Apple is looking to help users minimize distractions with the all-new Focus mode in iOS 15 (also supported by Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch). The feature has the ability to set notification, call, and message filters, auto-reply to others when you’re not available, and comes with handy customization and automation. Let’s dive into how iPhone Focus works in iOS 15.
The new iPhone Focus feature…
Hands-on: macOS 12 brings new ‘Object Capture’ API for creating 3D models using iPhone camera
June 10, 2021
While macOS Monterey (also known as macOS 12) brings several new features for users, the update also comes with significant improvements for developers with brand new APIs that enable new possibilities for third-party apps. One of the new APIs is “Object Capture,” which…
On Monday, Apple announced that iOS 15 and watchOS 8 will bring support for storing ID cards in the Wallet application. While the feature sounds fantastic in practice, the details are sparse and there’s still a lot we don’t know about when and how this will work.
Apple…
Civilized Cycles new ‘self-leveling’ air-suspension electric bicycle looks like the SUV of e-bikes
June 10, 2021
Civilized Cycles has just unveiled its new Model 1 electric bike today, and the New York-based company is already claiming that it “rivals a second car or moped.”
Judging by the specs and design, they might be right.
This is a premium e-bike, and it comes with a premium price of $4,499.
With that out of the way, let’s take a look at what Civilized Cycles designed into this e-bike.
The…
Battery manufacturer Northvolt announced a new $2.75 billion round of investments to help add 60 GWh of production capacity. Volkswagen is contributing another $620 million in the round.
Northvolt is a battery startup founded by two former Tesla executives who worked on…
The US Department of the Interior said yesterday that it will explore offshore wind energy potential on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). It’s part of the Biden administration’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030, which was…
Android 12 Beta 2 hands-on: Top new features [Video]
June 10, 2021
After a shorter than expected break between the first Android 12 Beta and now Beta 2, we hope that you’re ready for more new features and changes in what promises to be the biggest UI overhaul in years.
We’re only just catching our breath from the first Android 12 Beta release, and we have Beta 2 here to sink our teeth into. If you have already enrolled, you should soon receive an OTA update…
Walmart officially now selling its Android TV streamers; the 4K model leaves a good impression
June 10, 2021
It’s been absolutely no secret that Walmart has been working on a duo of Android TV streaming devices, but the lead up to launch has been a little odd to say the least. Now, though, Walmart has officially started selling its onn-branded Android TV streamers and we’ve…
If you haven’t already had the pleasure of discovering it, I write a fun column called the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week. Each week I go spelunking into the caverns of the Alibaba electric vehicle catalog and find something awesome, weird, and…
Android 12 Beta 2: Pixel 5 finally gets ‘Columbus’ double-tap back gesture with ‘Quick Tap’
June 10, 2021
We first reported over a year ago that Google was working on a new gesture for Pixel phones that allowed a quick double-tap on the back of the phone to perform a customizable action. Now, finally in the second beta release of Android 12, Google has released the “Quick Tap” feature previously known as “Columbus,” but it’s only available on the Pixel 5.
“Columbus” has been in the…
