A Reddit user was able to find the Spotify HiFi menu in a song in its iOS app, which could indicate the new subscription tier could be launching soon. This finding happened as Apple Music just announced its Lossless audio quality with Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio support coming in June.
According to user “TheMonarc,” a glitch in the Spotify app for iOS made it possible to access the HiFi…
Following this morning’s big redesign unveil, developers can now watch all the Android 12-related sessions at Google I/O 2021. There are 25 videos in total with Tuesday decidedly the Android day of the developer conference.
The I/O schedule this year is roughly split…
Major updates for Google’s Android TV platform have historically been a lot slower than smartphones, but things took a big step in the right direction with the unexpected early release of the Android TV 12 Developer Preview. Now, Google is debuting the Android TV 12 Beta…
Google at I/O 2021 announced today that there are over 100 million compatible Android Auto cars on the road, while providing an update on growing support and new features like instrument cluster integration.
Every major car manufacturer supports Android Auto today, with Porsche being the latest partner this summer on the 2022 Porsche 911. Meanwhile, the company says the “vast majority” of…
Google announced a number of car-related additions from Fast Pair to Android 12 digital car keys at I/O 2021. On the Android Automotive front, there was a first look at the upcoming Hummer EV infotainment system.
Android Automotive features Google Assistant voice…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The International Energy Agency’s new report details the global transition to clean energy by 2050.
The Bahamas installs a hurricane-resistant solar hybrid microgrid on Highbourne Cay.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that…
Android TV is getting a few notable updates at Google I/O this week. Alongside the beta for Android 12 and the overdue replacement for the ancient Android TV remote app, Google is expanding two useful features to Android TV, officially. “Stream Transfer” and “Stream Expansion” speaker groups are coming to Android TV devices.
“Stream Transfer” allows users to command Assistant devices…
Elon Musk urges Tesla suppliers to accelerate in order to deliver next-gen Model Y at Gigafactory Berlin
May 19, 2021
On Tuesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk urged suppliers to accelerate their efforts in order to deliver the next-gen Model Y at Gigafactory Berlin following a visit of the project site.
Yesterday, we reported on Musk paying a visit to Gigafactory Berlin.
During a media scrum, the…
Google Search is a powerful tool for finding answers, and soon, it’s going to be an even better tool for trying to figure out skin conditions from home.
During its I/O 2021 Keynote today, Google confirmed it is working on a new feature for Search that’s designed to…
US President Joe Biden is making the case for his electric vehicle plan today during a visit to a Ford Motor electric vehicle plant in Dearborn, Michigan, this afternoon. It’s ahead of Ford’s big reveal on Wednesday of the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck. He is also likely to make note of the fact that United Auto Workers will build the F-150 Lightning.
Biden at Ford
Biden’s…
