Huawei P8 Lite (2017) review: The best phone you can buy in this price bracket July 12, 2018 Are you sitting comfortably? Then let’s begin untangling Huawei’s utterly incomprehensible naming conventions. The Huawei P8 Lite (2017) is the updated version of the original P8 Lite, which is the stripped-down budget version of Huawei’s 2015 flagship, the Huawei P8. The P8 and old P8 Lite were followed by the P9 and P9 Lite, themselves [...]
Meet the digital historians on a mission to preserve data for future generations October 5, 2018 Three years ago, a team of archaeologists working in northern Guatamala unearthed several stone panels dating back to the year 600AD. The hieroglyphics they contained were legible enough to provide fresh insight into Mayan culture and king-making traditions. By contrast, it’s doubtful a photo of your dog stored on a USB stick will exist in [...]
Samsung Galaxy S9, Nokia 8110, Sony Xperia XZ2, Asus Zenfone 5: The biggest announcements from this year’s Mobile World Conference February 28, 2018 Samsung Galaxy S9 ETA: 16 March £739, samsung.com Place the newly announced Samsung Galaxy S9 beside last year’s Galaxy S8 and you’d be hard-pressed to spot the difference. “Shoot him,” one phone would implore during a climactic fight scene in which you must decide to execute the phone you believe to be the impostor. “I’m [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review: Bigger, better, longer lasting. This is the most sophisticated Android phone ever made September 14, 2018 The latest phone in Samsung’s Note series is all about marginal gains. The screen has grown from 6.3 inches to 6.4 inches, the battery has been boosted to 4,000mAh, and the storage options to one whole terabyte, a record-breaking memory capacity that, for phones, was pure hyperbole only a few years ago. Like saying you [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review: Bigger, better, longer lasting. This is the most sophisticated Android phone ever made September 14, 2018 The latest phone in Samsung’s Note series is all about marginal gains. The screen has grown from 6.3 inches to 6.4 inches, the battery has been boosted to 4,000mAh, and the storage options to one whole terabyte, a record-breaking memory capacity that, for phones, was pure hyperbole only a few years ago. Like saying you [...]
Tesla nearly hit its Model 3 goal of 5,000 cars a week, making it just a few hours after the June deadline passed July 2, 2018 Tesla almost reached its targets for Model 3 production last night, making it just a few hours after midnight passed yesterday morning in a reveal that boosted its share price by 4.5 per cent. CEO Elon Musk had previously said he wanted to reach total production numbers of 5,000 cars per week by the end [...]
Rolls-Royce SUV will be built in the UK, says carmaker’s boss May 10, 2018 Rolls-Royce has said it plans to build its next SUV in Britain, ahead of the big reveal of the luxury Cullinan model at noon today. Chief executive Torsten Muller-Otvos told the BBC’s Today Programme the firm would like to continue building cars at its West Sussex plant. But with 90 per cent of Rolls-Royce’s cars [...]
Challenger stock exchange Aquis prepares for £73m London float May 23, 2018 Aquis, a challenger trading venue which aims to rival players like the London Stock Exchange with its subscription-based model, is planning to list in London in the next month. The business, founded and headed by former ITG and Chi-X boss Alasdair Haynes, hopes to raise £12m of new money to build its presence in the [...]
Volt Pulse ebike review: The battery-assisted hybrid city bike you’ve been waiting for September 21, 2018 In the space of a year I’ve gone from a sweaty pedalling idiot to the City’s driest and foremost ebike expert. You can spot me gliding around Bank each morning, the picture of respectability and class, fresh as a bee and happily dinging my bell at morning commuters, who smile and greet me like an [...]
Is the high street really doomed? June 26, 2018 UK high street retailers have endured a torrid time over the last few years. A slew of store closures, job losses and administrations don’t make for pretty headlines, and illustrate just how difficult it is for those looking to invest in the retail sector. Discount retailer Poundworld followed electronics firm Maplin and toy retailer Toys [...]