After the whirlwind launch of Android 12 Developer Preview 1, we have been diving into the first build of the upcoming OS to find some hidden gems and brand new features you might have missed.
While we have already done a deep dive into what we’d formally consider the top user-facing features, the Android 12 Developer Preview 1 also includes a ton of other additions that we didn’t initially…
Foldables are the future, but they’re still incredibly expensive, and asking someone to put down over $1,000 on something they’re not sure will work for them. Now, Samsung is giving users the chance to “buy and try” a Galaxy foldable for 100 days.
Regardless of if…
Google Docs getting the ability to filter comments meant ‘for you’
February 24, 2021
Commenting in Docs can get especially unwieldy when there are several participants working on a multi-part file. Google Docs is making a pair of changes to the comments experience, starting with a filter.
Next to the big blue share button in the top-right corner of the…
2022 Chevy Bolts drive deep ’20-’21 model discounts toward $20K
February 24, 2021
If you’ve been shopping for a 200-plus-mile EV, odds are that last week’s 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV/EUV announcement really caught your attention. With a fresh look on the outside, majorly improved interior, included 240V 7.2KW charge cable, and perhaps most importantly, a starting price that is thousands of dollars less than the outgoing Bolt EV and its competitors, why not wait a few months for…
Google Pixel phone saved an unconscious man from being trapped in overturned vehicle for hours
February 24, 2021
Google puts the value on its smartphones on software, not hardware, through special features. One of the most interesting features on Pixel phones is Car Crash Detection, and for one man, the feature saved him from being trapped in heavy machinery for hours.
A Reddit user…
You may remember Mastretta from the first ever entirely made-in-Mexico sports car, the Mastretta MXT. Now the brothers behind the automotive design company are tackling e-bikes, and they’re doing it with the same sporty focus they’ve drawn on in the past. The result is…
Nest.com now redirects to Google Store, web portal unchanged
February 24, 2021
Back in 2019, the Nest website stopped listing products and sent buyers to the Google Store. That original brand has almost entirely been replaced by Google Nest at this point, with Nest.com no more today as part of a Store redirect.
Visiting Nest.com today takes users directly to store.google.com/us/category/connected_home. There’s a new docked banner at the top acknowledging this…
Lucid goes public (CCIV) with over $4 billion in cash injection to accelerate its electric car rollout
February 24, 2021
Electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors announced a SPAC deal to go public with over $4 billion in cash injection to accelerate its plan.
Over the last few months, Lucid had been rumored to be in discussions with Churchill Capital Corp IV, a special purpose company created…
Tesla voids your warranty if you try to power your home with your electric car battery pack
February 24, 2021
Tesla is voiding your warranty if you try to power your home with your electric car battery pack – something that more people have been looking into following power outages in some areas in the US.
While Tesla vehicles are not equipped with bidirectional charging…
Vmoto Super Soco hosted a virtual unveiling event today for three new models of electric motorbikes: The TS Street Hunter, TC Wanderer and CUmini.
We’ve been waiting for this virtual unveiling since late 2020, when Vmoto began dripping teasers for its upcoming new electric motorcycle models.
Now the day has come, and we’re finally laying our eyes on three new electric two-wheelers, including…
