Earlier this year, before even the iPhone 12 family came to be, a rumor claimed that Apple is in talks with BOE to become a third OLED screen supplier for the iPhone 12-series. However, only Samsung and LG remained in the supply chain with BOE having some issues with the quality control and the deal was pushed back until those issues were resolved.
Now, an industry analyst firm says that BOE has…
Scientists set a solar cell efficiency world record
December 25, 2020
A Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) research team published a paper in the journal Science earlier this month on the development of a perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell that achieved 29.15% efficiency. That’s a new world record.
Solar cell efficiency record
This beats the…
Ahead of its release in theaters and through streaming tomorrow, HBO Max is confirming details on how you’ll be able to watch Wonder Woman 1984 on the new Chromecast with Google TV. Unfortunately, that lacks support for Dolby Atmos.
Google’s latest streaming stick is a…
Feature Request: Apple should offer users more control over battery health features on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
December 25, 2020
Apple introduced a new software feature with iOS 13 that helps prolong the life of your iPhone’s battery called “Optimized Battery Charging.” I’d love to see Apple not only expand it to iPad and Mac but also take a page out of Tesla’s book (and Dell, Samsung, others) and adopt a feature from its charging strategy.
Update 12/24/20: It’s now over a year since Apple released its…
EGEB: Abu Dhabi secures funding for world’s largest solar farm
December 25, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Al-Dhafra will depose its sister site in Abu Dhabi when it becomes the world’s largest solar farm in 2022.
Virginia’s Dominion Energy files plans with federal regulators for the largest US offshore wind farm to date.
A…
Tesla launches 3 new in-car video games on its arcade platform
December 25, 2020
Tesla is launching 3 new in-car video games on its arcade platform as part of its bigger holiday software update.
As we reported earlier today, Tesla is about to release a big software update during the holidays and surprisingly, no information has leaked about…
Podcast: 2020 world of electric vehicles review, and more
December 25, 2020
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including a few news items about Tesla and other automakers, but as a holiday special, we are going to have a broader discussion about the year 2020 in the electric vehicle world.
Discover all the new and innovative ways that Electrify America is providing freedom for electric…
Ford Mustang Mach-E first drive: a complete electric CUV experience
December 25, 2020
We got the chance to test out the Ford Mustang Mach-E, and we’re bringing you our first-drive impressions of the electric vehicle.
In short, we think it delivers a complete electric CUV experience.
Last weekend, Ford loaned Electrek a pre-production Mustang Mach-E so we…
Adobe Lightroom v6 is Falling Apart
December 24, 2020
Lightroom version 6.0, officially Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC 2015, was the last major release of Lightroom that was available with a perpetual license (i.e. a one-time purchase). Unfortunately, some users who don’t wish to make the jump to paying a subscription through…
An AI reporter’s favorite books of 2020
December 24, 2020
The older I get, the more I wish I could stop time so I could read more books. Books that earn my time and attention are those that promise to enrich me as a person and deepen my understanding of AI for the work I do as senior AI staff writer at VentureBeat.
This year, I read more than a dozen books, some published in recent months and others in years past, like The Curse of Bigness by Tim Wu, a…
