A new research report from Canalys analyzed global PC sales for Q2 2021. This class of devices includes desktop computers such as all-in-ones, towers, laptops, and Chromebooks (as a subset of laptops).
Demand remains high, particularly due to a strong commercial segment, as the pandemic-driven urgency for consumers to get their hands on PCs is starting to wane. Component supply issues remain a…
WASHINGTON — House appropriators hope to slash funding for the U.S. Air Force’s leading hypersonic missile effort in fiscal 2022, citing increased risk as the program moves from flight testing into production.
The Air Force is seeking about $161 million in FY22 to…
WASHINGTON — The Air Force has approved the Boeing KC-46 tanker to move into limited operations with its centerline drogue system, allowing the aircraft to be tasked for everyday refueling missions that meet certain criteria.
Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, the head of Air…
In light of COVID-19 driving all communication online, free Google Meet users with personal Gmail accounts could take advantage of group calls without a duration limit over the past year. That benefit ended at the start of this month and Google has detailed the new limitation.
When Meet became available for all users in April of 2020, Google said it wouldn’t enforce a 60-minute time limit on…
On the same day we learned that Fortnite is adding a LeBron James skin to its metaverse, the PR machine for Space Jam: A New Legacy cranked out a different batch of digital collectibles. However, instead of directing viewers to a gloriously aging 90s-era website, they had to…
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Google announced “play as you download” on Android 12 devices so players can hop into mobile games and begin playing during a download. And it…
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NASA’s Mars Helicopter Reveals Intriguing Terrain for Rover Team
Ingenuity’s ninth flight provided imagery that will help the Perseverance rover team develop its science plan going forward.
Images snapped on July 5 by NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on its ambitious ninth flight have offered scientists and engineers working with the agency’s…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 12, 2021
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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):
Germany’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farm pre-selects huge Vestas wind turbines.
Nova Scotia sets a target of reaching 80% renewable energy by 2030.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar…
Tesla has partnered with PUBG Mobile, a popular battle royale video game, in a new integration of Tesla’s products inside the mobile game.
Over the last few years, Tesla has been porting many video games on its own platform inside its vehicles.
Now it’s the other way around.
PUBG Mobile released its 1.5 update this week, and they announced a “collaboration” with Tesla that involves…
