At a joint event between SpaceX and T-Mobile, the two companies announced that they will be launching a direct-to-phone connection with Starlink Gen 2 satellites. Elon took to Twitter soon after to confirm that this same connection will allow direct connections with Tesla vehicles.
SpaceX’s announcement with T-Mobile saw the companies announce that SpaceX will use a portion of T-Mobile’s…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 25, 2022
August 26, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Basic Construction Co. auger machine moves Canon Virginia, Inc. Recycled Toner Pellets (RTP) to feeder belt and is dropped onto Basic’s Recycled Asphalt Pavement feeder belt.
Thanks to a partnership with Virginia-based Basic Construction, Canon has developed a way to…
Three teams selected for the agency’s first MSI Space Accelerator visited the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to work with mentors in an inspiring conclusion to the 10-week program.
After months of working on technology concepts through a unique NASA program called the Minority Serving Institutions Space Accelerator, three university teams of professors and students received hands-on coaching at a…
The rover found that Jezero Crater’s floor is made up of volcanic rocks that have interacted with water.
Scientists got a surprise when NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover began examining rocks on the floor of Jezero Crater in spring of 2021: Because the crater held a…
Google is rebranding Arts & Culture with new ampersand logo
August 26, 2022
Google is preparing to rebrand its Arts & Culture app with a newly trademarked ampersand logo, replacing the classic museum.
This morning, two new Google trademarks appeared online, each one showing a “stylized ampersand.” The only difference between the two filings…
Samsung’s free Care+ promo for Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 isn’t available in the US – not that you’d be able to tell
August 26, 2022
Like with the previous generation, Samsung offered customers who purchased its new foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4, a free year of its expanded warranty service, Care+. But redeeming that offer is considerably more confusing than it should be.
With pre-orders of the Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip 4, Samsung offers customers a free year of Samsung Care+ with their…
Google Search, Maps will identify confirmed veterans hospitals and abortion providers
August 26, 2022
Google is rolling out a change to Maps and Search that explicitly notes whether a place provides a specific, confirmed service, starting with healthcare facilities that offer abortions and veterans hospitals.
For example, when you look up “veterans hospitals near me” in…
As Android Automotive OS 13 goes official, Google quietly confirms ‘Gabledorsche’ Bluetooth stack lives
August 26, 2022
Android 13 launched on Pixel phones earlier this month and has since hit AOSP, where it will be used by other Android smartphone makers and for other versions of the platform. Now, Google has officially revealed Android Automotive OS 13 and confirmed that the…
There’s a lot you can do with Samsung’s line of Galaxy Watches, and sometimes you want to share that with others in a screenshot. There are plenty of reasons to capture what’s on your Galaxy Watch, so it’s a good idea to know how to execute a screenshot just in case. This guide will take you through how to take a screenshot on the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5.
Taking a screenshot on your…