Microsoft introduced Internet Explorer 11 back in 2013, alongside the Windows 8.1 release and even after that, it was made available for Windows 7 too. IE11 is the last ever version of the browser, as it was replaced by the now Chromium based Microsoft Edge in 2015, as part of Windows 10. However, while 2013 doesn’t seem that long ago, it is actually nine years and keeping certain websites and […]
Telegram had some positive benefits from the six hour outage Facebook experienced earlier this week. The popular encrypted app supports cross device sync and other benefits, something WhatsApp doesn’t have yet, although they are working on cross device support. Telegram CEO said during the outage, his company saw around 70 million new users sign up, with little to no affect on the operations of the app for existing users. In […]
According to a survey by Piper Sandler, Apple is now the most popular brand for watches for upper-income teenagers in the US. This spot has previously been held by Rolex. Smartwatch ownership by teenagers in the US has increased from 30% to 35% when comparing autumn 2020 to autumn 2021. Data from spring 2021 has shown that 13% of teens were intending to purchase an Apple Watch, this is now […]
The Ford Mondeo is only going to be around for a few more months in Europe and the UK, however Ford is changing up the engine line up for it as well as the Galaxy and the S-Max. Diesel in the car industry is being removed as an option on many car models, and that’s what is happening here, Ford is removing the option for diesel on the Mondeo, Galaxy […]
Despite other car companies seeing quite a decline in sales, it seems Tesla is selling a lot of cars lately. During Q3 2021, the company sold 241,300 which is 102,000 more than it did in Q3 2020. In fact, this is the most cars Tesla has ever sold in a given quarter. Elsewhere in the car industry, other companies are seeing drops, GM sold 446,997 cars in Q3 2021, which […]
Apple revealed the new Apple Watch Series 7 a couple of weeks ago, but never mentioned the exact release date, or the date when pre-orders would be starting. It just said that it would be available “later this autumn”. However, just announced yesterday, Apple has said that the Series 7 will go up for pre-orders starting this Friday, the 8th October. Once pre-orders are done, the Series 7 will be […]
Facebook and its related sites, WhatsApp, Oculus and Instagram have been offline since around 5pm on Monday evening (UK time). Around six hours later, the social media network is back online again, after a global outage. The company hasn’t disclosed what the issue was yet, but Brian Krebs, a security reporter posted the following infomation on his website. To the huge community of people and businesses around the world who […]
Facebook is having some issues this evening, as its own website along with Instagram and WhatsApp, of which it owns are all offline. Facebook has said it is working on getting the issues resolved, but it hasn’t explained yet what the issue could be. Downdetector is showing reports in the tens of thousands, with 35,000 currently showing. Due to Facebook owning Oculus too, this issue is affecting the services from […]
Another week has gone by and its time, once again to go over the best stories we covered here on A&T Tech. EU proposes that all phone manufacturers use USB-C ports The EU may start to require that all phone manufacturers use USB-C ports going forward, also applying to cameras, tablets and more. Read more London’s largest Taxi company, Addison Lee to go fully electric by 2023 The company will be […]
Jeep has announced a new version of the Grand Cherokee a few days ago, now in its fifth generation the new model is going to be made available as a hybrid for the first time and its coming to the UK as a 4xe plug-in hybrid. For the new model, Jeep has developed an all new platform the Grand Cherokee, making the hybridisation now possible. In the 4xe models, the […]
