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15% of iPhone users in the US have already installed apps to customize iOS 14 home screen

November 20, 2020
With iOS 14, Apple let users customize their iPhone’s home screen with widgets for the first time — which has become extremely popular among users. A new research by Sensor Tower reveals that nearly 15% of iPhone users in the U.S. have already installed at least one app to change the look of the iOS 14 home screen. The research company has tracked the download numbers of the five most…
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Quick Charge Podcast: November 19, 2020

November 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…
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First peek at the 2022 Chevy Bolt EV

November 20, 2020
Today GM had a lot of new EVs on display at a Barclays investor event but far away, a realtor doing YouTube videos happened to catch the first public glimpse of the 2022 Bolt EV out in the wild. This is the same pre-COVID 2021 Bolt EV that we saw at GM’s EV Day in Detroit…
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French Navy puts fresh focus on high-intensity combat training

November 20, 2020
PARIS — Fresh off a pair of frigate and submarine cruise missile tests, the French Navy is readying for high-intensity conflict by adapting its exercises and training programs, according to Vice Adm. Xavier Baudouard, commander of the surface fleet. Last week sailors successfully fired a cruise missile against a land target from a FREMM frigate, just a few weeks after the Suffren submarine…
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Google Doodle honors Benoit Mandelbrot, Polish mathematician

November 20, 2020
Google has replaced their homepage logo with a Doodle honoring Benoit Mandelbrot, a polish mathematician and the namesake of the Mandelbrot set. Born on November 20, 1924 in Warsaw, Poland, Benoit Mandelbrot received a non-standard education as a child. This was especially…
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GM Defense conducting nationwide search for new president

November 20, 2020
WASHINGTON — GM Defense President David Albritton is headed to Amazon so the company is conducting a nationwide search for a new president, according to a GM spokesperson. Albritton is joining Amazon Web Services as the vice president of global communications in the company’s public sector and vertical industries. GM Defense’s website already reflects the change. Tim Herrick, the…
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GeForce Now debuts on iOS via the web, with Fortnite coming

November 20, 2020
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Blocked by Apple’s strict policies on cloud gaming apps, Nvidia has launched the GeForce Now cloud gaming service on iOS, using the Safari web browser. Nvidia and Epic Games said Fortnite is also coming soon to Safari for iOS, with…
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Razer Seiren Mini USB mic review — Tiny, affordable, and excellent

November 20, 2020
Razer’s Seiren Mini USB microphone is an excellent entry-level option for anyone looking to improve their audio quality. This mic is available now for $50, and as the name suggests, it is a tiny version of its Seiren mics. And while it does skimp out on many features to shrink both its profile and price, it doesn’t come up short on sound. The Seiren Mini sounds nearly as good as USB…
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