NASA recently unveiled the winners of its fifth round of Tipping Point technology innovators. Most funding goes toward demonstrating ways to refuel vehicles in space for sending heavier payloads to the Moon. One experiment being funded by NASA, however, is focused on bringing an essential Earth experience to space.
Bell Labs, Nokia’s research arm, will be awarded $14.1 million to develop and…
Apple’s new ‘Ceramic Shield’ front glass on the iPhone 12 series is heralded as being 4 times harder to break than the glass on the iPhone 11. But should you break it, Apple will charge you the same $279 to replace it as it did the iPhone 11 Pro’s…
YouTube Studio for Android hits 100 million Play Store installs
October 19, 2020
If you run a YouTube channel (guilty as charged!) and want to get quick stats on the go, then YouTube Studio is effectively the go-to on Android and iOS. It may need some work here and there, but now, YouTube Studio for Android has hit an impressive 100 million downloads…
Although it is one of the last automotive manufacturers to add Android Auto to its vehicles, BMW is now set to bring the digitally-driven interface to approximately 750,000 cars with the iDrive 7 update.
In a press release, BMW has confirmed that the iDrive 7 upgrade will be sent as an OTA update to compatible vehicles. Around three-quarters of a million BMWs are therefore set to get access to…
Xiaomi demos 80W wireless charging that can fill 4,000mAh battery in just 19 minutes
October 19, 2020
Fast-charging tech has become a battleground in recent years as speeds and battery sizes have ballooned. Xiaomi is fighting back against the likes of Oppo and OnePlus with the announcement of more efficient 80W wireless charging that can top up a 4,000mAh cell in just 19…
Samsung introduced a bunch of new Galaxy products back in August. The Galaxy Note20 series was almost immediately available for pre-order while other products like the wearable Fit2 and the wireless charging pad for multiple devices are getting a more gradual rollout.
Now US…
HTC is still in the smartphone business and the Desire 20+ is the latest proof. It’s a Snapdragon 720G-powered midranger with four rear cameras, an HD+ display and 5,000 mAh battery.
HTC Desire 20+
The 6.5-inch LCD comes with a waterdrop notch for the 16MP selfie cam and a resolution of 720×1,600 pixels. The phone features a textured back design with ridges extending diagonally across…
iPhone 12 preorders twice that of last year’s iPhone 11; Pro demand higher than expected – Kuo
October 19, 2020
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo estimates that iPhone 12 preorders are more than twice the level seen for the iPhone 11 last year. He says that preorders reached somewhere in the 1.7M to 2M range within the first 24 hours, contrasting this with a 500k to 800k range for the iPhone…
Kuo: iPhone 12 and 12 Pro pre-orders total 7-9 million, with 2 million ordered on the first day
October 19, 2020
Pre-orders for the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro went live this Friday and famed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from TF Securities estimates that the two models saw between 7 and 9 million pre-orders in total before the weekend was over.
To put that in perspective, Apple’s estimates show…
The OnePlus 8T has only just been unveiled, but its very first update is now rolling out in the form of OxygenOS 11.0.1.
As the OnePlus 8T is now official, the first post-release update should now be rolling out with the missing Canvas wallpaper Always-on display feature being the notable addition. It was first spotted by TalkAndroid’s Peter Holden over on Twitter, but we’ve since spotted it…
