Later this year, Google will update the latest watches with the newest version of its wearable operating system. Until then, Google is already redesigning some core parts of older watches with Wear OS 3’s new UI.
Previously, Google started bringing Wear OS 3’s new design language to non-Galaxy Watch 4 devices inside new and redesigned apps. This includes Google Maps, Messages, and YouTube…
Stadia Changelog: Google officially commits to over 100 games in 2022, Risk of Rain 2 details expansion
February 5, 2022
Stadia’s start to 2022 has been without a goal, but that’s finally changing this week as Google has officially committed to bringing at least 100 new games to Stadia by the end of the year.
Stadia Changelog is a weekly series on 9to5Google where we round up some of…
Messages beta starts rolling out nav drawer and Google Photos integration to replace MMS
February 5, 2022
After we enabled on Wednesday, Google Messages is starting to roll out the navigation drawer redesign in Photos integration.
If the features are enabled on your device, opening Messages will prompt you to “Share videos as they’re meant to be seen.” Google explains…
Google Chrome icon gets first update in 8 years & will now be customized for iOS, Mac, Windows
February 5, 2022
The Google Chrome icon is in the process of being updated and modernized for the first time in eight years. This is meant to better “align with Google’s more modern brand expression,” with the company now optimizing the logo for each operating system.
In 2011, the original 2008 logo was greatly flattened and no longer explicitly three-dimensional. Google modernized the logo three years…
SOS shortcut provides easy-to-use safety tools for iPhone users
February 5, 2022
Kevin Boroumand, an entrepreneur, automation expert, and TikToker, has created a free, downloadable shortcut for iOS that will help to get you out of trouble if you find yourself in an unsafe or potentially dangerous situation. Below, we look into the details of “DoorDash…
Bloomberg: Apple planning March 8 event with 5G iPhone SE 3, iPad Air 5, and possible new Mac
February 5, 2022
Apple is planning to hold its first event of 2022 as soon as early March, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The report says that Apple is currently “targeting a date on or near March 8” for the virtual event, which will focus on a new iPhone SE 3, an updated iPad…
Volvo and Northvolt poach Tesla’s head of Gigafactory Berlin to lead new 50 GWh battery factory in Sweden
February 4, 2022
Volvo and Northvolt announced plans today to build their previously announced battery gigafactory in Gothenburg, Sweden and hired a Tesla executive to lead the new plant.
It will have an annual capacity of up to 50 GWh to support the production of 500,000 electric cars per year, with operations aimed to start by 2025.
Northvolt is a battery startup founded by two former Tesla executives who…
California-based Voro Motors provides some of the most powerful electric scooters on the market, some of which can even reach highway speeds in their unlocked modes. Now we’re getting an early glimpse at a custom-modified scooter that combines two of the brand’s models…
Kansas is a US wind power leader, but a senator wants to destroy that with a new bill
February 4, 2022
Kansas state senator Mike Thompson (R-Shawnee), a former meteorologist, is not a supporter of clean energy. So he’s sponsoring a bill that could kneecap Kansas’ thriving wind power industry.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar…
US customers who buy a 2022 BMW EV will get two years of free 30-minute charging from Electrify America
February 4, 2022
Charging network Electrify America has just announced a collaboration with BMW North America to offer free 30-minute charging sessions to new BMW drivers for two years from the date of their purchase. The complimentary charging will begin in March to kick off US sales of two new EV models from BMW – the iX and i4.
BMW is a name consumers recognize around the globe. With over 105 years of…
