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Apple’s Craig Federighi says iMessage for Android would have ‘held us back in innovating’

iMessage is a powerful messaging platform for iPhone users that changed the game for messaging, but over the years, it has also served as a lock-in tactic and even developed a prejudice between Android and iPhone users. In an interview this week, Apple’s Craig Federighi said that iMessage for Android would have been a “throwaway” effort that would have “held [Apple] back in…
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A fun and low-cost electric underwater sea scooter: Testing the Outdoor Master Marlin

Wouldn’t it be great if you could experience the joys of life “under the sea” even without being as adept an underwater swimmer as Ariel or her mermaid compatriots? That’s exactly what the does for you. Every summer recently I’ve been fortunate enough to get the chance to try out some new form of electric watersport gadget. Sometimes I’m flying through the air on an electric…
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USB-C iPhone: Greg Joswiak confirms that Apple will be forced to comply with new EU regulation

The EU recently formalized new legislation that will require most personal electronics to switch to USB-C for charging a data transfer. Now, for the first time, Apple has confirmed that it will have to comply with this new regulation, despite the fact that the company still fundamentally disagrees with the basis of the new common charger regulations An iPhone with USB-C is coming The…
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Tesla’s new Cybertruck Giga Press is on its way

Idra, the maker of Tesla’s large casting press, confirmed that it is now shipping Tesla’s Cybertruck Giga Press, which is going to be the new world’s largest press. Earlier this year, Idra teased a new 9,000-ton Giga press that would take the prize as largest in the…
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Tritium and DC-America are going to roll out a big US EV charging network

Tritium makes DC fast chargers for EVs. DC-America designs, makes, and installs EV charging stations. And now, the two companies are going to team up to create a US-wide, federally funded EV charging network. Tritium and DC-America’s big US charging network Specifically, DC-America’s charging station infrastructure will be equipped with Tritium’s fast chargers. The rollout plan is, according…
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