Sony has just announced the Xperia 1 Mark III, its flagship smartphone with camera technologies borrowed from its Alpha line of cameras, as well as display, cinema and audio capabilities built from the know-how of the broad divisions within Sony Electronics. The ‘zoom’ allows the Xperia 1 and 5 Mark III smartphones to optically achieve both 70 and 105mm equivalent focal lengths with…
One week ago, Google announced its developer conference with an elaborate “punchcard” puzzle to reveal the dates and free, virtual nature. The Google I/O 2021 homepage has now been updated with a countdown and game to pass the time.
Google I/O 2021 will kick off in 33…
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Audi unveils production version of e-tron Q4 electric SUV with over 300 miles of range
April 15, 2021
Audi is unveiling today the production version of the e-tron Q4 and e-tron Q4 Sportsback, the German brand’s latest electric SUV.
It is expected to expand Audi’s electric vehicle lineup to a new and less expensive segment.
The original concept for the Audi Q4 e-tron was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 2019.
Audi quickly confirmed that a production version of the vehicle will launch…
Google is making a tweak to Search on desktop web that sees the results page adopt a more responsive design. Still in testing, it follows the homepage abiding by the same principle.
Desktop Search today requires a certain width to show everything, especially for queries…
Group14 announces US manufacturing facility to produce lithium-silicon battery materials
April 15, 2021
In a recent press release, Group14 Technologies announced its first commercial-scale US manufacturing facility. The 27,000-square foot space in Woodinville, Washington, will help meet the growing demand for the manufacturer’s energy dense lithium-silicon anode…
Back in October, Smart Displays saw a big UI and navigation redesign. Google is now tweaking the order of tabs for some Nest Hub users to put an unfortunately large emphasis on Assistant games, though this results in a bug on a second-gen model that sees “Wellness” disappear.
Update 4/14: Following a buggy rollout that was reverted, the “Games” tab is back and appearing for more Nest Hub…
GM is about to announce a new massive battery cell gigafactory in the US in partnership with LG Energy Solutions, according to industry sources.
One of the most important things for an automaker, in order to produce a large number of electric vehicles, is to secure battery…
Seemingly, every phone manufacturer wants to partner up with an established, well-respected camera company. Around the smartphone industry, this is already seen with OnePlus and Hasselblad, Vivo and Zeiss, and Huawei and Leica. According to Sammobile, rumors suggest that…
Epic Games launches early access for MetaHuman Creator tool to make realistic animated people
April 14, 2021
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Epic Games is launching early access for its MetaHuman Creator tool, which enables people to create realistic animated human characters within minutes.
Epic Games unveiled the tool in February, and it had an overwhelming response from people who tried it and created two MetaHuman sample characters with it. Now…
