MobileNews

Overcast podcast app for iOS gets major update with design overhaul, new features, more

Overcast, the popular podcast player from developer Marco Arment, has gotten a major new update today with a design overhaul and new features. Arment describes this as “part one” of the Overcast redesign he’s been working on, with the focus this time being on the home screen, playlist screen, typography, and spacing. You’ll see the new design immediately when you open the app for the…
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MobileNews

Downloading areas in Google Maps for offline use – Here’s how

There’s nothing worse than trying to find your way when suddenly you run out of signal and can’t view your map. Fortunately, Google Maps has a feature for downloading maps for offline use. Here’s how to use it. Table of contents Why do I need to download maps? Which devices can download maps and what limitations are there? Is there a limit to how many maps you can download? How to choose…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: March 24, 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…
GamingNews

Electronic Arts’ EA Sports PGA Tour delayed to 2023

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Electronics Arts’ upcoming golf game has been delayed until 2023. The company made the announcement on Twitter, breaking the hearts of sim golfers everywhere. #ICYMI: We announced the new launch date for EA SPORTS PGA TOUR will be Spring 2023. Learn more about the game here…
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GamingNews

EA Sports FC likely to replace ‘FIFA’ name

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Electronic Arts doesn’t want to pay a premium to FIFA, the organization behind soccer, for the name of its soccer game. The FIFA games are some of the…
AI & RoboticsNews

Why you shouldn’t be using AI for hiring

Did you miss a session at the Data Summit? Watch On-Demand Here. In my early years in tech, and later, as someone who developed recruiting software powered by artificial intelligence, I learned first-hand how AI and machine learning can create biases in hiring. In several…
MobileNews

Google says Android TV 12 will start showing up on TVs ‘later’ this year, instead of ‘early’ 2022 [U]

Android 12 is one of the platform’s most meaningful updates for the big screen in a while, but despite its early start, it hasn’t shown up on any devices. In a new blog post published this week, Google has confirmed that Android TV 12 will be available on devices this year. Update: Google has updated the blog post to say that Android TV 12 won’t debut until “later” this year, retracting…
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