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Quick Charge Podcast: August 30, 2021

August 31, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…

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GM is halting Bolt EV and EUV production until ‘LG can supply defect-free batteries’

August 31, 2021

GM confirmed that it is halting Bolt EV and EUV production until “LG can supply defect-free battery cells” for the electric vehicles. For months, we have been reporting on the mounting pressure to have GM recall the Bolt EV after several cars caught on fire while…

Google’s Pixel 6 will allegedly support 23W wireless charging w/ new Pixel Stand

August 31, 2021

The Pixel 6 series is a reboot for the lineup in more ways than one, and the spec sheet we’ve learned so far certainly reflects that. Today, new details are coming out regarding the Pixel 6’s wireless charging capabilities, and specifically how much faster it will…

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Tesla adds more jobs to build its humanoid robot, hints at production in Texas

August 31, 2021

Tesla is adding more job postings related to building its humanoid robot: Tesla Bot. One of the new postings even hints at production in Austin, Texas. When Elon Musk announced plans for Tesla Bot, a humanoid robot equipped with artificial intelligence aimed at completing general boring tasks, it almost sounded like another one of his jokes. But as we previously reported, it is a real project…

Samsung is bringing its new foldable features to Galaxy Z Fold 2, Flip 5G w/ One UI 3.1.1

August 31, 2021

With its newest foldable smartphones, Samsung has introduced some genuinely useful new software features. Now, the company is bringing some of those features to its older Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Flip 5G with the One UI 3.1.1 update. Starting today, August 31, Samsung will…

Google Play Store will be required to allow alternate payment systems in South Korea

August 31, 2021

Mobile app stores have been the topic of controversy for the past several months, and today, a major milestone is being hit. South Korea has just ruled that Google and Apple will be required to allow for alternate payment systems in the Play Store and App Store in the…

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Bosch electric bikes to get (much) smarter and travel farther with new MY2022 updates

August 31, 2021

Bosch has just announced one of the biggest updates in years to its electric bicycle drive unit lines, including some smart new tech and a new larger battery. The new updates are included in Bosch’s MY2022 announcement being made today. On the hardware side, Bosch is unveiling a new PowerTube 750 Wh battery that should take riders farther than ever before. Bosch’s largest battery had…

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Iconic 1914 Ur-Leica camera recreated as LEGO could become an actual set

August 31, 2021

LEGO Ideas user Pandis Pandus has submitted an idea to LEGO that is sure to excite photographers and Leica fans, in particular, a LEGO Ur-Leica camera from 1914. If the idea garners enough support, it may become a real LEGO product that you could buy in stores one day. If…

Call of Duty: Vanguard hands-on — Fighting duos in Champion Hill

August 31, 2021

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next. Seemed like it took me all day, but I finally got a victory in Champion Hill, the new multiplayer mode in Call of Duty: Vanguard. PlayStation owners are playing the alpha of Call of Duty…

Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch gets a walkie talkie feature of its own

August 31, 2021

Samsung has released a new walkie talkie app for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic, which allows watch owners to have push-to-talk conversations with one another using the wearable. The app’s release was reported by XDA Developers, but its development was rumored in May by SamMobile prior to the watch’s official announcement. It’s available to download now via the Google Play Store.