There’s been talk of a Samsung Galaxy A13 in the works – a budget 5G phone with a 50MP main cam and a 5,000 mAh battery. Now the same device was spotted on Geekbench bearing the SM-A136U model number.
Samsung Galaxy A13 5G scorecard
The scorecard reveals A13 5G managed 465 single-core points and 1,106 points in the multi-core department. It is powered by the ARM MT6833V aka MediaTek…
Halide 2.5 update brings macro mode to all iPhones
October 7, 2021
Popular iPhone and iPad camera app Halide today released version 2.5, which come with a major new feature that enables macro mode for all iPhone models.
Called Neural Macro, this mode can be accessed in the app through the manual focus mode. Once enabled, the app will…
Valve posts disassembly video of its handheld Steam Deck PC
October 7, 2021
Valve has just posted a video to its YouTube channel of its upcoming Steam Deck being partially disassembled. Valve is the company behind Steam, a popular online PC game store. The Steam Deck is a handheld PC designed to mimic the form factor of the Nintendo Switch so that…
Assistant ‘Quick phrases’ on phones lets you stop alarms, answer calls without ‘Hey Google’
October 7, 2021
Last month, we detailed Google’s work on a feature that lets you skip Assistant’s hotword for select commands. On phones, Assistant “Quick phrases” work differently and in a somewhat more limited manner.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 6, 2021
October 7, 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…
American-built off-road electric motorcycle company goes public, stock soars on first day
October 7, 2021
Volcon has made history as the first US-built off-road electric fat tire motorcycle. Now the company is making bank too, in the form of an IPO on the Nasdaq under the symbol VLCN.
Volcon Powersports launched seemingly out of nowhere in late 2020, claiming it could build…
How much is a Tesla? Your guide to Tesla prices
October 7, 2021
You’ve read about all the improvements to emerge both inside and out each 2021 Tesla model as well as the new versions to come in 2022, and maybe you’re more than a little bit tempted. Next, reality sets in, and that age old question rears its head: “how much?” No need to click through several variations of each model on Tesla’s website, it’s all been compiled for you here.
Table…
Bicycles being used as military tools are nothing new, going back decades and serving across several wars. Electric bicycles with the special forces though, now that’s something relatively novel and a sign of the times.
Electric bicycles are more popular than ever…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The US Energy Information Administration releases its International Energy Outlook 2021 report.
Maine applies for a lease in federal waters for the US’s first offshore wind research site.
UnderstandSolar is a free service…
GM wants to overtake Tesla as EV leader in the US with new $30,000 electric crossover, and more
October 7, 2021
GM announced today that it plans to overtake Tesla as EV market leader in the US. In order to achieve that, the American automaker plans several new electric vehicles, including a new $30,000 electric crossover.
Today, GM held its shareholder’s meeting and made several announcements, especially regarding its electrification plans. The headline-making statement is that GM plans to take the…
