Elon Musk started by tweeting out – if not demanding – Twitter feature requests/changes in a truly remarkable moment for technology and corporate governance. This led to a rejected board seat and this morning’s acquisition attempt, complete with “Plan B” if/when the board rejects. Decrees-by-tweet and hostile takeovers cannot be a sustainable way to run a product, and these events play…
Google recently redesigned and tweaked the Google Contacts app on Android. The app has a new menu where users get tools to manage their contacts, allowing them to import and export as well merge and restore Google Contacts. These tools were available in some capacity before…
Getting ready for vacation, business travel, or just want some ideas to improve charging, organizing, and using your Apple devices on the go? After hands-on testing, we’ve rounded up six of the best travel accessories for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and more.
Whether…
iOS 16 is just a couple of months away from being announced by Apple during the WWDC 2022 keynote. While last year’s operating system focused a lot on FaceTime, Apple Maps, and Weather, which stock iPhone app do you want to see Apple upgrade the most?
Let’s start with Messages. People love iMessage, but it sure has a lot to improve. It’s still very difficult to roll back to old…
Software company Opera today announced that it is bringing its Crypto Browser Project to iOS. The browser, which is already available for Mac, Windows, and Android, provides “user-friendly” access to Web3 services and even has a built-in crypto wallet.
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It’s almost festival season, and Spotify has a great list of tips for music lovers to get ready for the summer. Before you head out, check out some of these features to help you get hyped for your next show with friends.
Better utilize the Spotify app with these…
It has been almost a year since Apple introduced iOS 14.5 with App Tracking Transparency, a feature that lets users choose whether or not they want to be tracked by third-party apps. While the number of users opting to let apps track them was low at first, a new research from Adjust shows that some people have been changing their mind about this option.
According to the research firm, the…
How Ideanomics and Energica are putting electric motorcycle technology into everything else
April 14, 2022
After electric vehicle company Ideanomics celebrated its successful acquiring of Italian electric motorcycle company Energica last month, the duo hosted an investor and analyst day at the Nasdaq this week. With Electrek in attendance, we heard first hand from the leaders of…
Tesla has managed to convince a judge to slash the historic $137 million award it was supposed to pay a former employee as part of a racial abuse lawsuit to $15 million.
Last year, a court ruled against Tesla in a case from plaintiff Owen Diaz, who worked at the…
VinFast finally breaks down US pricing to include details of its mandatory battery subscription
April 14, 2022
As Vietnamese EV automaker VinFast looks to open its order books for US customers, it has gotten more specific on the pricing consumers can expect stateside. During the New York International Auto Show, Vinfast broke down its US pricing for the VF 8 and VF 9, which will include a two-tiered battery subscription that will be mandatory through 2023.
VinFast is an automotive manufacturing…
