GM is getting serious about its new electric vehicles coming to market in the new few years, and it is going to support them with a new EV organization and tools.
As we reported yesterday, GM announced an acceleration of its EV plans with 30 new EV models by 2025 at the Barclays automotive conference.
GM also announced at the event that it is putting together a new EV organization, and it named…
Podcast: $35,000 Tesla Model 3, TSLA stock goes crazy, GM is being a tease, and more
November 21, 2020
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the $35,000 Tesla Model 3 being endangered again, TSLA stock going crazy, GM being being a tease with new EVs, and more.
Discover all the new…
Google’s Phone app might be rebranded to ‘Google Call’ and get a new four-color icon
November 21, 2020
In recent weeks, Google has brought its Android dialer to non-Pixel devices and tweaked the Play Store listing. It now appears that an upcoming rebrand will give the Phone app a new logo and name: “Google Call.”
A YouTube ad for the Phone by Google app — as it’s…
IAI names Boaz Levy as new chief exec
November 21, 2020
JERUSALEM — Israel Aerospace Industries has named Boaz Levy, its former vice president for the Systems Missiles and Space Group, as its new CEO.
Levy’s group oversaw major contracts for IAI over the years, including billion-dollar deals in India in 2018. He was also central to the Arrow 3 program, which was developed with U.S. support to intercept high-altitude targets in space, such as…
Tokina Launches 23mm f/1.4 and 33mm f/1.4 for Fujifilm X Cameras
November 20, 2020
Kenko Tokina has announced two new lenses for the Fujifilm X system: the atx-m 23mm f/1.4 X and the atx-m 33mm f/1.4 X. The 23mm has an approximate field of view of 35mm on a full-frame sensor, while likewise, the 33mm translates approximately to 50mm.
Tokina says that…
Tokina Unveils 17-35mm f/4 for Nikon F and Canon EF
November 20, 2020
While some might not find this announcement as exciting as a new mirrorless lens, Tokina has unveiled the atx-i 17-35mm f/4 full-frame lens for Canon EF and Nikon F DSLRs.
The company says the lens is designed for full-frame cameras and is made to provide a flexible…
Nikon Promises Two Super-Telephoto Primes Coming to Z-Mount by 2022
November 20, 2020
Nikon recently published an updated lens roadmap that shows a total of eleven silhouetted, to-be-released lenses, but this latest version includes three that the company had not previously mentioned: a 50mm, and two giant super-telephoto primes.
Nikon has been rapidly filling out its lens lineup for the Nikon Z system, but a sports and wildlife-focused super-telephoto prime had thus far been…
Kodak to Release ’70s-Inspired Metal Film Cases in Six Colors
November 20, 2020
A new product bearing the Kodak name seems to ask, “If you’re shooting film, why not immerse yourself in the experience?” The company is releasing metal film canisters commonly used in the 1970s brand new for 2020. Groovy.
Retopro is a brand licensee of Eastman Kodak…
Google Stadia is coming to iOS as a web app
November 20, 2020
Google has announced that its game-streaming service Stadia will soon debut on iOS. It won’t arrive in the form of a dedicated iOS app, as Apple said those violate the terms of its App Store, so instead it will be available to iOS users in the form of a progressive web…
Ericsson argues against Huawei's ban in Sweden
November 20, 2020
Huawei was recently banned from supplying 5G equipment to carriers in Sweden, the home country of its rival Ericsson. It has now received support from an unexpected place as the Ericsson CEO Borje Ekholm said in an interview that this decision is restricting free competition and trade. He also said the ban will delay the rolling out of the new technology.
Exactly one month ago the Swedish Post…
