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Volkswagen’s factories in Brazil are to be kept closed throughout April

Volkswagen has announced today that its factories in Brazil will remain closed throughout April and the decision on whether to open them back up again in May remains to be seen. Throughout the world and mostly in Europe and the UK, car factories starting closing down in March due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Volkswagen is working closely with the unions in Brazil, a deal has been made to keep […]

Ford has no plans for a new fourth generation Focus RS

We reported back in December last year, that Ford would be using a mild-hybrid system for the next Focus RS hot hatch, with a full four-wheel drive system. Car had understood that the fourth generation would use a 48-volt system to drive down the CO2 emissions. However, this development no longer seems to be the case. A Ford spokesperson had said that the development of a new model is not cost […]

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. We know everything is feeling weird right now, so we are working hard to cover the latest news for everyone and this is a nice round up of the week gone by of what stories we think were the best. In the news week, the new iPhone SE was launched […]

Apple now offering optional wheels kit for the new Mac Pro

This week, Apple has made the optional wheels for the Mac Pro available as a standalone accessory to purchase after the Mac Pro has been ordered. Previously, the only way to get them was to order them as you are configuring the Mac Pro on apple.com. The Mac Pro Wheels kit comes in at £699 in the UK and $699 in the US. To swap out the feet for the […]

Due to COVID-19 – Overall PC shipments are down

In a report from Canalys, they have estimated that in the first quarter of this year overall PC shipments have declined by eight percent, when compared year-over-year. Due to the coronavirus, a lot of factories in China stayed shut while a lot of people were quarantined. However due to a short burst of demand, sales of PCs are up – this was due to employees buying laptops for remote workers […]

iPhone SE is now up for pre-order, starting at £419/$399

Apple has now put the new iPhone SE up for pre-order starting today, with a starting price of £419 in the UK for the 64GB model and $399 in the US. Pre-orders are now open in the UK, US and 39 other countries. Deliveries will start next week, on the 24th of April and will be available in store too for collection. Apple launched the new iPhone SE earlier this week […]

Apple is now donating all (PRODUCT)RED funds to help the COVID-19 pandemic

This week, along with the release of the new iPhone SE – Apple has changed where the proceeds go to for the (PRODUCT)RED products Apple produces, which include devices, cases and watch straps. Apple is partnering with the (RED) foundation to now direct the money to help assist the COVID-19 Response Mechanism, which is run by The Global Fund. The money will go towards PPE equipment, such as masks, lab […]

Apple’s only retail store in South Korea is reopening on the 18th April

Back in the middle of March, Apple had said that all of its retail stores outside of China would be closed until further notice, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But however, Apple will be opening one store up soon, its only retail store in South Korea in Seoul will open up again starting on the 18th April. Bloomberg reported today that the store will open up again on Saturday between […]

Samsung’s S Voice will be killed off in June

Samsung first got involved with its own voice assistant back in 2012 and this was following on shortly after Siri launched on the iPhone 4s. Siri launched at the end of 2011 and S Voice launched in May 2012 and it never caught on, it was launched on the Galaxy S III and had a few issues and teething problems at the time. Siri since then, whilst it has its […]