You heard the rumors, now hear it from the horse’s mouth. TM Roh, the President and Head of Samsung’s mobile division, penned a blog post in which he celebrates what the company accomplished in 2020 and what it has set out to do next year.
You have to read to the bottom and read between the lines, but the message is clear enough – Samsung will launch the Galaxy S21 series in January and it…
Huawei is really pushing to make its own app store called AppGallery more attractive, and the latest step is targeted at e-businesses and app developers. The company has announced the launch of new promotion tools, optimized Ads Kit and will give a bigger pie of the ad…
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra with Exynos 2100 spotted on Geekbench
December 16, 2020
We’re anticipating Samsung to unveil its Galaxy S21 flagships on January 14 which is less than a month away at this point. As usual, we’ve seen a plethora of leaks over the past months giving us a good idea of what to expect from the upcoming flagship trio. Now we have…
Scientists make a sodium-ion battery density breakthrough
December 16, 2020
Researchers from the Tokyo University of Science have taken another step in the ongoing quest to bring next-generation sodium-ion batteries to market. They have achieved a higher-energy density in sodium-ion batteries than in lithium-ion batteries.
Lithium-ion vs. sodium-ion
So far, lithium-ion batteries hold the No. 1 spot among rechargeable batteries. Lithium-ion batteries prioritize energy…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 15, 2020
December 16, 2020
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…
GM releases another tiny Bolt EUV teaser: headlights
December 16, 2020
GM is getting into the habit of releasing small —very small — teasers of upcoming electric vehicles, and now it is releasing another one for the Bolt EUV teaser.
This time, it’s the headlights.
Earlier this year, GM had an “EV Day” during which we learned a lot…
Gboard rolling out ‘enhanced voice typing’ with new Google Assistant on Pixel 5, 4/4a [Updated]
December 16, 2020
After we first spotted in August, Gboard is now rolling out an “enhanced voice typing” experience that features the new Google Assistant found on the latest Pixel phones.
Update 12/15: “Enhanced voice typing” is back for most Pixel owners after the brief — and quickly pulled — rollout last month. You’ll be greeted with a “New! Save time typing” or “Tap the mic to chat hands…
Lordstown Motors and Camping World will work together to build an electric motorhome, announced in an event at Lordstown’s Ohio plant with Lordstown CEO Steve Burns and Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis.
Lordstown also plans to use Camping World for nationwide service…
Olympus 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x sample gallery updated
December 16, 2020
The Olympus 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x is one impressive piece of glass and a potentially powerful (though pricey) addition to the kit of any Micro Four Thirds system shooter. Sharp, stable and weather-sealed, it’s also reasonably compact and lightweight, given the massive…
Gboard rolling out ‘enhanced voice typing’ with new Google Assistant on Pixel 5, 4/4a
December 16, 2020
After we first spotted in August, Gboard is now rolling out an “enhanced voice typing” experience that features the new Google Assistant found on the latest Pixel phones.
Update 12/15: “Enhanced voice typing” is back for most Pixel owners after the brief — and quickly pulled — rollout last month. You’ll be greeted with a “New! Save time typing” or “Tap the mic to chat hands…
