Honor has scheduled an event for tomorrow, May 7. The brand is expected to introduce a new laptop lineup, called MagicBook X, and it seems the new devices will be thinner and more compact than ever. The venue is scheduled for 14:30 Beijing time or 6:30 GMT.
The new MagicBook X could be an alternative to the MagicBook Pro – likely a device with more affordable specs while keeping the same…
Android tablets still exist, somehow. And people may still be buying them, for some reason. All of this in spite of Google’s best efforts to simply ignore the form factor completely for the past few years, and we don’t mean just by not releasing any more of its…
Lenovo has officially teased its new high-end tablet device. As posted to the brand’s official Weibo handle, the Lenovo “Xiaoxin” Pad Pro 2021 is confirmed to have a 90Hz OLED screen with support for HDR10 and DolbyVision. This display will be capable of 600 nits of…
A Tesla driver has been spotted several times over the past week sitting in the backseat while his Tesla Model 3 drives on Autopilot.
He appears to get a kick out of people filming him while engaging in this dangerous and illegal driving behavior.
Over the last few weeks, the ability to have a Tesla vehicle drive on Autopilot while no one is in the driver’s seat has gained a lot of attention…
Transportation electrification and vehicle to grid (V2G) specialist Nuvve recently announced plans to implement charging hubs and offer Transportation as a Service (TaaS) to commercial fleets. This V2G hub model will utilize renewable energy and bi-directional charging to…
As often happens, the open-source nature of Android has just confirmed something about the next Pixel. Just like we exclusively reported last month, a Googler has strongly hinted that Pixel 6 will be using the custom Whitechapel chipset.
Comments to a code change on AOSP…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 5, 2021
May 6, 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.
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Tesla is completely revamping referral program after spending $23 million on free Supercharging
May 6, 2021
Tesla is completely revamping its referral program after already spending $23 million on free Supercharging miles this year alone.
For years, Tesla relied on its referral program to boost demand.
The automaker doesn’t like to spend on marketing or advertising and…
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Mobile game publisher Zynga has agreed to acquire mobile ad and monetization firm Chartboost for $250 million in cash.
It’s an interesting deal because Zynga is reaching outside of its usual food chain to…
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Zynga beat analysts’ expectations today, reporting stellar bookings and revenues in the first quarter that ended March 31 thanks to the strong performance of its existing games and Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells.
Zynga also continued its acquisition spree, moving out of its usual food chain to agree to pay $250 million for…
