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Audi’s all-new, second-generation premium supermini, the A1 Sportback, which we’ve just driven in the UK only a couple of days after we drove it abroad. This is a chance to get to know the car in a slightly different state of tune, however, and one in which a lot of UK owners will come to know it: with the lower mid-range, 114bhp ‘30 TFSI’ engine, a six-speed manual gearbox, standard passive suspension and 16in alloy wheels, and in mid-spec Sport trim. There’s no need to reprise all the introductory detail you probably read in Mr Prior’s review a couple of days ago. Suffice it to say that there are more powerful, more exciting and more expensive flavours of this renewed Mini rival for those who want ’em. S line specification brings a more aggressive look to the car, as well as firmer sport suspension and bigger wheels. There will also be some extra-special subdivided S line trim levels for the A1, the likes of which haven’t been seen on other Audis. With those you can have 18in bronze wheels, bronze body trim and smoked headlights (S line Style Edition); smack-you-in-the-face yellow paint with black body trim (S line Contrast Edition); or a 197bhp 2.0 TFSI engine, adjustable dampers and red brake calipers (S line Competition). The upgraded shocks of that last version of the A1 aren’t ‘adaptive’ in the sense that they’re continually adjusting; they just have a couple of driver-selectable valving presets (a bit like the ones on the current VW Polo GTI) and they’re only an option on cars with that top-level combination of engine and trim. If you want your A1 with any of those extra-special trim levels, though, you’ll probably have to wait until at least February or March of next year to get it. What's it like? It’s a small car with a lot going on in the styling department. The design of the A1 has divided opinions at Autocar HQ. Some appreciate Ingolstadt’s attempts to jazz up the car’s looks, others think it’s a fussy, funny, overwrought-looking effort. But I suspect I can guess which of those perspectives will be the better-represented of the two in the comments section following this article. What it seems, to these eyes at any rate, is a little but highly decorated Audi; a car whose surfacing and detailing are attempts to conjure the visual charm and chutzpah we expect of a fashionable premium supermini on a car whose more fundamental design features are pretty conservative and familiar. And, for the record, I wouldn’t call the end result particularly successful either. But then, what else can Audi do? Could this car have had both the distinctiveness and charm to compete with a Mini and that ‘Russian doll’ Audi-brand design authenticity that the firm seems compelled to repeat on all of its models? It seems doubtful. And the A1 certainly seems a more coherent-looking car to this tester in Sport trim than with the bigger air intakes and extra garnish of S line specification. Step inside, then. Even in a monochrome trim combination, the A1’s interior looks quite daring, and its layout and themes speak of technical precision and technological advancement in the way you’d expect them to. You get digital instruments and an 8.8in touchscreen infotainment system as standard (a generous tally of standard equipment is one of the reasons that Audi’s been a bit bold with the car’s pricing), although both are upgraded as part of an optional £1650 Technology Pack that our test car had fitted. You don’t get full leather upholstery on an A1 unless you plump for an S line Style Edition model. And, moreover, you don’t quite get the same perceived quality in the A1 that you get in other, bigger, pricier Audis. There is hard, slightly shiny moulded plastic on the inside of the doors and a little more of it to find if you go hunting around the cabin at lower levels. If anything, it’s the layout and appearance of the A1’s primary interior fittings, and its onboard technology, that lifts the car’s cabin ambience above that of other related VW Group superminis; it’s not perceived quality. The sum total of our test experience of this car has thus far been delivered by A1s with bigger alloy wheels and with Audi’s sport suspension. On standard suspension and 16in rims, the car deals with British roads decently well. It feels a touch more firmly suspended and tautly damped that the average supermini, and so it’s less compliant at town speeds than some but more controlled and assured at A-road and motorway speeds. Now and again, the suspension feels as if it could do with a little bit more sidewall and wheel travel in order to easily soak up the full range of bumps that UK roads will throw at it. But overall, rolling refinement is pretty good. And that’s indicative of a wider approach from Audi to make the A1 seem premium-worthy by imbuing it with dynamic qualities you’d expect of a bigger car. In standard trim, at least, the A1 isn’t aiming for the same driver appeal of a Mini or even a Ford Fiesta. For body control and handling response, it’s certainly a closer match for a Seat Ibiza than a VW Polo – so it’s plainly not soft or laid back. But it’s not desperately agile or absorbing either. The car has that slow initial steering response you expect of German cars, so you need to get a good fifth of a turn of lock applied before it really starts to rotate. But when it does, the car feels small and light and corners flat and keen, with a good balance of grip, and even a little bit of fun factor if you go looking for it. This is a predictably ‘Audi’, rounded dynamic compromise, then. Not a car to make you as enthused as a Mini Cooper might – but not one to test your patience with its terrierish character either. The VW Group’s 1.0-litre, three-cylinder turbocharged engine operates with a distant but detectable three-cylinder thrum, but it makes useful torque at accessible crankspeeds and seemed to this tester to give the A1 a very respectable outright turn of outright speed. It also revs willingly enough; it doesn’t get coarser as it’s called to really work; and it works through a manual gearbox with a snicketty and precise feel, whose well-defined, solid-feeling shift quality you can linger over if you want to – or that you can confidently rush through the gate when occasion calls for it. A Mini Cooper’s 1.5-litre turbo triple is probably a better engine in outright terms – but if that engine’s wider ‘Mini’ packaging leaves you looking for alternatives, you won’t find much to object to here. And if you want more power, or to avoid that three-cylinder thrum, Audi allows for that with the 1.5-litre ‘35 TFSI’ A1. The Audi A1 Sportback amounts to an unusual upmarket supermini. Larger dimensions and that larger interior help to make it more class-competitive for practicality, and the car’s styling will endear it to some. But, even in this second-generation form, I’m not sure it stands up as a totally convincing product in its own right. The A1 will probably make the most sense as an ownership proposition as a kind of complementary good; when parked on a suburban driveway next to an A4, A6 or Q5. As long as you’ve been led to the brand by another car, then, and you need a smaller, cheaper option as well, you might like it for the same reasons you like your other Audi. This is a car of readily apparent substance and some technological sophistication, that’s polished, reassuring, refined and rounded to drive; and some will consider that worth paying what is a fairly significant premium for. But if you want a small car that’s big on desirability, personality and verve, I’m not sure the A1 will do much for you. By and large, I think the best small cars make up for their diminutive size with an enlarged and distinctive sense of self. And while that may really be the only thing this Audi is still missing, for a premium supermini it's a fairly crucial thing.

