Monthly Archives: November 2022

I’ve driven all 3 electric pickup trucks on the market — here’s why I’d buy the Rivian R1T over the F-150 Lightning or Hummer EV

The GMC Hummer EV (top left), Rivian R1T (top right), and Ford F-150 Lightning. Tim Levin/Insider I drove all three electric pickup trucks on sale in the US.  The Rivian R1T, Ford F-150 Lightning, and GMC Hummer EV are three very different takes on the electric truck.  They all offer more than 300 miles of…

Protests break out at a major iPhone factory in China

Foxconn’s largest iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, China has been hit by worker protests including violent confrontations, Bloomberg has reported. Videos show hundreds of workers marching and confronting a manager, along with several instances of violence. Employees are reportedly upset over COVID restrictions and bonuses, while a video seen by Engadget Chinese suggests a food shortage…

Here are the EE Pocket-lint Awards nominees for Best Laptop 2022

The EE Pocket-lint Awards shortlist has been announced celebrating the best products and devices across 20 categories spanning smartphones and tablets, to cars and smartwatches.  The Best Laptop award focuses on devices that offer performance, practicality and portability. The shortlisted nominees for Best Laptop 2022 are: Acer Swift 5 (2022)Apple MacBook Air M2 (2022)Apple MacBook…

How Inertial Drift revitalised the arcade racing genre

After the infamous double whammy of Split/Second and Blur seemed to herald the genre’s demise, we’ve been spoiled for high quality arcade racers in recent years. Hotshot Racing kicked things off, while last year’s Senna Forever expansion gave the excellent Horizon Chase Turbo a fresh boost and in its wake was impressive superscaler tribute Slipstream…