With the launch of Android 12 Beta 1 at I/O 2021 last week, Google made the next version of its OS more widely available through OTA installs. The company is now running an Android 12 Beta survey that asks you to identify any issues you’ve found and for thoughts on the key visual changes.
We’d like your feedback on the latest version of Android 12 on your Pixel device. This *anonymous*…
Best free-to-play multiplayer games you can play in the cloud with NVIDIA GeForce NOW [Video]
May 28, 2021
You might have that one friend who simply won’t give PC gaming a chance, try as you might to get them to build their own rig. democratizes the PC gaming experience by giving you access to some of the very best free-to-play online multiplayer games without needing access…
OnePlus official teases its next cheap phones w/ ‘Nord CE’ in Europe/India, ‘Nord N200’ in US
May 28, 2021
After seeing fairly huge success with its affordable Nord N-Series devices last year, OnePlus is preparing to refresh the lineup in the not-too-distant future. The 2021 OnePlus Nord phones officially include the Nord CE and Nord N200.
Specs and renders are not yet…
Bird’s electric scooters are nearly ubiquitous. Over 200 cities around the world are dotted with them, allowing riders to rent the zippy little electric two-wheelers by the minute. The company has gone through several designs for its hardware over the last four years, and now the latest Bird scooter has just been unveiled: Bird Three.
As the company laid out in a blog post today, the design…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
ExxonMobil and Chevron suffer shareholder rebellions over a lack of strategy for emissions reduction.
Here’s the latest US Electric Power Monthly report, and what renewables are projected to do.
UnderstandSolar is a free…
Tesla’s transition to its Tesla Vision system without radar on new Model 3 and Model Y is resulting in confusion over the availability of Autopilot safety features as the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) updates its safety report on those electric…
Google’s upcoming retail store in New York City will mark the first time Stadia and its hardware are sold in an in-person store.
One of the benefits of Stadia is that you don’t need to buy anything to try it out, as the Stadia Controller is fully optional, and the service offers fully free-to-play games. That said, the Stadia Controller — also available in the Stadia Premiere Edition…
Assistant Smart Displays can either display a clock or photos when they are not actively used. Google is now offering a new background “Photo Frame” that brings the Weather Frog from mobile Search to Nest Hubs.
Update 5/27: The Google Weather Frog is now widely…
Rivian is preparing its buyers for the first deliveries of its R1T electric pickup truck, which the automaker has now confirmed will be delayed to July.
There’s currently a race to bring electric pickup trucks to the US market.
Pickups are the best-selling vehicles in…
At the start of last year, Google announced a certification program for Chrome OS accessories. Since then, the Works With Chromebook badge has been applied to docking stations and now monitors, including one from HP.
Chargers, power adapters, cables, connectors, and mice were part of the straightforward Works With Chromebook certification from day one. We’ve since seen drawing tablets, and…
