Tech and Auto

The Ferrari F2001 is described as the most important modern Formula 1 race car and among the most significant competition cars in any collection worldwide. With Michael Schumacher behind the wheel, chassis number 211 crossed the line first in two races during the 2001 season, including at the Monaco Grand Prix. The German driver ended up winning the 2001 F1 Championship, with chassis 211 playing a pivotal role in his victory. A landmark Ferrari F1 car raced to victory twice...

Our world is surrounded by the use of mobile technology. In fact, a research by Smart Insights showed that 80 percent of internet users own smartphones. Most users today depend on mobile phones for their primary research and access. Research from We are Social also showed there were 4.92 billion global mobile users in 2017, which equals to 66 percent of penetration. This expands the urgency of a proper mobile security system. With the rise of mobile usage, so are...

In its latest event at the Steve Jobs Theaters in Cupertino, Apple unveiled a dazzling array of new products. While iPhone 8 & iPhone X had center stage along with the next generation of Apple Watch and Apple TV, they quietly launched the next iteration of the urBeats lineup, since it doesn’t really warrant that much time on the big stage. The urBeats3 come in two main versions. The first is comes with a type-c jack for those who want...

When it comes to garage and entrance door operators, there are some great ways to add comfort and safety to your set-up. As well as needing a garage door or entrance gate that looks exquisite, it is important that new innovations are being developed constantly to make them an essential piece of equipment for the home also. Luckily, the technology in this area has come on a long way in recent times as the cutting-edge operators you can buy now...

Cars of the future will be bubble-like pods which FLOAT thanks to magnetic levitation, if one award-winning designer has her way. ‘The Float’ concept, which is made using transparent glass, is based around the car becoming more of a social space. It is made up of pods which can be added or removed via a magnetic belt which runs around the exterior. Power is 100 per cent electric and there are no wheels, with The Float moving around via magnetic...

Mobile apps have existed for quite a while now; perhaps for even longer than you might think. Many might be hasty to give all credit to Apple for the rise of the app. After all, it was the 2007 launch of the iPhone which introduced apps in their current, tappable icon form. They also coined the term app and launched the first native app store. But apps have been around much longer than that. The Nokia 6110, made famous for...

Former supermodel and petrolhead Jodie Kidd is set to launch the first ever nationwide live treasure hunt - for a CAR. The TV presenter was on hand this morning to provide fans with the first clue to the car’s secret location – a trumpet. Those that correctly guess the iconic location of the VW Golf, hidden in plain sight somewhere in the UK, could be rewarded with the keys. With just 36 hours to solve the mystery, potential winners must...

This is the extraordinary moment a Land Rover towed a 110-TONNE road train through the Australian outback. The Land Rover Discovery has a maximum certified towing capacity of 3.5-tonnes on public roads. But to show what the £55,000 off-road was really capable of, Land Rover took a model out to the Lasseter Highway in the Northern Territory. They then hooked the Discovery up to a 100-metre long, seven-trailer road train and towed it for almost ten miles. On the route,...

A Star Wars fan has gone over to the marque side of customisation and plastered stickers from the sci-fi classic -- all over his £256,000 Rolls Royce. The 155mph Rolls-Royce Dawn is one of the world's most expensive and desirable convertibles. But having a luxury British car wasn't enough for the owner of this Roller - who might feel the force of the style police when they see it. The owner of a brand-new Rolls-Royce has covered their luxury car...