A US iPhone throttling compensation claim was settled back in 2020, when Apple agreed to pay up to $500M for intentionally slowing older iPhones with degraded batteries to prevent them shutting down. Now a UK claim has been filed, seeking a total of $750M ($910M) damages for British owners of affected iPhones.
The complaint has been filed by Justin Gumann, a retired market researcher who has since…
iOS 16 adds unit conversion to Messages and more, no need to explain Celsius, currency, nor time zones
June 16, 2022
iOS 16 will bring a handful of new features. Although the revamped Lock Screen is the goal-getter for people to update to the new operating system a few months from now, Apple is adding a lot of nice functions that will make the daily usage of an iPhone even better. One of…
GM announces Cadillac Celestiq electric car is going to be hand-built and 3D printed in low volume
June 16, 2022
GM announces today that the Cadillac Celestiq, the brand’s electric car after the Lyriq, is going to be a hand-built and 3D-printed ultra-luxury low-volume production vehicle.
GM has just started production of the Cadilac Lyriq, the brand’s first all-electric vehicle…
You may not be familiar with this, but iOS has APIs to let third-party apps detect and alert users about spam calls and SMS. With iOS 16, the SMS filtering API is getting an update to support even more categories in the Messages app.
This API was introduced back in 2017 with iOS 11, and it basically integrates spam database apps into Apple’s Messages app. That way, every time you receive a…
Tesla has topped the list of most satisfied customers in the entire auto industry, with Model 3 taking the top spot for for all cars globally.
Zutobi released a report tracking four different car owner rating reports from Parkers, HonestJohn, Autotrader, and Edmunds in order…
VinFast’s new ‘Charged-Up Program’ offers US customers unlimited charging or a free home charger
June 16, 2022
Fresh off news of a similar reward subscription for new VF 8 and VF 9 customers in Europe, Vinfast has introduced a new program for US consumers that not only offers subscriptions within newly purchased EVs, but additional charging perks as well. Customers who buy a VinFast…
The UK government’s £1,500 EV grants were discontinued yesterday, nearly a year earlier than planned.
The UK’s new EV grant is axed.
The UK Department for Transport announced that new EV grant funding will be shifted to support improving EV charging and funding “electric taxis, vans, trucks, motorcycles, and wheelchair accessible vehicles.”
The grant scheme, which first started in 2011…
Tesla (TSLA) has significantly increased the prices of its electric cars across its entire lineup with some models going up by as much as $6,000.
After a year of increasing prices almost every month in 2021, Tesla slowed down the rapid rise in prices across its electric…
Elon Musk’s Boring Company has received unanimous approval to expand its system of tunnels beneath downtown Las Vegas. The expansion will add stops at landmarks like the Stratosphere and Fremont Street, letting customers hop aboard a Tesla and travel from one part of the…
Meike Launches a New $400 8mm f/2.8 for MFT Cameras
June 16, 2022
Meike has announced a new ultra-wide 8mm f/2.8 fisheye lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The fully manual lens provides a full-frame equivalent focal length of 16mm and offers a minimum focusing distance of just under 10 inches.
The latest in the growing line of still image lenses, the new Meike 8mm f/2.8 is a fast ultra wide angle lens that the company promises has little distortion or…