Netflix a few days ago made available to its subscribers a brand new movie of the horror variety. Starring Sandra Bullock and John Malkovich, Bird Box has quite an interesting plot, one that rivals A Quiet Place from earlier this year. If in the latter you could not make any sounds, for fear of drawing monsters to your location, in Bird Box you’re not allowed to open your eyes while you’re out of your house. The punishment is ruthless, and very immediate: death by suicide. If you haven’t streamed it, you totally should, because the film is very well made, with Bullock and her supporting cast carrying it brilliantly. And, according to Netflix, the movie is quite po[CENSORED]r with its subscribers, as some 45 million accounts streamed it within the first seven days. However, that sort of statistic is mostly meaningless, because it’s coming from Netflix. Netflix is notoriously secretive about viewership data, and it’s unclear what the number means. For example, box office numbers are accurate, because they measure ticket sales. But Netflix accounts can be shared with multiple people, so the actual number of people who watched Bird Box may be even higher than that. But did everyone who started it watch the film through to the very end? That’s another thing that Netflix doesn’t tell us, but this time around the company told The Verge that it only counted an account having watched Bird Box “once a view surpasses 70 percent of the total running time (including credits).” The company also made it clear that each account is only counted once, even though it may include multiple views. Weirdly enough, the same counting logic isn’t applied to other titles. In other words, Netflix only applied the 70-percent-counts-as-one-view trick for Bird Box. We’ll point out that Netflix has over 137 million subscribers internationally, including 58 million in the US and 79 million everywhere else. The company released Bird Box worldwide, so about one in three Netflix accounts streamed the movie. The film’s trailer has over 10 million views on YouTube, and that’s counting only the views of the official Netflix channel. Watch it below if you want a sneak peek at Bird Box:

