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Apple slapped with a $19 million fine in Brazil for not selling iPhones with a charger

October 14, 2022
Apple keeps on losing court battles in Brazil over its decision to stop shipping iPhones with a charger. The São Paulo state court has ruled against the tech giant and slapped it with a 100 million real ($19 million) fine in a lawsuit filed by the Brazilian Consumers’ Association, a group of borrowers, consumers and taxpayers. In addition, the court has ordered Apple to supply all customers…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 13, 2022

October 14, 2022
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…
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Here’s where the new US EV ‘Battery Belt’ is forming – and why

October 14, 2022
Since the beginning of 2021, more than 15 new US lithium-ion battery gigafactories or expansions have been announced in a region becoming known as the Battery Belt. Combined, these facilities represent a potential investment of at least $40 billion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. All but one gigafactory exceeds 10 GWh of capacity, and the largest will exceed 40 GWh. The Federal…
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Google Pixel Watch bands are already delayed or out of stock

October 14, 2022
The Pixel Watch uses a proprietary system for its bands which requires you to purchase bands from Google or its partners, at least for now. But on launch day, many Pixel Watch bands are delayed heavily or out of stock. Google launched the Pixel Watch with around 20…
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Google releases Pixel 7 ‘panther’ and 7 Pro ‘cheetah’ factory images

October 14, 2022
With the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro launching today, Google has published the Android 13 factory images for customers that have already received the phones. There are three builds for each phone. The first two builds (009.A2 and .A5) — including the one labeled “JP carriers” — are what came out of the box. Meanwhile, .31 is the day one OTA update and presumably the “Global” build. Pixel 7 Pro…
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Samsung officially reveals One UI 5 with Android 13, revamped lockscreen, privacy features

October 14, 2022
Android 13 is on its way to Galaxy devices – Samsung has just announced One UI 5 and shown off its final look for the first time. What’s new in One UI 5? Android 13 is a relatively minor update over Android 12, but Samsung is bringing a few of its own changes to the platform on top of Google’s. As pictured above, one of the big new features in One UI 5 is a revamped lockscreen, which…
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