In lieu of hardware or Play Store credit, the 2020 Google Fi holiday gift will let subscribers vote on how $2 million in donations is dispersed among three charities.
A banner at the top of the Google Fi app invites members to “Help us decide where to donate!” Voting is only open to signed-in MVNO customers on a standalone site.
This year, we’ve identified three organizations who are doing…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 19, 2020
December 20, 2020
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Google Doodle commemorates Sudan, the last male northern white rhino
December 20, 2020
Google has replaced their homepage logo with a breathtaking Doodle honoring the memory of Sudan, the last male northern white rhino.
Today’s Google Doodle is an incredibly impactful piece of artwork, depicting Sudan, a northern white rhino and the last male of his…
It’s a bit like arriving on the set of a nature documentary; watching whales swim around distant icebergs and fresh blueberries underfoot. The key to this passion project was to show the extreme seasonal variations on the incredible island of Greenland. Juxtaposing the summer warmth with the extreme winter cold.
During winter, filming temperatures reached a high of -25°C / -13°F and dropped as…
How to create space for ethics in AI
December 19, 2020
In a year that has seen decades’ worth of global shocks, bad news, and scandals squeezed into 12 excruciatingly long months, the summer already feels like a distant memory. In August 2020, the world was in the throes of a major social and racial justice movement, and I…
Honor V40 gets 3C certified with 66W charging
December 19, 2020
Honor is expected to unveil the V40 next month, which is reportedly codenamed YORK and has model designation YOK-AN10. There’s no official word from Honor about the V40 yet, but the smartphone has been certified by 3C, revealing 66W charging support in the…
Sprint's Galaxy Note20, Note20 Ultra 5G start receiving Android 11-based One UI 3.0 update
December 19, 2020
The Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G locked to AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon’s network has already received the Android 11-based One UI 3.0 stable update, and now it’s the Note20 Ultra 5G locked to Sprint’s network that’s getting a taste of Samsung’s newest custom Android skin.
The vanilla Note20 5G on Sprint’s network is also receiving Android 11 with One UI…
What’s the best podcast app for iPhone? (Updated for 2021)
December 19, 2020
When it comes to listening to podcasts on iOS, there are so many great options. The Apple Podcasts app comes built into every iOS device with syncing. It’s undoubtedly a great app, but is it the best? On iOS, users have countless third-party options. My goal for this…
Six Signs You’ve Over-Edited Your Landscape Photos
December 19, 2020
While looking over images from earlier in his career, photographer Mark Denny made note of six flagrant signs that he over-developed his photos and shares them in this 15-minute video.
The very first sign he noted was what he calls “detailed highlights.” It was the…
T-Mobile and Verizon are now updating their Galaxy Note20 and Note20 Ultra to Android 11
December 19, 2020
Around a week ago AT&T started rolling out the update to Android 11 with One UI 3.0 to its Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G units, and today both T-Mobile and Verizon have joined in on the fun, for both the top of the line Note as well as the vanilla Note20.
As usual, these rollouts are staged and so it may take a few days (or even weeks) for every single unit out there to receive the coveted update…
