Infinix recently sent us an intriguing concept device that showcases their new Ultra Flash Charge (UFC) system, which offers an impressive 160W of power. It claims that it can charge a 4,000 mAh battery in just 10 minutes.
The Infinix Concept Phone 2021 also demonstrates two other technologies – a solid electrochromic film (SECF) that can change the color of the back and an electroluminescence…
In another edition of his ‘Power On’ newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman talks about what he expects Apple will unveil with iPhone 13 in a couple of months from now.
While Bloomberg reported last week that Apple has tasked suppliers with building up to 90 million new…
This weekend, Tesla started offering their long-awaited Full Self-Driving subscription package for $199/month. Along with the package, Tesla is offering a $1,500 hardware upgrade for early owners who have old hardware that is not capable of full self-driving tasks.
The…
The OnePlus Nord 2 5G’s renders that leaked last month revealed the smartphone’s design, which is now officially confirmed by the phone maker as it posted a teaser of the Nord 2 5G on its social media accounts.
The image shows us the Nord 2 5G’s rear side, which is similar to the OnePlus 9’s. It has a OnePlus logo, and a camera island in the top-left corner housing three…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 17, 2021
July 18, 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…
While a new set of earbuds isn’t the most exciting thing we’re looking forward to in Samsung’s Unpacked event next month, the leaks just keep coming and today an official app is showing off all colors of the Galaxy Buds 2 and revealing the feature list as well.
A…
Gboard responsible for all the ‘Launch Restricted’ notifications Android 12 Beta users received
July 18, 2021
While Android 12 stability is improving with every release, it’s still in beta and some users last night received a reminder of that status via an absolute slew of system “Foreground Service BG-Launch Restricted” notifications that were generated by Gboard.
Some Android 12 Beta 3 users this morning woke up to several dozen or so system-level notifications titled Foreground Service…
Originally, the geometric chuck was a device to make ornate patterns on a lathe. Invented in the 1860s, the device could have up to 8 layers—each driven by a central shaft.
There are several of these complex devices still in existence and on display in museums. Each layer…
Every day hundreds of men climb the 9,000 feet to the summit of Mount Ijen located in Java, Indonesia and then trek 3,000 feet down into the crater to break slabs of sulfur. Each load of sulfur is around 100-135 pounds, which is the approximate total body weight of the…
Hungryroot delivers AI-powered grocery experience
July 17, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now.
There’s Netflix for movies. Stitch Fix for clothes. Hungryroot, an AI-powered delivery service, hopes to occupy a similar niche for online groceries in the United States.
The recommender system uses a collaborative filtering, supervised learning model to match consumer preferences to foods. Customers answer questions…
