Month: March 2022

Three urgent tips for anyone who pays for their energy bills by direct debit

Audio player loading… Ahead of tomorrow’s energy price hike (1 April), Martin Lewis has outlined three tips for people who pay for their energy bills by monthly direct debit. Tomorrow, the energy price cap is due to rise by an average of 54%. If you have never switched supplier or…

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Twitter user sentenced to 150 hours of community service in UK for posting ‘offensive’ tweet

A Twitter user from the UK named Joseph Kelly has been sentenced to 150 hours of community service for posting a “grossly offensive” tweet about Captain Sir Tom Moore, a British Army officer who raised money for the NHS during the pandemic. Moore became a national figure in the UK…

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Samsung’s new Jet 60 vacuum is a more affordable alternative to Dyson

Cordless stick vacuums are all the rage these days but they can get super pricey, putting them out of reach for some. Samsung’s latest smart cordless vacuum, the Jet 60, looks like a decent entry-level option for those who want the lightweight convenience of a stick vacuum.  It’s certainly not…

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OnePlus 10 Pro launch live: get ready for the next huge Android phone to arrive

Refresh 2022-03-31T05:55:02.956Z Welcome to our OnePlus 10 Pro live blog! The event is hours and hours away – it’s later in the day than we generally see Chinese phone companies host their launch events – so we can have a nice slow cadence for our posts for a bit. Source

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Australia’s revamped PS Plus will be different to the rest of the world

Audio player loading… In yet another instance of Aussies getting the short end of the stick when it comes to online services, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has announced that a slightly worse version of the newly revamped PlayStation Plus will be arriving Down Under in June. While most overseas subscribers…

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Disney Streaming’s new CTO is a former Google exec who worked on the tech behind YouTube

Direct-to-customer streaming is now a focus for Disney, and today it took another step in organizing that business by announcing a new CTO for the Disney Streaming business unit that includes Disney Plus, Hulu, ESPN Plus, and Star Plus. Jeremy Doig is a tech industry veteran with several decades of…

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