Today HMD Global has announced that Nokia’s lowest cost C-series line has a new member, the C1 Plus. The C1 was released last year, while the C2 got official back in March. As the name implies, the C1 Plus is a slightly improved version of the C1, as it has the same screen size as that phone at 5.45″, and is thus still smaller than the C2 with its 5.7″ display.
The C1 Plus runs…
Facebook's collaborative iOS music video app is open to all US users
December 15, 2020
Collab, a Facebook app that allows users to collaborate on music videos, is now available to all iOS users in the US. The app emerged as an experiment from the NPE Team, Facebook’s R&D division, back in May. It was initially available to beta testers in the US and…
iOS 14.3 is out with support for Fitness+, AirPods Max and more
December 15, 2020
Apple has rolled out iOS 14.3 with support for Fitness+, AirPods Max, App Store privacy labels and much more. The Apple Watch-powered Fitness+ service is now live in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the US. It costs $10/month, but if you have an…
Earlier this year, Apple rolled out iOS 13.7, which added a COVID-19 exposure notification framework. This Exposure Notifications system allowed you to opt in and find out if you’ve been in contact with someone who tested positive with COVID-19. Unfortunately, that was only available for iPhones 7 and up. Now, however, Apple has released iOS 12.5, which finally adds the same COVID-19…
How-to: Turn off, force restart iPhone 12, enter recovery mode, DFU mode, and more [Video]
December 15, 2020
Outside of the iPhone SE, every iPhone that Apple sells today features an “edge-to-edge” display devoid of a physical Home button. If you’re upgrading from a device with a Home button, this refresher course can help you learn how to turn off or force restart your…
How to show battery percentage on iPhone 12 mini, 12, and 12 Pro
December 15, 2020
For the longest time, it was super simple to show battery percentage on the iPhone — there was just one little toggle in the Settings app and it would turn on the percentage indicator in the top-right corner of the screen. Things are a little more complicated with the…
How to take a screenshot on iPhone 12 mini, 12, and 12 Pro
December 15, 2020
If you just picked up an iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, 12 Pro, or 12 Pro Max, one of the first things you might need to figure out how to do is take a screenshot. Thankfully, Apple has made the process fairly intuitive and it only takes a minute to learn!
How to take a screenshot on iPhone 12 mini, 12, and 12 Pro
From any screen, click in the volume up and the side button (lock button) at the same…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 14, 2020
December 15, 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…
New York’s vehicle-to-grid e-school bus pilot program is a success
December 15, 2020
The Lion Electric Company, a Quebec-based manufacturer of electric school buses, has successfully completed a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) pilot deployment of five school buses in White Plains, New York.
New York’s V2G school buses
The project began in 2018 among partners Lion…
Fujifilm X-S10 sample gallery
December 15, 2020
Fujifilm’s X-S10 is a compact, well-priced mirrorless camera with built-in image stabilization and the best sensor the company has available for its X-mount system. As we’ve been working through our full review, we’ve taken advantage of some of the breaks in the wintry Seattle weather to see what this powerful little APS-C camera can do.
For more photos from the X-S10, visit our…
