Category Archives: Blog
Tech news and updates
Hire Audio Visual Equipment for events in Newbury, Berkshire, AVE Services provides audio visual equipment to companies, venues and clients in Newbury. We can deliver your audio visual equipment hire directly to you and set everything up. Prices are available on request by calling our Newbury office on 01635 899551 or emailing [email protected] Technician hire […]
In a groundbreaking ruling, the US Federal Aviation Administration has permitted six film and television companies to use drones to shoot scenes. The FAA has reversed previously tight restrictions on the commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems – but there are still limitations. The aircraft will not operate at night and must be inspected before […]
There have been increasing reports from owners of the new iPhone 6 that the handsets are becoming misshapen when carried in trouser pockets. Apple has not yet responded to the claims that began circulating on Macrumours a few days ago. Reporters from the Independent, the Washington Post, India Today, and the Sydney Morning Herald have […]
The Fieldgate Centre, Kingsclere is currently undergoing a huge scale restoration by renovating their function rooms and increasing the amount of events at the venue. To help with the redecoration, AVE Services has donated a 10m x 4m green carpet to help with the transformation of several of the rooms into conference & meetings facilities. […]
A Guide to our Christmas Events Packages We are excited to announce our new Christmas 2014 events packages. For more information or to book with us, call us on 01635 899551, email [email protected] or message us through our contact form. Basic Christmas Package for only £500 + VAT PA System 2 Wireless Microphones Staging 10 […]
Vodafone Conference Audio Visual at Newbury RFC AVE Services provided a complete events package for Vodafone’s conference at the Newbury RFC yesterday. We were in charge of supplying audio visual equipment to three rooms at the Club; the Landon Room, the Kickers Bar, and the Wickers upstairs function room. “Looks incredible. Thank you so much […]
Sovereign Response Conference in Newbury On Monday AVE Services provided a selection of audio visual equipment and services to Sovereign Housing Association’s conference at the Newbury Rugby Football Club. We provided a projector, PA system, two wireless microphones, mixing console, LED uplighters (set to orange to match their branding), and a 42″ LCD screen on […]
Sandisk has created an SD card with 512GB or storage space – the highest capacity ever released. The card, which is aimed at film-makers using 4K resolution in their projects, will go on sale for £490. It is believed that a 512GB card could store 30 hours of HD footage. The launch comes only decade […]
“iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus are the biggest advancements in iPhone history” – Tim Cook, Chief executive UK Network providers EE, Vodafone, Three, 02, and Giffgaff are offering customers the chance to pre-order or pre-register for the iPhone 6 a week before the official release on 19 Setepmber. However there have been reports that […]
Star Wars Sightings in Newbury A man who was taking publicity shots at Greenham Common, Newbury for a flying school was surprised to find he had accidently taken photos of filming from the new Star Wars film. Matthew Myatt orgiinally thought the pictures were of experimental aircraft. He told the BBC: “It wasn’t too clear […]
Yesterday AVE Services provided unveiling curtains, a PA system, projector screen & green carpet to Reading Buses’ grand opening of their new gas bus filling station. The site is the first of its kind in the UK and was unveiled by Baroness Susan Kramer, Minister of State for Transport. She said: “Reading has been so […]
Chinese tech company Baidu has unveiled new electronic chopsticks that can detect whether food is safe to eat. “Chopsticks are the embodiment of Chinese wisdom,” a Baidu executive said. “And we have combined it with our advanced technology.” The utensils can detect unsaniary cooking oil, a common concern in the country. The search engine giant […]
Private car hire and taxi service Uber has launched a same-day grocery deliver service in Washington DC. Their main smartphone app has opened its Corner Store facility, which covers more than 100 items. The products are competitively priced against other high street stores and include no delivery fee. Uber has stated that the Corner Store […]
Google’s driverless cars are programmed to break the speed limit by up to 10mph according to the lead software engineer. Dmitri Dolgov told Reuters that when surrounding vehicles are breaking the speed limit, it is sometimes safer to speed and so, the Google car would accelerate to keep up. The UK is set to allow […]
The Cty of San Bartolomé de Tirajana has begun a new byelaw that requires bars and music venue owners to install centrally controlled sound delimiters. Those that fail to comply could face fines between 1,500€ and 15,000€. The municipal council has stated that they plan to start inspecting any venue that uses sound amplification equipment […]
Researchers have suggested that the factory reset option is faulty on a number of Tesco Hudl & Android devices, with potentially sensitive information being accessible. Three separate investigations successfully recovered information on second-hand Android devices sold via auction websites. The inquiries found that often a reset simply removed a list of where data was stored […]
1) You can’t stay in the bathroom for longer than three minutes. 2) You criticise every advertisement displaying DJ equipment because it’s not set up correctly. 3) You can watch this whole video and see nothing other than a faithful representation to one of your shows: 4) You can’t listen to songs without remixing them […]
Microsoft has stayed committed to the production of inexpensive mobile phones, announcing the Nokia 130, which costs just £15. The phone lacks internet capabilities, but can play MP3 and video files on its 4.6cm screen. The phone battery lasts more 36 days while on standby and will be released in both single and dual-sim models. […]