Technology

Apple has now discontinued the iPod touch

Yesterday, Apple announced that after 21 years, the last iPod on sale has now be discontinued. The iPod touch was last updated back in May 2019 when it had a very light spec bump, receiving the A10 Fusion from the iPhone 7. Ever since the first iPhone was introduced in 2007, the fate of the iPod was settled. The iPod helped a struggling company at the time get out of […]

Ubiquiti launches new Analog Telephone Adapter for UniFi Talk

Yesterday, Ubiquiti released the brand new Analog Telephone Adapter for UniFi Talk, or the UT-ATA. This new addition to the UniFi Talk family allows users to utilise their existing phone hardware and add them to their new UniFi Talk setup. The ATA can support up to two analog phones and even works with fax machines. Each UT-ATA can be powered by 802.3af PoE, like a traditional VoIP phone, or if […]

Some new BMW cars are being shipped out without Apple CarPlay and Android Auto

BMW is temporarily sending out brand new cars to customers, without any support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The company has stated that this is due to a chip shortage, but it will be fixable later this year via an over the air update. BMW has been using new chips, but they require some updated software in order to support Apple ‌CarPlay‌ and Android Auto. To this end, BMW […]

Ubiquiti introduces new UISP Horn, for PtMP deployments

Ubiquiti has today released a brand new product in its new line of UISP devices. The UISP Horn is a symmetrical antenna which propagates a very uniform antenna pattern. The UISP Horn looks very similar to the iconic horns from RF Elements, even the wave guide attachment is pretty much identical. This antenna would be best used in a very congested wireless space and is good for any PtMP deployments. […]

1Password launches redesigned app for macOS

1Password has updated its macOS client earlier this month, with version 8. The new app has a few new features as well as a completely redesigned interface. With macOS Big Sur, Apple introduced a new look, with square icons and more space in the menu bars and in the other areas of the UI. To help match the look of modern day macOS, 1Password has been redesigned to help match […]

Virgin Media O2 launches new “Stream” TV service

Virgin Media O2 (VM02) has been testing its new TV streaming product for a while now, with a long winded beta testing process. The new product called ‘Stream’ is a small set top box, which looks a similar size to the 3rd generation Apple TV. The box will be able to stream TV channels, on demand services and movies. It’ll be available on a on a 30-day rolling contract. Stream […]

New limited edition Hyundai i30 N Drive-N coming to UK soon

Hyundai has announced that a new limited edition version of the i30 N hot hatch is coming to the UK soon. The new Drive-N has the same engine as the standard car, but with some visual enhasments inside and outside. On the outside, there are some brand-new 19-inch forged alloy wheels, pained matte dark bronze. All around the car, the Hyundai badges are all black and the Drive-N logo has […]

Apple’s director of ML has quit, due to company rules on returning to office work

Ian Goodfellow joined Apple back in 2019, he came from Google as one of their top AI employees at the time. When Goodfellow joined Apple he was appointed as director of machine learning. However, late last week he wrote an email to staff saying that he was resigning. His letter detailed that he was indeed leaving Apple, mainly due to the company’s increasing rules on staff coming back to the […]

First deliveries of the F-150 Lightning begin, with improved specifications

Last week, Ford starting delivering the new all electric F-150 Lightning to customers, but now that the deliveries have started the actual specifications have changed since, and actually for the better. The F-150 Lightning will actually come with more horsepower than what was originally announced, as well as a higher payload capacity. Ford is even launching a new feature, powered by the cloud which will help accurately work out the […]

Apple is now offering a longer 3 metre Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable for $159

Apple this week started offering a new longer Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable for use with the new Studio Display which provides a much longer version than the standard lead that Apple includes with the display itself. The cable comes in at $159 in the US and is also joined by a 1.8 metre version, which costs $129. The Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable supports Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, and USB 4 […]