The covers have now been lifted from the Oppo Find X3 series with three models — X3 Lite, X3 Neo, and X3 Pro — all being showcased during a live-streamed launch event.
Undoubtedly the star of the show is the Oppo Find X3 Pro, which takes much of what made the Find X2 Pro from mid-2020 and tunes it for early 2021. There is no denying that the core DNA of the X3 Pro is flagship-grade, and…
LG Android 11 schedule spotted, many updates pathetically coming after Android 12’s debut
March 11, 2021
The rollout of Android 11 has been remarkably quick so far, but that’s thanks especially to Samsung being far ahead of its original schedule. LG, on the other hand, has only rolled out the update to one device, and the company’s official schedule paints a picture…
Samsung’s mid-range phones are the company’s bread and butter, and today a new option for the Indian market is worth some attention. The Galaxy M12 is a $150 Android smartphone with a huge battery, decent specs, and probably one of the most affordable 90Hz…
Tesla dashcam captures armed carjacking attempt and robber firing shot into electric car
March 11, 2021
TeslaCam, Tesla’s integrated dashcam system using Autopilot cameras, has captured an armed carjacking attempt during which the carjacker fired a shot into a Model 3 electric car.
Draper Younce, a Navy sailor and Tesla Model 3 owner, was sitting in his car in Jacksonville, Florida, waiting to pick up a friend when an armed and masked man approached his vehicle, pointed a gun at him, and asked…
A new study found that a surprising number of riders are interested in switching from gas-powered motorcycles to electric motorcycles.
The study surveyed 632 riders across the UK. While that number isn’t as high as we would have liked, it still represents a fairly large…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 10, 2021
March 11, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Google offers a dedicated Finance portal that shows you news in addition to charts and other trend data. That said, most users make do with entering ticker symbols in Search to find the price of stocks, with Google recently revamping the desktop experience.
Just like with weather last month, the stock card in Google Search has been slightly tweaked. The same organization and placement principles…
Canoo unveils fully-electric pickup truck set for 2023
March 11, 2021
Details of a fully-electric pickup truck from EV startup, Canoo ($GOEV) leaked today. The images and features were scheduled to be unveiled during the Motor Press Guild’s Virtual Media Day (VMD). This new truck is the third vehicle to sit upon the company’s proprietary…
Northrop unveils new ‘Sky Viper’ chain gun as US Army considers weapons for future helos
March 11, 2021
WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman is initiating the build of a first production representative prototype of its 20mm chain gun dubbed “Sky Viper” for the U.S. Army to evaluate for Future Vertical Lift aircraft, the company said March 10 during a media briefing.
The…
Tesla has increased prices on its cheapest and most expensive electric vehicles in a quiet overnight update to its online configurator.
Unlike most automakers who distribute their vehicles through dealerships who ultimately decide the price of the cars, Tesla owns its entire distribution system and has uniform pricing across each market.
But that uniform pricing has historically often been…