomePod mini does work with 5GHz WiFi

When Apple announced the HomePod last month, the spec sheet on the Apple website suggested that the HomePod mini has an older version of WiFi, 802.11n which is the last version of the standard to both mean 2.4GHz and 5GHz. When Apple said it supports that version it was never clear if the HomePod mini supports dual band, which wouldn’t be surprising as the chip it is running is the […]

Microsoft now has a beta version of Office for Mac with support for Apple Silicon

Earlier this week, Apple announced the new M1 chip for Mac, and it is already in the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro 13-inch and Mac mini. Apps do need to be updated to support the new models, otherwise they’ll be emulated using Rosetta 2 and earlier this week Microsoft has released the first beta of Office for Mac with support for the new chips. Learn more here about the Office […]

The amount of Teslas on UK roads has trebled in just one year

Tesla cars are incredibly popular and here in the UK the popularity has increased a lot since the Model 3 went on sale last year. Back in April, at the start of the lockdown in the UK, while other car companies seemed to struggle in the transition from dealership sales only, The Model 3 became the best selling car in the UK, beating out the ever popular Ford Fiesta. Thanks […]

Nintendo sold nearly 3/4 million Switch units last month

The Nintendo Switch, since it was launched back in 2017 as well as the Switch Lite when it was launched  at the end of last year have been selling in massive numbers, so far to date the Kyoto based company has sold nearly 70 million units, 68.3 million to be exact and the numbers keep climbing. The company revealed in its recent earnings repot that it had sold over 735,000 […]

Nest Audio speakers will work as a home theatre set up with the Chromecast soon

Soon, the line of Nest Audio speakers with the combination of Chromecast will work together to form a home theatre setup, much like how the HomePod and HomePod mini work with the Apple TV. Google has spoken to the Wall Street Journal and confirmed this and the update should be coming soon, at some stage. At the moment there isn’t much information how exactly how it works or if it supports […]

Ford announces new E-Transit with up to 217 miles of range

Yesterday, Ford announced its first all-electric Transit van which will be coming to Europe in 2022 at the earliest. The E-Transit wont be a one size fits all product either, in traditional Transit form it’ll come in about 25 different sizes, roof heights and lengths. Ford has also said the range will be up to 217 miles. Range, Charging and Power The batteries in the E-Transit are mounted under the […]

New Android TV box with Nokia brand coming to Europe soon

A new Nokia branded Android TV box looks to be coming to Europe soon, according to Golem.de – a German tech site. Nokia won’t be making the box, instead the brand is being licensed out to a company called Streamview. Nokia Streaming Box 8000 as it will be called is rumoured to be about the €100 (£90) and will run Android TV and come with what looks like a traditional TV remote, […]

Philips adds HomeKit Adaptive Lighting support to its Hue bulbs

Philips has been makings its Hue line of smart light for a long time now and as one of the earlier mainstream company’s to get on board with Apple’s HomeKit and now starting today, it is the first bulb manufacturer to roll out support for HomeKit Adaptive Lighting, a feature which is new with iOS 14. The feature is designed to change the colour temperature over the course of the […]

Tesla Model 3 is the first electric NYC yellow cab

The Tesla Model 3 is now the first ever electric vehicle to be officially approved as a yellow cab in New York City. The car was approved for use as a yellow cab over a year ago in October 2019. The Model 3 is also in use in the Netherlands where 100 are in use at the moment at the airport in Amsterdam. This is certainly good to see at […]