Campgrounds in Yosemite National Park have been closed amid a foul tide of trash and human waste that is being blamed on the partial federal shutdown. The restrooms and visitor centers at the park in California have been closed since Dec. 22, when the partial government shutdown began, the Los Angeles Times reported. Trash collection was also suspended at the park but it has remained open. But on Monday, feces and garbage were beginning to overwhelm Yosemite and other national parks. “With restrooms closed, some visitors are opting to deposit their waste in natural areas adjacent to high traffic areas, which creates a health hazard for other visitors,” National Parks Service spokesman Andrew Munoz told the Los Angeles Times. GOOSE FOUND SHOT WITH ARROW AT CALIFORNIA PARK AFTER ‘OVERDOSED’ BIRDS FOUND The partial federal government shutdown has left many parks without most of the rangers and others who staff campgrounds and otherwise keep parks running. “It’s a free-for-all,” Dakota Snider, 24, who lives and works in the Yosemite Valley, told The Associated Press. “It’s so heartbreaking. There is more trash and human waste and disregard for the rules than I’ve seen in my four years living here.” Officials closed the Mariposa Grove and the Wawona and Hodgson Meadows campgrounds due to human feces and urine along California Highway 41, the Times reported. Officials have asked visitors to use the bathroom before going to the park and to hang on to their trash. WOMEN’S MARCH EVENT CANCELED OVER CONCERNS OF BEING ‘OVERWHELMINGLY WHITE’ Other parks were also seeing the effects of mounting garbage. Outhouses were open at Death Valley but they weren’t being stocked or cleaned. A park spokesperson told the Times the outhouses would remain open unless they become a hazard to human health. Meanwhile, campers at Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California were reporting quarrels as different families laid claims to sites, with no rangers on hand to adjudicate, said Ethan Feltges, who operates the Coyote Corner gift shop outside Joshua Tree, told The Associated Press.

