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OnePlus launches its first fitness band

Today, OnePlus has announced its first wearable with the new OnePlus Band, a low cost fitness tracker capable of tracking steps, workouts and more. The band has a 1.1-inch display, which impressibly is AMOLED with a P3-wide colour gamut, like modern MacBooks. The battery is 100mAh, and therefore should keep going for around two weeks on one charge. Like the Apple Watch, the OnePlus Band tracks steps, and also it’ll […]

Norway is now the first country where EVs are more popular than petrol and diesel cars

Norway has been ahead of every other country in the world for quite a number of years now and in 2020, for the first time electric cars outsold traditional petrol and diesel combustion cars. In 2020 54.3% of all the new cars sold were fully electric BEV vehicles, not hybrid at all. In the year previously, 42.1% of the cars sold were fully electric. In terms of what cars are […]

Amazon launches its own TV in India

Amazon has a new TV in India released under its budget AmazonBasics brand, and it is a Fire TV Edition TV, essentially running the same interface and software you’d find on a standalone Fire TV Stick. This is the first time Amazon has made its own TV under the Fire TV Edition program, typically it partners with other TV manufacturers. So far Amazon has two versions, a 50-inch model and […]

Windows 7 is still running on 100 million PCs

Despite being over 11 years old this year, Windows 7 is still running on 100 million PCs around the world. Almost a year ago, support for Windows 7 ended and since then the German government had to pay Microsoft for extended support as it failed to plan ahead and move to Windows 10. And in February 2020, it was revealed that the NHS still had a lot of PCs running […]

Weekends with A&T Tech – Best stories of the week

Another week has gone by and its time, once again to go over the best stories we covered here on A&T Tech. New York City subway now accepting Apple Pay The subway system in NYC starting accepting Apple Pay and other payment systems this week, much like TfL in London. Read more Elon Musk is now worth $185 billion, making him the richest person in the world This week, Tesla CEO […]

Google says new Nest cameras will launch this year

Google has said the range of Nest cameras will be expanded in 2021, saying “Nest will keep investing in new innovations” and that we will see a “new lineup of security cameras for 2021.” This news comes after the Nest Cam IQ Outdoor has stopped being available. So far Google is selling the Nest Cam IQ Indoor version as well as the Nest Cam Indoor and the Nest Cam Outdoor, […]

Toyota launches new entry level version of the GR Supra in the UK

This week, Toyota has introduced a new less expensive version of the Toyota Supra, with a smaller engine and over £7,000 cheaper. The new entry level GR Supra now has a 2.0 litre four-cylinder engine from BMW, producing 254bhp and its now on sale in the UK. The standard Supra has a 3.0-litre straight six from BMW producing 335bhp and like that engine the new 2.0 version is also from […]

Tesla is now selling a cheaper Model Y

This week, Tesla has started to make the Model Y more affordable with the introduction of the standard range rear-wheel drive Model Y which comes in at $42,000 in the US (£33,000). As well as this new version of the Model Y, Tesla has also started offering it with a seven seat option, in addition to the five seat option. The rear wheel drive version of the Model Y was […]

Apple Pay could launch in South Africa soon

Apple Pay could be set to be launching soon in South Africa it seems, with two banks from the country to be available when it launches, Nedbank and Discovery Bank. Some readers on MacRumors have already said that terms and conditions have been updated relating to Apple Pay. However as of writing, Apple is yet to say whether and when Apple Pay will be available in South Africa,

Netflix wont work on the Nintendo Wii U and 3DS later this year

The Nintendo 3DS and Wii U will be losing access to Netflix later this year on the 30th June 2021 and as of writing, the actual app has been removed from the eShop, making it impossible for new users to download the app – if there are any new users. Nintendo updated its support document to outline the details, with a full list of affected devices. These apps will lose […]