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Google Maps to offer energy-efficient routes tailored to electric vehicles, hybrids, more

July 14, 2022
Google Maps is preparing to expand its fuel-efficient routing options by specifically tailoring to electric vehicles, hybrids, and more. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various lines of…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

A new sodium-ion battery breakthrough means they may one day power EVs

July 14, 2022
Sodium-ion batteries have great promise. They’re energy dense, nonflammable, and operate well in colder temperatures, and sodium is cheap and abundant. Plus, sodium-based batteries will be more environmentally friendly and even less expensive than lithium-ion batteries are becoming now. Sodium-ion battery performance has been limited because of poor durability, but this is about to change for…
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The First Photo Taken With Motorola’s Upcoming 200MP Smartphone Camera

July 14, 2022
Motorola is expected to soon launch a new Moto Edge flagship smartphone device as soon as the next month that will use Samsung’s 200-megapixel ISOCELL HP1 sensor. Ahead of the launch, the company has shared a photo taken with it on social media in China. Motorola announced that it was releasing a new flagship smartphone sometime this summer back in May. GSM Arena spotted a post on…
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MobileNews

Kakaotalk removes external billing from its Android app to comply with Google’s rules [U]

July 14, 2022
The Google Play Store has been cracking down on its billing policies over the past couple of years, and some major apps have complied with the new rules. In South Korea, though, Google had resorted to blocking updates to the popular messaging app Kakaotalk, as the app was refusing to comply with billing rules. Now, though, Kakaotalk has agreed to Google’s terms. Update 7/14: As reported by…
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