Samsung’s rollout of Android 12 is back on full steam ahead, with the rollout resuming and even expanding to more regions for the company’s newest foldables. Alongside the latest devices, though, last year’s crop of Samsung smartphones is also now getting Android 12 including the Galaxy S20 series, Note 20, and Galaxy Z Fold 2.
As spotted by SamMobile, Samsung has started rolling out the…
Tesla (TSLA) is seen solving its ‘high-class problem of demand outstripping supply’ in 2022
December 28, 2021
Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is up in premarket trading today on a new note from top Wall Street analyst Dan Ives who believes Tesla is going to double its production capacity in 2022.
With delivery times of up to a year for some of its models, Tesla is currently sitting on what…
Xiaomi 12 series debuts with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, 120W fast charging, launches on Android 11
December 28, 2021
The next generation of Android flagships are on their way, and the Xiaomi 12 series has debuted to lead the way. Here’s what the Xiaomi 12, 12 Pro, and 12X bring to the table.
As mentioned, the Xiaomi 12 series consists of three different devices, the 12, 12x, and 12…
Dear Fujifilm: Please Learn a Lesson in Consistency from Sony
December 28, 2021
In spite of my great fondness for my Fujifilm cameras, I have some constructive criticism. My biggest pet peeve with Fuji is their frustrating lack of consistency among bodies. It drives me a little nuts when switching between my Fujifilm bodies that are different models.
Design Inconsistency in Fujifilm’s Lineup
As Fuji brings out new models, it moves the button placements, not to mention the…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 27, 2021
December 28, 2021
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…
When Yamaha announced that the company would unveil two electric scooters for both the European and Asian markets next year, they also shared which concepts the new scooters would be drawn from. It turns out that the Yamaha E01 and E02 electric scooter concepts will both be…
China’s largest offshore wind farm was connected to the grid at full capacity on Saturday, December 25. It transmitted power through undersea cables.
The 802 megawatt (MW) Jiangsu Qidong offshore wind farm is off the eastern province of Jiangsu. The wind farm consists of three projects – H1, H2, and H3 – and each has an offshore booster station.
It covers an area of 44.2 square miles…
California e-bike company launches new fat tire electric bikes with 1,000W mid-drive motors
December 28, 2021
CSC Electric Bicycles has a new mid-drive e-bike ready to enter its lineup. The new CSC FT1000MD e-bike will be the most powerful model launched to date by the brand.
CSC Electric Bicycles is the e-bike arm of CSC Motorcycles, a popular motorcycle importer located on the…
13 battery gigafactories coming to the US by 2025 – ushering new era of US battery production
December 28, 2021
There are 13 new battery cell gigafactories coming online in the US by 2025, according to the Department of Energy.
These factories are ushering in a new era of battery production in the US.
Aside from Tesla and Panasonic’s Gigafactory Nevada, which supplies battery…
A Swiss solar company announces a new production facility in Arizona
December 28, 2021
Swiss solar technology company Meyer Burger announced today that it is opening a production facility for high-performance solar modules in Goodyear, Arizona – its first factory in the US, and its first outside of Europe. Solar module production is scheduled to begin by the end of 2022.
Meyer Burger’s Arizona solar factory will have an initial capacity of 400 megawatts (MW), with the…
