Most wireless earbuds come with standard earbud tips. Those soft, silicone tips don’t do too much for sound or comfort and Comply knows this. That being the case, the company is launching new Comply foam earbud tips for the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro.
The Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro are some pretty decent earbuds, and the thing that they can do well is sound, hands-down. In our experience, the Buds Pro…
Hands-on: Pela’s eco-friendly Pixel 6 cases ease the heartbreak of Google’s fabric cases
February 3, 2022
With the launch of its Pixel 6 series, Google killed off any hope that it would continue producing cases with a delightful fabric material. Outside of some shoddy recreations, it’s a concept that hasn’t been replicated. But since its October launch, there’s one case…
On the Google My Activity page, one of the very first controls shown is Web & App Activity. Google will soon break up that setting with a new “Workspace search history” preference.
At the moment, Web & App Activity “saves your activity on Google sites and apps…
Facebook rebuilding its ads infrastructure to target iOS users while it loses money with metaverse
February 3, 2022
Facebook was one of the main companies affected by Apple’s new privacy policies, which now require iOS apps to ask users if they want to be tracked by third parties. During the Q4 2021 earnings report on Wednesday, CEO of Meta (Facebook’s parent company) Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook is “rebuilding” its ads infrastructure due to the iOS changes.
According to Zuckerberg, Facebook’s…
Tesla releases new Full Self-Driving Beta software update (10.10) to remove ‘rolling stop,’ address some edge cases and more
February 2, 2022
Tesla has started to releases a new Full Self-Driving Beta software update (10.10) that includes several changes, including removing ‘rolling stop’, addressing some corner cases, and more.
Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta
Since October 2020, Tesla has been slowly rolling out…
Aventon Soltera: This is the most beautiful low-cost electric bicycle I’ve tested yet
February 2, 2022
I’ve always loved the way Aventon makes its electric bicycles. They exude a level of craftsmanship that far exceeds their modest prices. But the new offers a masterclass in building a lightweight, modestly powered e-bike for commuter use.
The Soltera, which I tested in…
Global market share of electric cars more than doubled in 2021 as the EV revolution gains steam
February 2, 2022
The global market share of electric cars more than doubled in 2021, marking a clear acceleration of electric vehicle adoption around the world – albeit some markets lag behind.
For years, industry analysts have failed to understand how quickly the transition to electric vehicles is happening. Every year, they adjust their predictions to be more aggressive, but even the most aggressive ones today…
Quantumscape achieves solid-state batteries that can fast charge in 15 minutes through 400 consecutive cycles
February 2, 2022
Quantumscape has shared new data showcasing further development of its solid-state batteries, whose cells have completed 400 consecutive 15-minute fast-charge cycles, replenishing from 10% to 80% capacity while still retaining over 80% of the initial energy. As a first for…
EV charging ports will soon outnumber gas stations in the US, yet it won’t be enough
February 2, 2022
In 2021, there were about 108,000 public charging ports in the US. That’s nearly one port for every gas station in the US, of which there is an estimated 111,000 to 150,000 – a whole lot more EV charging ports are needed.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links…
Tesla (TSLA) falls as more attention is brought to Autopilot’s serious phantom braking issue
February 2, 2022
After opening strong in pre-market trading, Tesla’s stock (TSLA) fell this morning as more attention is brought to its serious phantom braking issue on Autopilot.
Back in November, Electrek released a report called ‘Tesla has a serious phantom braking problem in Autopilot.‘
It highlighted a significant increase in Tesla owners reporting dangerous phantom braking events on Autopilot.
Phantom…
