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Audio Visual (AV) Hire in Newbury

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 […]

US Allows TV & Film Companies to use Drones

octocopter drone

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 […]

AVE Services supports the redecoration of the Fieldgate Centre, Kingsclere

Fieldgate Community centre

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. […]

Newbury Rugby Football Club Hosts Vodafone

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 Housing Conference at Newbury RFC

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 […]

iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Now Available on Pre-Order from EE, Vodafone & Three

“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 Episode VII’s Millennium Falcon & X-Wings Pictured at Greenham Common, Newbury

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 […]

Smart Chopsticks Unveiled in China

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 […]

A model for Britain? Maspalomas clubs could face 15,000€ fines for “excessive noise”

sealed unit delimters

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 […]

Sensitive Information Easily Recoverable on Tesco Hudl & Android Devices

Hudl tablet

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 […]

You Might Be a DJ If…

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’s Nokia 130 – One month battery life – costs £15

Microsoft Nokia 130

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. […]