Tuesday’s event left us with mixed feelings – Apple knocked it out of the park while simultaneously dropping the ball. The non-Pro iPhones now have OLED screens, the Pro Max has major upgrades on all its cameras compared to its predecessor and the mini is perfect for those who want a tiny flagship. So, why does it feel like these phones are not as good as they should be?
Yes, they have 5G, all…
Startup installing free, solar-powered e-bike charging stations
October 18, 2020
Want to charge your electric bicycle or e-scooter for free, using solar power? The startup Swiftmile is making that happen with hundreds of new charging stations in the US and Europe.
But the idea for these free charging stations didn’t happen overnight.
Swiftmile’s…
Apple prepares safe iPhone launch season with Express Pickup locations and store reopenings
October 18, 2020
Express Pickup at Apple Aventura (Photo courtesy of @jgrano305)
Apple is significantly expanding its new Express Storefront pickup service to help safely serve customers in regions where full in-store service cannot resume due to COVID-19 conditions. The new accommodations…
Galaxy S21 renders show new ‘wrap-around’ camera design, more
October 18, 2020
The first renders of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S21 have now been shared giving us a glimpse of what looks like a refinement of the existing S20 series design.
Shared by Steve Hemmerstoffer AKA @OnLeaks over on new social network Voice, the CAD-based renders show-off the potential design of the standard Galaxy S21 or S30 depending on Samsung’s new naming convention. Given Hemmerstoffers…
When Apple unveiled the iPhone 7 series in September of 2016 it proved to be a highly influential launch. There are two phones in the family, but we’ll focus mostly on the iPhone 7 Plus because aside from being the larger phone, it is the first iPhone to feature a dual…
Weekly poll results: the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro is the favorite child, Mi 10T Lite has potential too
October 18, 2020
Last week’s poll shows that the Mi 10T trio may as well consist of just a single phone – the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro. The 108MP camera with OIS is the linchpin of the Pro as it is essentially the only difference between it and the vanilla Mi 10T.
And the Xiaomi Mi 10T rated…
Tesla strangely brings back premium connectivity to some owners
October 18, 2020
Tesla has strangely brought back premium connectivity to some Model 3 owners who are technically not supposed to have it at this point.
The situation is still unclear.
For the longest time, all of Tesla’s vehicles came with internet connectivity included – something that is often a premium option in the industry.
The automaker made extensive use of that connectivity in many of its features…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 17, 2020
October 18, 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 on…
Galaxy S20 FE Review: The Samsung phone most people should buy
October 18, 2020
Flagship smartphones are ridiculously expensive in 2020, and frankly, people are tired of it. No one wants to spend over $1,000 on a phone, but Samsung’s entire Galaxy S20 lineup demanded four figures. After those devices failed to gain traction, though, Samsung has…
Google promised an Assistant driving mode for phones would arrive in mid-2019, but that clearly didn’t happen — over a year passed without any sign of it. It appears to be ready, though. XDA-Developers has discovered (via Android Police) that Google Assistant’s driving mode is at least partially enabled for Android users. The interface has changed considerably from the I/O 2019 demo you see…
