Apple has finally offered the ability to set Spotify as your default music player for Siri commands. This was previously only available on HomePods, and was a feature we asked for back in 2019.
The new behavior appears in the beta of iOS 14.5. The first time you ask Siri to play something, it lists all the streaming services you have installed on your device and ask you which of them you want to…
Chromecast w/ Google TV ‘data may be corrupt’ issue affects some users, here’s how to fix it
February 8, 2021
One of our favorite streaming devices available today is the $49 Chromecast with Google TV. However, since the device launched in September, quite a few users have run into a problem with the Chromecast with Google TV crashing and showing a “can’t load Android system…
Harley-Davidson’s progressive new CEO Jochen Zeitz made two big announcements last week: A separate new division was opening within the company to focus purely on electric motorcycles, and Q4 2020 saw a dramatic drop in revenue.
The latter is certainly a problem, but the…
Here’s Russ Hanneman from ‘Silicon Valley’ on a Cameo praising Google Flutter [Video]
February 8, 2021
Flutter is a development framework for creating applications on Android, iOS, web, and desktop. While it’s increasingly being used, the UI toolkit is not really meant to have a high profile to end users. That said, there exists a short video of Silicon Valley’s Russ Hanneman talking about Google’s Flutter.
Chris Diamantopoulos played Hanneman in HBO’s Silicon Valley — as well as the…
Tesla looks to hire data labelers to feed Autopilot neural nets with images at Gigafactory New York
February 8, 2021
Tesla is looking to hire a team of data labelers to feed images to help train its Autopilot neural nets at Gigafactory New York in Buffalo.
Labeling data for self-driving
Tesla is often said to have a massive lead in self-driving data thanks to having equipped all its cars…
The OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 2 update is now rolling out for the OnePlus 7/7 Pro and 7T series with the update touting some serious software improvements and important performance boosts plus the widely anticipated Canvas AOD feature.
While there are complaints in the delay…
Low-cost SONDORS electric motorcycle seen real-world riding in first range test video
February 8, 2021
A recently shared video is giving us our first look at the SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle performing real-world riding. It also finally provides us with some insight into the affordably priced electric motorcycle’s real-world range.
The highly anticipated SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle was unveiled earlier this year.
The bike’s (relatively) low price of $5,000 combined with its…
After teases and hints, the Xiaomi Mi 11 has now officially launched globally with the flagship device packing in some true powerhouse specifications at an incredibly enticing price point.
The device was technically the first Android smartphone to come packing the Qualcomm…
Stadia port of Terraria canceled after co-creator is locked out of his Google accounts
February 8, 2021
It’s unfortunately not a super uncommon issue for people to be randomly locked out of Google accounts, and in many cases the recovery process is full of a lot of frustrating waiting. That’s what happened to the co-creator of Terraria, and as a result the game’s…
For quite some time now Samsung has been releasing two versions of most of its premium smartphones – one with a Qualcomm chipset and another one with its own Exynos chips.
We won’t be delving into the whole story of why that is right now, but one natural consequence has always been comparing the performance and characteristics of the two. Granted, it’s more of a curiosity-driven…
