Tesla has doubled down on its plan to build sales and service centers on tribal land as a loophole to get around New Mexico’s dumb direct-sale ban.
New Mexico, like a few other states, still has laws prohibiting direct sales of electric vehicles to the public without going through third-party dealerships.
These bans come from old laws that were meant to protect car dealers from their own…
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October 10, 2022
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The Sigma 24–70mm F2.8 DG DN Art is a bright, premium zoom lens for photographers on either the Sony E-mount or the L-mount shared by Leica, Panasonic and Sigma camera bodies. Although for this comparison…
One UI 5.0 Beta 4 rollout for Samsung Galaxy S22 series expands to Germany and India
October 10, 2022
Samsung released the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 Beta 4 update for the Galaxy S22 series a couple of days ago in the US, which is now rolling out in Germany and India.
The update has firmware version ending with ZVJ2 and requires a download of about 1.3GB. It fixes bugs…
Google Pixel Watch will get at least 3 years of Wear OS updates, including feature drops
October 10, 2022
As part of the Pixel Watch rollout, Google has detailed that the Wear OS device will get “at least” three years of updates.
That period starts “from when the device first became available on the Google Store in the US.” The first-generation Pixel Watch will get “guaranteed software updates until at least” October 2025.
Google says “software updates include Google Pixel Watch…
Google announced on Thursday that it’s making seven bands for the Pixel Watch, but that only five would be available at launch. Neither of the premium Pixel Watch bands are available until this spring, though pricing and specs for the Metal Links Band, as well as the Metal…
Amazon announced that it will spend €1 billion to electrify its delivery fleet in Europe over the next five years, according to Reuters.
The company currently has around 3,000 zero-emission last-mile delivery vans in Europe. Amazon doesn’t say what percentage of its…
2023 Kia Niro EV first drive – where does this ‘intelligent EV’ fit in Kia’s lineup?
October 10, 2022
Kia invited us to San Diego to drive the refreshed all-electric 2023 Kia Niro EV, a significant update from the original e-Niro.
The car uses Kia’s “K3” platform, which was designed to accommodate both fully-electric and other “electrified” powertrains, rather than the fully electric E-GMP platform which the EV6 is built on. The Niro available with three powertrain options – the EV…
Epic Games and Match Group want to bring additional antitrust allegations against Google
October 10, 2022
Epic Games and Match Group are attempting to expand their lawsuits against Google to include additional allegations against the search giant. In a motion filed on Friday with a federal court in the Northern District of California, the two companies accused Google of paying…
Roller coasters are triggering iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Crash Detection, here’s a workaround
October 10, 2022
Crash Detection is a valuable new safety feature that’s arrived with the iPhone 14 lineup and the new Apple Watch Ultra, Series 8, and SE 2. But even though Apple uses all-new hardware, an advanced algorithm, and over a million hours of crash data, false positives are…
A look at the Pixel Tablet UI: Android, Smart Display, Google Home, and Camera [Gallery]
October 9, 2022
Besides sharing that the Pixel Tablet is powered by Tensor G2 and has a Charging Speaker Dock, Google showed more of the Android UI and several Smart Display-inspired screens.
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Google explicitly said that the “foundation for Pixel Tablet is Android, including Material You.”
And just as our Pixel phones have always been the best and purest expression of Android, Pixel Tablet…
