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HBO Max is now on Amazon Fire TV

In the US, HBO Max was launched and like any new service it is now making its way out to all the platforms and today HBO Max is now available on Amazon Fire TV. The app does work in a different way to how Amazon usually allows third party services to work, usually Amazon wants them to integrate into the Amazon Prime Channels system but from what has been said […]

macOS Big Sur seems to be bricking some older MacBook Pro models

Apple released macOS Big Sur last week and while it had some issues getting to everyone and also causing some repercussions for other Apple services, Big Sur now seems to be bricking some older models of MacBook Pro, specially ones from late 2013 and mid 2014 for the 13-inch version. Some customers have had mixed results, with Apple saying there is a known issue and Engadget reached out to Apple which said […]

Ubiquiti announces its first 802.11ax (WiFi 6) UniFi APs

This week, Ubiquiti has releases its first two UniFi APs that support 802.11ax or WiFi 6 as it is most commonly referred too. The first two models are the UniFi 6 Long-Range and the UniFi 6 Lite and will be available soon as at the moment it says they will be up for pre-order starting on the 14th December. Pricing information is also not yet known, but it would be reasonable to […]

The HomePod mini does work with 5GHz WiFi

When Apple announced the HomePod last month, the spec sheet on the Apple website suggested that the HomePod mini has an older version of WiFi, 802.11n which is the last version of the standard to both mean 2.4GHz and 5GHz. When Apple said it supports that version it was never clear if the HomePod mini supports dual band, which wouldn’t be surprising as the chip it is running is the […]

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. In the news this week, Apple released macOS Big Sur, BMW unveiled the somewhat controversial new iX SUV, Apple announced the new M1 chip for Macs, Ford announced a new all-electric Transit and Tesla announced that it now has 20,000 Superchargers worldwide. BMW announced the iX, a fully bespoke, […]

Microsoft now has a beta version of Office for Mac with support for Apple Silicon

Earlier this week, Apple announced the new M1 chip for Mac, and it is already in the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro 13-inch and Mac mini. Apps do need to be updated to support the new models, otherwise they’ll be emulated using Rosetta 2 and earlier this week Microsoft has released the first beta of Office for Mac with support for the new chips. Learn more here about the Office […]

The amount of Teslas on UK roads has trebled in just one year

Tesla cars are incredibly popular and here in the UK the popularity has increased a lot since the Model 3 went on sale last year. Back in April, at the start of the lockdown in the UK, while other car companies seemed to struggle in the transition from dealership sales only, The Model 3 became the best selling car in the UK, beating out the ever popular Ford Fiesta. Thanks […]

Nintendo sold nearly 3/4 million Switch units last month

The Nintendo Switch, since it was launched back in 2017 as well as the Switch Lite when it was launched  at the end of last year have been selling in massive numbers, so far to date the Kyoto based company has sold nearly 70 million units, 68.3 million to be exact and the numbers keep climbing. The company revealed in its recent earnings repot that it had sold over 735,000 […]

Nest Audio speakers will work as a home theatre set up with the Chromecast soon

Soon, the line of Nest Audio speakers with the combination of Chromecast will work together to form a home theatre setup, much like how the HomePod and HomePod mini work with the Apple TV. Google has spoken to the Wall Street Journal and confirmed this and the update should be coming soon, at some stage. At the moment there isn’t much information how exactly how it works or if it supports […]

Ford announces new E-Transit with up to 217 miles of range

Yesterday, Ford announced its first all-electric Transit van which will be coming to Europe in 2022 at the earliest. The E-Transit wont be a one size fits all product either, in traditional Transit form it’ll come in about 25 different sizes, roof heights and lengths. Ford has also said the range will be up to 217 miles. Range, Charging and Power The batteries in the E-Transit are mounted under the […]