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Nintendo releases coral Switch Lite

Today Nintendo has dropped a new colour for the Switch Lite, we have grey, blue, yellow and now starting today coral as a new colour option. It does look pink however, but like all good tech products it has its own special name for the colour. Nintendo is calling this one “Living Coral.” – How nice. The coral Switch Lite will be available in the US and Japan starting the […]

Apple releases watchOS 6.1.3 with important bug fixes

Today Apple has released a relatively small update for the Apple Watch Series 2 and later, with watchOS 6.1.3 which does include some important bug fixes. watchOS 6.1.3 includes a fix for when the Apple Watch would prevent the irregular heart rhythm notification coming through, which is obviously pretty critical. Release Notes “This update includes improvements and bug fixes, including a fix for an issue that prevented the irregular heart […]

Tesla Model S now has more range as standard

Yesterday, Elon Musk revealed on Twitter that the Tesla Model S now has nearly four hundred miles of range, on one charge. The Model S has now been updated for an EPA estimated range of 390 miles in the US, whereas it used to be 373 miles. On the UK site, the WLTP range is at 379 miles on the Long Range model, which is £77,700. Elon has said that […]

Ford Mustang Mach-E made a debut in London last week

Last week, people in London on the roads near Marble Arch were seeing the new Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV, with deliveries here in the UK scheduled to be later in the year, sometime in the autumn. Ford has also said that dealers here in the UK and parts of Europe would be getting earlier access to the Mach-E than the dealers in the US, hence the early reveal of the […]

Toyota drops the Land Cruiser from sale in India

Earlier in January, the iconic Toyota Land Cruiser was pulled from sale in India due to upcoming emissions changes in the country. Both the LC200 and Prado were discontinued and they are relatively old models now with out of technology, so Toyota decided to drop the 4×4 from sale rather than reengineer them to meet the new BS6 emissions. The LC200 was not designed to meet emissions standards, it had […]

Instagram does want to make an iPad app, but “we only have so many people”

Instagram users have been asking and begging Instagram to make a version of the app for the iPad for the past, nearly ten years. Instagram is also, one of the most downloaded App Store apps ever. Parent company Facebook has an iPad version of Facebook, Pages, Messenger and the Ad manager and WhatsApp might be coming to iPad at some stage. Instagram has still not budged on offering an iPad […]

Ubiquiti UniFi Protect Product Line Guide 2020

Slightly confused by Ubiquiti’s UniFi CCTV product line? You’re not alone, here’s our full guide to the 2020 product line, and which devices are best for you. Also if you are interested in UniFi Networking, check out our buyers guide from the end of 2019. What is UniFi Protect? UniFi Protect is Ubiquiti’s latest version of its video and CCTV recording platform, the company has been producing CCTV hardware and […]

Dacia will have a Renault-based, all-electric car in the next two years

Romanian car company Dacia is famed for making really inexpensive but good quality cars here in the UK, its parent company Renault supplies parts from older models to drive the price down but until now the company has not had an electric car or any hybrid for that matter. Whereas Renault has launched EV models with the now famous Zoe and Twizzy as well as multiple electric van models, which […]

Volkswagen will be shutting down coal power stations at Wolfsburg to reduce CO2

Volkswagen AG has announced that two coal powered power stations at the main Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg are in the process of being shut down to help the company reduce its CO2 emissions. The news has come from current CEO Herbert Diess, who said: “I have already declined offers from several interested parties who wanted to buy our old Wolfsburg coal plants and rebuild them elsewhere in the world.” Getting rid […]

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

Another week has gone by and it’s time, once again to go over the best stories we covered here on A&T Tech. In the news this week, MWC 2020 has been cancelled, Aston Martin launched a new roadster version of the Vantage, Volkswagen has finally put the new e-up! on sale, the NHS has around 500,000 machines still running Windows 7 and Top Gear will be moving from BBC Two to […]