Samsung is chugging along with its work on bringing its take on Android 12 to the public, and the company has also quietly introduced a new weather widget for the homescreen.
The new “Dynamic Weather” widget comes with Samsung’s Android 12 update, though it’s unclear exactly when the widget was added. The updated design opens the same now-ad-free Weather app as before, but with a…
Jackery 1500 review: A giant solar generator to charge my power tools, e-bike, e-truck, and more!
October 14, 2021
Jackery’s new Explorer 1500 Portable Power Station debuted earlier this year as a giant, high-capacity, and high-power backup battery that does so much more than just providing emergency power. I’ve been testing one out along with Jackery’s solar panels to see just how…
Just because Apple refuses to make the switch to USB-C on its phones doesn’t mean all users are left despaired. Enter – a Master’s degree student of robotics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) who single-handedly converted a regular…
Apple cuts iPhone 13 production estimates due to chip shortage
October 14, 2021
The ongoing chip crisis is apparently now big enough to even reach Apple – and this time we’re not talking about smartwatches, but the company’s main cash cow, the iPhone.
According to a new report from , Apple is likely to slash its projected production targets for the iPhone 13 family for 2021 by as many as 10 million units. This is happening because of prolonged chip…
6 ways electric car drivers can save money on home charging
October 14, 2021
Do you plug your car in as soon as you get home from work at the end of the day? Raise your hand. (I just asked my husband to raise his hand.) OK, we have to stop doing that, because it’s peak period – which means a higher electric bill.
More than a quarter – 28%…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 13, 2021
October 14, 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…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The US’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm orders 62 13 MW wind turbines.
NOAA launches a newly redesigned climate website.
Clean energy sourcing is key to reaching climate goals, finds a new report.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now…
Tesla has signed a new supply agreement in order to secure a large amount of nickel from New Caledonia for battery production.
Over the last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been pushing for nickel producers to boost production as he expects the resource could become a…
Super73’s reputation precedes itself, with the company known as much for its SoCal lifestyle image as its hot-selling electric moped-style bikes.
I’ve ridden my fair share of Super73 e-bikes and I enjoyed every one of them so far. And so when the company offered me the…
Tesla is under pressure from NHTSA over Full Self-Driving Beta NDA and ‘stealth recall’
October 14, 2021
The NHTSA is upping the pressure on Tesla as the regulator asked for more information about the non-disclosure agreement it made Full Self-Driving Beta testers agree to.
The government is also questioning Tesla about what it believes to be a potential “stealth recall” of Autopilot.
Over the last few weeks, we have been reporting on Tesla’s NDA for Full Self-Driving Beta early access…
