Images of the official Samsung cases for the Galaxy S21 phones leaked a week ago. We even saw a case designed with the S Pen in mind. Now let’s have a look at what third-party case makers have in mind.
Samsung Galaxy S21 cases
Galaxy S21 Ultra cases
MobileFun already lists a large number of cases. Above are a few colorful options for the Galaxy S21 and S21…
TikTok announced today a new augmented reality effect that is the first to use the LiDAR scanner of iPhone 12 Pro models. The effect celebrates the New Year with AR golden balloons and confetti that interact with the environment thanks to the new iPhone sensor. The…
Defense department reform office shuts down
January 7, 2021
WASHINGTON — With Congress overriding President Donald Trump’s veto of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, the Pentagon’s chief management officer job has officially been eliminated.
While the NDAA language calls for the roles and responsibilities of the…
The general layout of YouTube Music has remained largely the same since its 2018 relaunch, but a small change online and on Android sees Google tweak the background theme.
Unlike other Google apps, YouTube Music started off with a dark theme and doesn’t have a light counterpart. This night-friendly appearance primarily makes use of a black background, but a lighter gray is also leveraged. This…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 6, 2021
January 7, 2021
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…
AI models from Microsoft and Google already surpass human performance on the SuperGLUE language benchmark
January 7, 2021
In late 2019, researchers affiliated with Facebook, New York University (NYU), the University of Washington, and DeepMind proposed SuperGLUE, a new benchmark for AI designed to summarize research progress on a diverse set of language tasks. Building on the GLUE benchmark…
As usual, LG is taking advantage of CES to roll out a refreshed version of its thin-and-light Gram laptop series. For 2021 the company says its laptops are Intel Evo platform certified, which applies a baseline of battery life, fast charging and quick wakeups from sleep. They also have 16:10 aspect ratio screens for a bit more space (last year that was only true for the 17-inch), and a new design…
Facebook tells businesses it has no choice but to comply with upcoming App Tracking Transparency feature in iOS 14
January 7, 2021
Facebook continues to panic about upcoming privacy changes in iOS 14. The company has sent a new email to businesses today informing them that it has no choice but to comply with the iOS 14 App Tracking Transparency feature. Otherwise, Apple could remove Facebook from the…
Here’s how to subscribe to Peacock and watch ‘The Office’ on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV
January 7, 2021
One of the latest major streaming services is NBC’s Peacock and with the start of 2021, The Office has left Netflix is officially only streaming on NBC’s new service. Read along with our full guide on how to watch Peacock free on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and the web…
EGEB: A new community solar marketplace launches in the US
January 7, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
EnergySage launches a new community solar marketplace in the US so consumers can save money.
Sustainable lithium mining is becoming a requirement as battery demand grows.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s…
