The Iron Dome air-defense system fires to intercept a rocket over the city of Ashdod on July 8, 2014, in Ashdod, Israel. (Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
The U.S. Army announced today that it has activated two air-defense batteries at Fort Bliss, Texas that will test the Israeli-designed Iron Dome system to see if it can be plugged into the service’s air and missile defense network.
Designed by…
Videos: First iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max teardowns detail battery changes and more
November 14, 2020
As the first iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max orders arrive to customers, early teardown of both new devices have now surfaced. The new videos showcase the detailed internal designs of the new 5.4-inch and 6.7-inch flagship iPhone 12 models.
The teardown comes courtesy…
Popular iOS podcast client Castro has launched a new update today that brings widgets to your iPhone home screen in multiple sizes with support for dark/light mode, new custom icons, and more.
Castro shared the news in a blog post today: “Time to make some room on the…
Readers have just one week left to enter to win an iPhone 12 Pro from our friends over at Survivor. From now until Nov. 20th, Rewards readers can hit the form below and follow each step to increase their entries and chances of taking home one of Apple’s latest devices.
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With the arrival of the full iPhone 12 lineup, Survivor is back to…
EGEB: Solar and storage replaces New Mexico coal plant
November 14, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
A northwestern New Mexico coal plant is closing and being replaced by solar and battery storage.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Joe Biden presidential win: “Make our planet great again.”
Two coal plants in Baltimore…
Tesla 101 series adds two new videos: Sentry Mode and Trip Planner
November 14, 2020
Tesla has a new ‘101 series’ about some of the most important features in its vehicles.
Now it has added two new videos to it: Sentry Mode and Trip Planner.
Last week, Tesla released ad-like videos showcasing charging at home and on the road.
As we noted at the time…
EUNORAU G20 review: full cargo features, half price
November 14, 2020
The EUNORAU G20 is a compact cargo bike on a reasonable budget. This little guy can carry kids, cargo, and yourself for a healthy distance. If that sounds familiar, that’s because it is. Clearly the bike, and also the very name G20, is inspired by the GSD from Tern Bicycles.
Since EUNORAU has no qualms with comparing their bike to Tern, I will follow their lead. Recently reviewed here on…
Alphabet Scoop 104: Free Stadia Premiere bundles, Google Photos backup changes, more
November 14, 2020
This week, we talk about Google giving away free Stadia Premiere Edition kits to YouTube Premium subscribers. We then swing to the other end of the spectrum and dive into Google Photos no longer offering unlimited High quality backups.
Alphabet Scoop is available Google…
Tesla (TSLA) inches closer to battery factory deal in Indonesia
November 14, 2020
Tesla (TSLA) is apparently inching closer to a deal to build a battery factory in Indonesia, as the country’s top officials say they are going to meet with Tesla executives next week.
Last month, we reported on Tesla allegedly being in talks with the Indonesian…
Google Ads, DV360 picking up tweaked ‘About this ad’ info panel
November 14, 2020
Back in July, Google announced some updates and upcoming features for the “Why this ad” panel. Its tweaked replacement, “About this ad,” is now launching and rolling out on Google Ads and Display & Video 360.
“People want information on the ads they see as well as the ability to report ads that are not suited to them. About this Ad provides improved ads transparency and a singular…
