Back in January Samsung restarted its Upcycle program giving you new ways to use old Galaxy smartphones at home, instead of just throwing them away or giving them for recycling. The initiative allows older devices to receive a software update through the SmartThings app, essentially turning them into light sensors, baby monitors and other camera and audio solutions.
The program is now available…
Realme 8 5G arrives with Dimensity 700 chip and 90Hz LCD
April 22, 2021
Realme and its CEO are big fans of 5G – they want to make 5G affordable to everyone, which is where phones like the new Realme 8 5G come in. The company noticed that some consumers turned away from the vanilla Realme 8 because it lacked 5G, so it created this model.
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Infinix Hot 10S (and 10S NFC) unveiled with 90 Hz display, Helio G85 chipset and a large battery
April 22, 2021
Infinix unveiled a new member of the Hot 10 family today. With a modest name like the Infinix Hot 10S you wouldn’t guess that this is positioned as a gaming phone and is also the company’s first to come out with Android 11 (running XOS 7.6 with a revamped UI).
Before we…
Apple is developing some major improvements for the iPad home screen as part of the next major operating system, iOS and iPadOS 15, according to a new report by Mark Gurman for Bloomberg.
This will include adding widgets to the iPad’s home screen, just like iOS 14 enabled widgets on the iPhone home screen. The report calls this the biggest change to the iPad home screen ever. iPhone users will…
Secure messaging company Signal has successfully used an iPhone SE to hack Cellebrite‘s phone-cracking software. The company says that anyone could place a file on their iPhone that effectively renders useless any data extraction performed on the phone, and that it will be…
Roundup: Hands-on with the new purple iPhone 12 [Videos]
April 22, 2021
Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new purple color for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini. Ahead of pre-orders beginning on Friday, a handful of early videos showcasing the new iPhone color have just gone live…
Here’s how Apple marketing VP Greg Joswiak describes the new…
As smartphone cameras have improved drastically, social media hasn’t really kept up with compression on the images uploaded. Twitter, though, is opening up the floodgates by widely allowing its users to upload images in up to 4K resolution from Android smartphones.
This new ability rolled out to some users in a test last month but, as of this week, is rolling out widely to everyone. Whether…
During a virtual event held earlier today, EV automaker Lightyear and Bridgestone have announced a partnership focused on sustainability that has resulted in a tire engineered specifically for the Lightyear One SEV. The companies consider today’s announcement a world…
Elon Musk announced that Tesla has increased the power capacity of the latest Powerwall 2 units by up to 50% in some temperatures.
The Powerwall 2 was introduced back in 2016, and it hasn’t been updated much since its release.
Over the years, they tweaked the energy…
EGEB: 3 countries to watch for big decisions at the Leaders Summit on Climate [Updated]
April 22, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The US-hosted Leaders Summit on Climate kicks off today. Keep an eye on these three countries.
Los Angeles City Council unanimously approves a Global Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching…
