Tag: Apple

AppleCare+ can now be extended for more than three years for Macs

Apple has updated the way AppleCare+ works in the US for its Mac models, with an updated support document to back it up too. AppleCare+ in the US can now be extended for more than three years in the US only for Macs, for example if you had purchased a three year plan for AppleCare+ it would expire after that period, but now you can choose for the plan to […]

Apple launches new purple iPhone 12 and 12 mini

Yesterday, at its Spring Loaded event from Apple Park, Apple launched a new Apple TV and AirTags but it also launched a new colour update for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini. With purple, which joins the black, white, blue, green, and (PRODUCT)RED options Apple has had since launch last year. Joining the new colour are some new cases in dark purple, such as MagSafe Leather Case and Leather […]

Mac mini can now be upgraded to 10Gb Ethernet

Following the news and releases of the Apple event today, Apple has quietly updated the Mac mini in the lineup to now support the option of 10Gb Ethernet. In the move from Intel to M1 chips last November, the option for 10Gb Ethernet was removed and it wasn’t obvious why, however today Apple have rectified this issue and the M1 Mac mini can now be upgraded from 1Gb Ethernet to […]

Apple announces AirTags, U1 powered trackable devices

  Apple announced the new AirTags today at its media event online, from Apple Park. These have been rumoured for a number of years now and offer tracking in the Find My app on iOS, iPadOS and macOS. The small pucks can be put inside Apple cases and engraved too. Using the U1 chip to locate them, AirTags will guide you towards them using your iPhone and direct you towards […]

Apple announces new, updated Apple TV 4K with new remote

Today, via its virtual media event from Apple Park, Apple has announced a new minor update for the Apple TV 4K. Now in the sixth generation and having not seen an update since September 2017, the new version has a brand new remote, which looks to be a much better design than the old one, with D pad, mute button, power button for the TV and side button for Siri. […]

iOS 14.5 is coming out next week

Apple today has revealed that the update for iOS 14, version 14.5 will be coming out next week after a long period in beta. Apple hasn’t given a solid date for the update, but the week of 26th April it is. iOS 14.5 has been though eight different beta releases and brings a lot of changes for a minor release mid cycle between iOS 14 and iOS 15. Apple is […]

Join us today at 6pm for live coverage of the Apple Event!

Apple’s ‘Spring Loaded’ event is today at 6pm UK time, Apple is expected to launch AirTags, new iPads, AirPods and new Macs. Apple will be live streaming the event over at apple.com, but A&T Tech will also be live tweeting the whole event on our other Twitter account @aandt_live from 6pm UK time today. Be sure to check back at alexandtomstech.com after the event to read all the in depth details on whats […]

Windows 10 now works on Apple’s latest M1 Macs

Since Apple launched its new Mac models with its own Apple Silicon chips inside, running any kind of Windows has been basically impossible, as Boot Camp itself isn’t supported on M1 Macs. For a long time, virtualisation software has been available on macOS, the most famous of which being Parallels and they have come to the rescue to get Windows 10 working on Arm based Macs. Parallels has released an […]

Scottish schools to receive 39,000 iPads thanks to CGI grant

Schools in Edinburgh, Scotland are set to receive 39,000 iPads for use by teachers and students, thanks to a grant supplied by the City of Edinburgh Council’s IT services provider, CGI. The program “Edinburgh Learns for Life” will be looking to provide each child with an iPad between the ages of 10 and 18 with 27,000 being brand new models and 12,000 being refreshed models. The main aim is to make […]