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Maybe you’ve grown tired of your current laptop or desktop operating system and you just want to try something different. Or maybe you need to use multiple OSes for work. Either way, the need for a new operating system doesn’t mean you need a whole new computer. There are numerous ways to run other operating systems without going out and buying a new machine. We’ve gathered your options, with the pros and cons for each, below. While it will be fairly easy to get Linux running on a Windows machine or vice versa you will find it more difficult to get macOS running on a non-Apple computer. You can run Windows and Linux on a Mac, alongside macOS, but you can’t run macOS on a computer built for Windows or Linux—at least not without investing a lot of time and effort. Creating a Hackintosh (putting macOS on a non-Mac machine) isn’t supported by Apple (Apple would much rather you just bought a Mac). So you’re relying on third-party developers for your digital copy of macOS, and it might be illegal in your country as well. If you’ve confirmed its legal and are still interested in the process, check out this guide. It’s also worth noting that you shouldn’t attempt any of these procedures without first making sure that all your important files and apps are comprehensively backed up—but you always have backups in place don’t you? Dual-boot systems This is the classic method for running two operating systems alongside each other: You essentially split your hard drive in two (a process called partitioning), and then treat drives for each OS. One drive runs one operating system, and one drive runs the other, and you choose which one you want every time you start up the computer. You can add Linux to a Windows computer, or Linux or Windows to a macOS computer—Windows needs to be purchased from Microsoft here, if you want to stay on the right side of the law. For a long time actually putting the new OS on your computer was difficult and risky, but the good news is your current operating system should have everything you need to do the job now. In macOS, the tool you need is called Boot Camp and you can launch it from the Utilities folder inside Applications. Boot Camp takes care of the partitioning process and readying everything for Windows (or Linux), and Apple has a full guide here. If you’re running Windows and adding Linux in a dual-boot setup, the Linux installer should include tools for partitioning your main hard drive—just make sure you choose to install Linux alongside Windows. You’ll also need to create a Linux installer on a CD, DVD, or USB drive first, then boot from that: There’s an official guide for doing this with Ubuntu here, for example. If you need another tool, search for the Disk Management utility from the Windows Start menu: Here you can view, edit, and manage disk partitions. One of the disadvantages of this method is that the process is more complicated to reverse if you change your mind. Alternatively, you can skip the partition and install a second hard drive inside your machine—provided you’re running a desktop computer and have the space. The process isn’t particularly difficult—YouTube is packed with tutorials—but it is more of a serious undertaking than just splitting your current hard drive into two with a few mouse clicks. You have to actually crack open your computer and install the additional drive, as well as much around in the BIOS for your motherboard to confirm the drive is installed correctly to function as a boot drive. But if that’s still too daunting don’t worry. There’s another way to get operating systems on your computer without partitioning drives (and running the risk of losing data) or installing entirely new drives. Pros: Best performance. Everything runs natively with few software hiccups. Cons: Can be difficult to set up if you’re inexperienced. Can potentially destroy data on a current machine so backing everything up before attempting is highly recommended. Virtual machines The virtual machine route is the simplest route for installing a new OS. In this scenario you’re running one OS inside another one—it can be set up in minutes, no disk management is required, and the second OS can be removed very easily... but you do need a computer with enough power to handle running two operating systems at once, which means we wouldn’t recommend this route for older computers or low-powered ones. The exact specs you’re going to need really depend on the operating systems you’re dealing with, but for something like running Windows on top of macOS we’d recommend having at least 8GB of RAM installed. You can always test these tools out and see if the performance is acceptable. Once you’ve settled on using a virtual machine the next challenge is choosing which virtual machine software you’ll install. VirtualBox is a good choice here—it’s open source and free to use, for a start, and will do the job of getting Linux added to Windows or Linux or Windows added to macOS. That said, it does lack some of the polish and the advanced features you get with the commercial, paid-for software, so it’s worth thinking about the alternatives. One of the best alternatives for macOS is Parallels (yours from $80): Assuming you have the specs to run it comfortably, it makes adding Linux or Windows to a Mac very easy, and will even point you towards the right downloads (you’ll need to pay for Windows eventually, but you can test it out for free). Switching OSes can be done with a click, and you can even run individual Linux or Windows apps inside the macOS environment. Another option is VMware Fusion ($80 and up), which offers more advanced tools suitable for developers, IT administrators, and power users. Again, it makes adding Linux or Windows to macOS straightforward, and the software will guide you step-by-step through the process. There’s very little to choose between this and Parallels, from the starting price to the feature set, and Fusion can also run single Windows applications as if they’re running on macOS if needed. For Windows users wanting something other than VirtualBox, there’s VMware Workstation Player, which is free for personal use (a paid-for Pro edition is also available). As with the macOS Fusion software, it’s powerful yet simple to use, and will guide you step-by-step through the process of adding a virtual machine to Windows whether you want to run an older Windows version (which you need to purchase a license for) or a Linux distro (which you don’t). As we’ve said, the big advantage here is ease of use: You don’t need to create bootable USB drives or split disks into partitions, and all these programs make setting up a virtual machine a breeze. Even the paid-for tools we’ve mentioned come with free trials, so you can give them a go and see if they work (and work fast enough) for you. Pros: Best for beginners. Unlikely to harm any data currently on your PC. Pretty easy to set up. Cons: Virtualization software can be expensive. Requires a powerful machine for the best performance. Not recommended for lower-end computers.

Netflix will no longer let iPhone and iPad users sign up to its service using iTunes billing. The firm rolled out the change this month after testing it out with a limited number of users earlier in the year. “We no longer support iTunes as a method of payment for new members,” VentureBeat was told by a Netflix spokesperson. today. iTunes billing is an easy way for subscription agencies to pick up subs easily., but the toll Apple levies on developers often leads to increased prices. With users now having to sign up directly to Netflix via their website, the firm gets to keep all of the subscription money. This tactic has also been adopted by Spotify and Amazon’s Kindle and Comixology apps which have all avoided Apple’s tariffs by pushing users to an external browser to complete their purchases.

