Democrats have proposed an updated electric car incentive program at the federal level, which would go through their $3.5 trillion social spending bill.
It would remove the limit on the number of vehicles and replace it with a timeline, introduce a higher payout up to $12,500 and make it point-of-sale, but there are also new restrictions that would put Tesla at a $4,500 disadvantage.
Ever since…
Epic Games v. Apple ruling: iPhone-maker wins the antitrust lawsuit, but it must allow use of alternative in-app payment methods
September 12, 2021
Epic Games and Apple were engaged in a legal battle since last August after the former sued the latter for its anti-competitive and monopolistic practices, and Apple has emerged as the winner of the case after the United States District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers handed a…
This week’s top stories: Pixel 6 ad campaign, Google Weather redesign, Android 12 Beta 5, more
September 12, 2021
In this week’s top stories: advertising campaign begins for the Pixel 6, Google revamps its Weather applet, Android 12 Beta 5 releases, and more.
Ahead of the iPhone 13 launch event next week, Google has begun its advertising campaign for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. The…
Google One quietly adds 5TB storage plan for $24.99/month following Photos changes
September 12, 2021
Google One storage is shared across the various products on your account including Gmail, Drive, and Photos, but now that the latter has stricter storage requirements, more people are looking to pay for plans. Now, Google has introduced a 5TB plan to bridge the $40 gap between tiers.
When Google Photos ditched its unlimited, compressed storage offering earlier this year, users in need of storage…
Samsung’s Android 12 beta was supposed to come out last week, but has been delayed
September 12, 2021
Android 12 isn’t yet out on Pixel phones, but it is just around the corner. Apparently, Samsung was set to release its Android 12 beta last week, but the launch has now suffered a delay.
Last month, Samsung confirmed that it planned to start rolling out the Android 12…
Google advertising Pixel 6 & Pro camera in the UK with high-profile TV show sponsorship
September 12, 2021
With the Pixel 6, Google is “ready to invest a lot in marketing” and that started with the first online ad on Wednesday. It’s continuing the momentum with a Pixel 6 UK ad campaign that sees “Google Pixel” be the “proud sponsor” of a new British television show…
Walmart Onn box gets Android TV update w/ new security patch, freezing issue fixes, more
September 12, 2021
Walmart introduced the most affordable Android TV device to date earlier this year and, as we covered, they’re pretty decent. However, update support is always questionable on super-cheap devices, but it seems Walmart is up to the task as the first notable update for the Onn Android TV box has just rolled out.
The update, which is most notable for carrying the slightly-out-of-date August 2021…
To commemorate the attacks on New York City’s World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, EarthCam has released an incredible timelapse that spans 20 years and is made up of more than 13.3 million photographs.
The six-minute video spends the first sixty seconds showing a…
Wrong Photos Are a Myth, Bad Technique Isn’t
September 11, 2021
One of the most common myths in photography and art, in general, is that some things are wrong and others are right. This creates a notion that some art is worse than other art. If this were true, the world would never go beyond a predefined concept of art.
Painters like…
Why Not Wear a Camera on Your Face?
September 11, 2021
Think about it for a minute: if you’re willing to hold a camera to your eye, why not have a camera attached to it that can snap away, by voice instruction, instead of finger on the shutter?
That’s the premise of Facebook’s new $299 camera glasses that also play music and podcasts. And if you just got an icky feeling hearing that the Social Network wants access to your eyes and ears while…
