Aston Martin is planning on making 500 people redundant soon, due to an effort to cut costs and increase the profitability for the company. Aston Martin currently has 2,600 employees. The company provided a statement which went along the lines of, it needs a reset and sports car production will be reduced to meet current demand. The company is looking to cut its operating costs by around £10 million and its […]
Earlier this week, when the beta version of iOS 13.5.5 was released to developers, it contained references to UI elements referencing Apple News+ Audio. In a video from 9to5Mac, Jeff Benjamin shows off the upcoming feature and the News app will get a new ‘Audio’ tab, with access to spoken word news articles. As iOS 13.5.5 is in beta, there isn’t much information available yet, but Apple is expected to launch […]
This week, Ford has introduced a new high end version of the new Puma, Ford is replacing the outgoing ‘First Edition’ model with the Puma ST-Line X Vignale – which is a pretty long name. This is now the range topping version of the Puma and sits above the ST-Line X, and is essentially, an upgraded ST-Line X. The Puma ST-Line X Vignale comes in at £25,240, marking a £1,550 […]
Today, Chevrolet has confirmed that the latest version of the Corvette is coming to the UK in 2021, starting at £81,700. This will mark the first time Chevrolet has offered the Corvette in a right-hand drive configuration. The Corvette as well as other US only Chevrolet products have been available to purchase in Europe as well as here in the UK before, but only in left-hand drive. When the Corvette […]
According to a report from The Verifier the upcoming update to iOS, which is due to be announced at WWDC 2020 later this month is expected to be able to run on the same devices which are now running iOS 13. iOS is due to be announced at WWDC and based on the past eight years, will be released to the public in September alongside the next generation of iPhone. […]
If you’re in the market for expanding your smart home, or even getting into building a smart home, the best place to start is with the lighting and arguably, one of the best companies making smart lights at the moment is LIFX. Each bulb individually is connected to your WiFi network, with no hubs involved and each bulb is assigned its own IP address which means you can decide if […]
This week, Octopus in Hong Kong has now started to support Apple Pay as a method of, well using the service. Octopus, like Suica in Japan has been deeply integrated into iOS and Apple Pay. Octopus is the most popular transit card in Hong Kong, it works like the Oyster card here in the UK but shares most of its similarities with Suica in Japan. Customers in Hong Kong, starting […]
Today, Apple has released a minor update to iOS and iPadOS, with 13.5.1 and it brings some minor changes – Apple has said this new update fixes some important security issues. iOS 13.5 was released recently and it brought some necessary features for the ongoing coronavirus, such as support for the Exposure Notification API as well as optimising Face ID for users who are wearing masks, which is a lot […]
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, Volkswagen will only be selling its range of ID cars online, Disney+ is launching in Japan next month, Apple has won an award for its Pro Display XDR, Twitter has now added the ability to schedule tweets on the web and Fortnite and OnePlus […]
Skoda is doing some cleaning up of its product line here in the UK, for a start it is discontinuing its ‘Scout’ versions of the Kodiaq and Karoq SUVs, these were essentially, a ruggedised version of the car it is based on, with plastic moulds around the wheel arches, increased ride height and four wheel drive. Autocar spoke to Skoda today who confirmed that the ‘Scout’ versions will be dropped soon, […]