Citi Research has joined a growing list of analysts to lower first-quarter production estimates for Apple’s iPhones amid weakening demand for the smartphones. Citi Research analyst William Yang cut the overall iPhone shipment forecast by 5 million to 45 million for the quarter, reported Reuters. That’s a sting that falls in line with others such as influential TF International Securities Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who delivered a less than stellar iPhone forecast earlier this month. It’s Yang’s outlook for the 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max that is particularly gloomy. In a research note to clients, Yang slashed the shipment forecast for the iPhone XS Max by 48 percent for the first quarter of 2019. The cut in Citi’s forecasts is driven by the firm’s view that ” 2018 iPhone is entering a destocking phase, which does not bode well for the supply chain,” Yang wrote. Two weeks ago, Kuo predicted that 2019 iPhone shipments will likely between 5 to 10 percent lower than 2018. He also lowered first quarter shipment forecasts by 20 percent.

Although they’re on opposite ends of the automotive spectrum, both companies have used the initials GT to designate a car that’s sportier than the rest. Of course, some car makers build a GT with more credibility than others but that hasn’t stopped nearly every firm that has made a car in the second half of the 20th century from using the initialism (or a variation of it) at least once. From the original Lancia grand tourer to a turbocharged Chrysler PT Cruiser, here are some of the cars the GT emblem has appeared on – for better or worse.

Kendall Jenner shared photos of herself wearing a bikini surrounded by snow! Check out the racy new pics from her Aspen vacation right here! This pic is about to brrrrreak the internet! Kendall Jenner is currently in Aspen, Colorado on a vacation with Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, but she’s dressing up like she’s at the beach. The model took to Instagram on Dec. 29 to share photos of herself wearing a pink bikini (and not much else) surrounded by snow. Thankfully, she also decided to wear a bushy hat and some snow boots. Stay warm, Kendall! Along with the picture, she shared the following caption: “F**k it’s cold.” Check out the shiver-worthy photos below! We reported earlier how despite Kendall making an appearance at Ben Simmons‘ games, the two are not ready for anything serious yet. “[A] proposal is actually laughable right now between the two,” a source close to Ben told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY. “Ben and Kendall are definitely not thinking about marriage or kids or anything super serious and forever. They see each other occasionally based on their schedules and they have a lot of fun but they are not looking to make it a serious relationship.” Despite their non-serious relationship status, these two love birds are cute around each other. In fact, after Kendall shared a black and white pic of her Christmas Eve outfit, Ben could not help himself in the comments. The 76ers star posted not only one, but two drooling face emojis in response to her holiday picture.

