As the European Commission continues to look into whether Apple has abused its market dominance by restricting mobile payments on iOS devices, Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager today confirmed that it has formally charged the iPhone maker, which could result in a hefty fine if it is upheld.
In a statement, Vestager said that the Commission had “indications that Apple restricted…
Lectric XP 2.0 vs Lectric XPremium vs. Lectric XP Lite: What’s the difference and which to buy?
May 2, 2022
When it comes to bang-for-your-buck electric bicycles, it’s hard to beat the Phoenix-based company . While it may not have the fancy components of the big-name companies or the sprawling reach of the industry top dogs, there’s a reason the company has such a dedicated…
Tesla’s own CCS adapter was spotted charging a Model Y at over 200 kW – a first for Tesla’s elusive adapter. Is it finally going to be available?
With the launch of the Model 3 and its Supercharger V3 in Europe, Tesla switched its main charging standard to CCS.
The…
For the first time ever, California, the world’s fifth-largest economy, was powered by 100% clean energy on Saturday, April 30. That milestone was driven largely by solar power.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click…
Electrify America reports a fivefold increase of charging sessions in 2021 compared to 2020
May 2, 2022
According to a recent report from Electrify America, it delivered 1.45 million charging sessions to customers in 2021 – that’s over five times more than the 268,000 sessions recorded a year prior. The sessions represent estimations of millions of gallons of gasoline…
The US Department of Energy announced today a new $3 billion program going toward battery manufacturing and supply chain to support the transition to electric vehicles.
The money is coming from the giant infrastructure bill from last year, which also included $7.5 billion…
Eddy Etue, an American who left home for Ukraine to help in the fight against Russia, is shown in a self portrait taken on Sunday, May 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Eddy Etue)
Harrison Jozefowicz quit his job as a Chicago police officer and headed overseas soon after Russia invaded Ukraine. An Army veteran, he said he couldn’t help but join American volunteers seeking to help Ukrainians in their…
How to Use Curves in Photoshop
May 2, 2022
When thinking about the Curves tool in Adobe Photoshop, the phrase “With great power, comes great responsibility” is a thought that comes to mind. Curves is the most powerful tool in Photoshop for adjusting brightness, contrast, tonality, and color.
All that…
Hubble recently celebrated 32 years of imaging the sky, which has resulted in over 1.4 million observations. Physicist Casey Handmer combined those observations into a single image to see how much of the sky Hubble had actually captured.
Handmer explains that…
Philips has announced the Momentum 8000 27E1N8900, a 27-inch 4K OLED monitor that promises extremely color-accurate performance.
Philips says that the Momentum 8000 delivers incredible color accuracy and a high contrast ratio (theoretically 1,000,000:1) with a 99.7% minimum DCI-P3 color space coverage and 0.1 ms G2G (Grey to Grey) response time. It doesn’t stop there, however: the…
