An intriguing Apple patent application published yesterday shows a MagSafe battery case which can not only charge an iPhone, but also a pair of AirPods. It follows Apple repurposing the MagSafe branding for the wireless charging system introduced in the iPhone 12 lineup.
The folio case design included an embedded battery …
The application, first filed in August of last year but only published…
A cryptic new leak today suggests that Apple is developing new technology to bring Touch ID functionality back to the iPhone. While the iPad Air just added Touch ID to the power button, Apple is reportedly working to add Touch ID functionality under the iPhone’s…
Sony Xperia 5 II shipping across Europe
October 16, 2020
The Sony Xperia 5 II is now listed as in stock and has even shipped to some lucky pre-orderers.
Sony opened pre-orders for the Xperia 5 II on October 1 and listed shipping at October 19 – next Monday.
At the time of writing the official UK and German online store say…
Carl Pei officially confirms he has left OnePlus
October 16, 2020
Following countless reports earlier this week, OnePlus has officially confirmed the departure of its cofounder Carl Pei in a new post online.
After several years helping to build up the OnePlus brand to the relative popularity and success that it enjoys today, Pei unexpectedly left the company in recent months. Why? Pei doesn’t give a clear explanation, unfortunately.
After nearly seven years…
GM announces electric vehicle-only ‘Factory Zero’ to produce GMC HUMMER EV pickup and more
October 16, 2020
GM announced its first electric vehicle-only factory, called ‘Factory Zero’, to produce the GMC HUMMER EV pickup and more.
Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center will be the site converted to produce only electric vehicles.
GM shared the news today:
“General Motors today…
Turkey reportedly test-fires S-400 air defense system
October 16, 2020
ANKARA, Turkey — NATO member Turkey has tested its Russian-made S-400 air defense system, Turkish media reported Friday, raising the specter of a new standoff with the United States.
The television channel A Haber, which is close to the government, said on its website…
It feels like it’s only been a couple of months since the Galaxy S20 series hit the market, but as Samsung continues to bombard the market, its successor isn’t too far off. Now, it seems the Galaxy S21 lineup will be hitting the market sometime in January.
Rumors have been floating around regarding a different launch window for the Galaxy S21, and now the folks over at SamMobile are adding…
AnTuTu scores suggest iPhone 12 chipset is downclocked, GPU is slower than on the 11-series
October 16, 2020
Yesterday we saw the first AnTuTu scores from the Apple A14 Bionic inside the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro. Now results have come out for the same chipset, except this time powering an iPad Air (2020) and they are much higher.
In the past we’ve see X versions of Apple’s chipsets…
Google Assistant is rolling out on Samsung's 2020 TVs in the US
October 16, 2020
After years of trying to make Bixby happen, Samsung is coming around and enabling support for better AI helpers like Alexa and Google Assistant. The company announced at CES this year that you can choose to use these assistants on its QLED 8K TV, but Google Assistant only…
8 Reasons Why Your Photos Suck, and How to Fix Them
October 16, 2020
Professional photographers Daniel and Rachel of Mango Street have published a helpful video that covers the 8 most common mistakes that they see beginner photographers make. In other words: these are the 8 reasons why your photos suck, and how to fix them.
This isn’t the first (and it won’t be the last) advice video for beginners that we’ve seen and shared, but there’s good reason to…