Three people who were killed Friday night at a home in the 5900 block of Oakhill Road in Orcutt lived at the residence, and were apparently stabbed and beaten to death by David Gerald McNabb, who also lived at the residence, a Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman said Saturday afternoon. The victims have been identified as McNabb's sister, 34-year-old Nicole McNabb of Orcutt, his mother, 64-year-old Melanie McNabb of Orcutt, and 63-year-old Carlos Echavarria, of Orcutt, according to Sheriff's spokeswoman Kelly Hoover. Officials said the motive for the killings is not known. McNabb, 43, worked at the County Sheriff’s Office as a custody deputy from July of 2001 to March of 2012, when he voluntarily resigned, according to Hoover. In September of 2012 he was arrested by the Oxnard Police Department and booked at the Ventura County Jail. In May of 2014, he was convicted of felony domestic violence and sentenced to jail. The investigation into the homicides is ongoing, and the Sheriff's Office is also conducting an investigation into the officer-involved shooting. Deputies with the Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Team used a 40 mm impact weapon and shotgun beanbag rounds in an attempt to subdue McNabb, according to Hoover. However, he continued to pose an immediate threat, at which point the deputies shot him. Despite life-saving efforts by paramedics McNabb died, she said. Sheriff’s detectives and forensics personnel have been working around the clock to process the crime scene and gather evidence, Hoover said. They will provide additional details as the investigation progresses and as facts are confirmed. The scene unfolded Friday night about 8:05 p.m. Friday, after deputies received a report of a person who entered her home in the 5900 block of Oakhill Road and found a person covered in blood in a bathtub. The woman fled the residence and called for help, according to Hoover. When sheriff's deputies arrived at the residence, which is in the gated Oakhill Estates community, they determined that the suspect was inside. Deputies entered the home, found the suspect and determined that he was armed with a rifle, Hoover said. An emergency notification was sent to residents in the Oakhill Estates neighborhood advising them to shelter in place just before 9 p.m. The Sheriff's Special Enforcement Team (SET) and Sheriff's Hostage Negotiation Team were called to the scene to assist. McNabb told deputies there were additional people inside the home, according to Hoover. A confrontation ensued during which McNabb was initially shot with less than lethal ammunition, Hoover said. He was then shot by deputies and transported to a hospital by ambulance where he was pronounced dead. During further investigation, deputies found the three people dead inside the home. The shelter-in-place warning was lifted just before midnight Saturday. Law enforcement said the event appears to be an isolated incident and that they have no reason to believe there were other suspects involved. Security personnel have been at the front gates leading to Oakhill Estates since early Saturday morning, and as of Saturday night were only allowing residents of the gated community inside.

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Vertical feed on Instagram is as old as the platform itself and it looks like things are about to change for the po[CENSORED]r photo-sharing app. Instagram accidentally revealed its Horizontal feed recently which shows a major overhaul on how you navigate. The horizontal feed looks a lot familiar if you’re into Stories. The continuous tap to go to the next item or swiping is not a new approach. However, we’re not sure how users would respond to it. Let’s dive in to see some more details on the matter. Instagram Rolled Out Horizontal Feed By Accident We have been receiving hints on a horizontal feed from Instagram for a while now, showing a single post per screen. While it will benefit the business side of things as each ad gets a dedicated spot, it might not be the best for users from a general point of view.Based on my personal experience of Instagram’s horizontal feed, it displayed a lot less content and I wasn’t quite pleased with it. However, the comments section was quite prominent and easy to navigate. Through initial instructions, there was a bar on top, below the Stories section, displaying the amount of content available on the feed and it expanded over time as more posts were available. In addition to this, it also shows how far you are in your feed. To sum it all up, each post received a dedicated spot, the whole screen.

New and returning Netflix subscribers with iOS devices will find themselves unable to sign up through the iOS app. The streaming platform has confirmed to VentureBeat that it no longer supports "iTunes as a method of payment for new members." It started testing the change in select markets back in August and rolled it out to everyone in the world in November. Those who want to pay for a subscription will now have to do so via the platform's website. That includes those who used to pay via iTunes if it's been a month since they canceled their subscription. As VentureBeat noted, Apple takes a 15 to 30 percent cut from in-app subscriptions, and that has been a growing point of contention between the tech giant and app developers. Now, Netflix can pocket all the proceeds from its iOS customers -- and the additional money it can earn by not sharing with Apple will likely be substantial, seeing as it occupies the top spot in the list of iOS apps with the largest revenue. While bypassing iTunes payments could affect smaller applications, we doubt this decision will impact Netflix's subscription numbers in any way. Besides, the streaming titan knows what it's doing: it dropped the option to pay via Google Play earlier this year.

Usher filed for divorce from his wife, Grace Miguel, after three years of marriage, according to reports on Friday. People said it had obtained the divorce document filed in court in Georgia and Us Weekly said it had confirmed the legal action. Each credited The Blast with first reporting the news. The divorce filing is not a surprise. It comes nine months after Usher, 40, and Miguel, 49, issued a statement to those publications confirming their separation. Usher and Miguel, who has served as his manager, were married in 2015. The po[CENSORED]r singer, whose full name is Usher Raymond, has also appeared as a coach on NBC's "The Voice." USA TODAY has reached out to Usher's representative for comment.