Due to the ongoing chip shortages, BMW has temporarily stopped including touchscreens on some models and gone back to the iDrive controls. This change is affecting the 3 Series, X5, X6, X7 and Z4. Any new models produced going forward will feature the the older iDrive controller for navigation. BMW is giving customers $500 in credit for those who receive such models, labelled “Deletion of Touchscreen.”
Ubiquiti has recently announced a new enterprise and business focused software suite, called UID. UID ties together employee access to WiFi, doors and VPN into one app and will allow users to get access to those applications with one click. Currently UID is only available in the US, Canada, and European Union and its in its beta phase too. IT admins can import and sync existing users from Office 365 or […]
This week, Volkswagen has introduced its newest member in the ID family, yes its another SUV but this is more of a ‘coupe-like’ SUV, more so than the ID.4, which is already on sale. This is now the third car VW has launched under the ID brand, following on from the ID.3 and ID.4. The ID.5 shares a lot of components with the ID.4, which is a much more chunky […]
Alfa Romeo has announced that it is planning on launching a fully electric Giulia in 2024. The current combustion model was introduced in 2016 and has a wide lineup of models, including the Quadrifoglio model with a Ferrari derived V6 and 502bhp. However, now that Alfa Romeo is under the Stellantis group, the company is now focusing itself on becoming an electric only car brand. To kick start this change, […]
Toyota has today announced the new Aygo X, the replacement of the outgoing standard model and now in its third generation. The Aygo X has been raised, with an SUV like look, complete with canvas roof that is retractable and extra cladding on the bodywork. The Aygo X is now 55mm taller and also sits on an all new platform, with a 325mm longer wheelbase meaning more bootspace is offered, […]
It has been recently reported by Bloomberg that Apple in the US may no longer require customers to wear masks in some of its retail stores across the country. Apple has 270 stores state side and over 100 stores are reported to start dropping the requirement from tomorow. After careful review, the Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) team, along with leadership, have determined it’s safe to update our guidance on […]
This week, Twitter has now finally started to add back link previews for Instagram. Now, like any other website when you share a link to an Instagram post on Twitter it displays a link and a thumbnail preview of that photo. Link previews for Instagram on Twitter used to work, however back in 2012 not long after Instagram become a thing those link previews went away and have been an issue since. […]
It has been reported by Strategy Analytics that the M1 MacBook Air has helped ship around 6.5 million laptops in the third quarter of 2021, thanks to strong demand for the fan-less, M1 machine. Thanks to the boost in sales, Apple is now number four in the world, in terms of laptop shipments. Lenovo was third place for Q3 2021, with 5% year on year growth, but Apple saw 10% […]
Apple has today released software version 15.1.1 for HomePod and HomePod mini, which addresses an issue that could cause the Podcasts app not to play any podcasts. You can update the HomePod OS on your device from the Home app, otherwise it’ll happen automatically.
Apple this week has released tvOS 15.1.1 for the Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K. This minor update brings support for Siri, App Store and the TV app to South Korea. tvOS usually updates automatically, but if you want to manually upgrade, it can be done so by going to Settings > System > Software Update.
