Americans showed up to celebrate Super Mario’s 35th anniversary by giving a lot of money to Nintendo for Super Mario 3D All-Stars and the Nintendo Switch. Other major releases, like Marvel’s Avengers, also helped fuel year-over-year growth.
Here are the full results for September 2020’s game sales from industry-tracking firm The NPD Group:
September 2020 Dollar Sales…
EGEB: Skyscraper-sized wind turbines coming from MHI Vestas
October 16, 2020
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S is building giant offshore wind turbines to compete in the energy market.
Does your state’s governor’s mansion host solar? (Hint: Only three out of 50 do.)
The US Southeastern states invest in EV manufacturing, but they’re not using what…
Watch Lotus’ $2 million Evija hypercar on the racetrack with otherworldly electric motor sound
October 16, 2020
Lotus is today unveiling new working prototypes of its upcoming $2 million all-electric Evija hypercar, and it brought the prototypes to the racetrack.
Last year, Lotus announced plans to build its first all-electric vehicle: a £1.7 million ($2.1 million) 2,000 hp…
OtterBox announces new ‘Made for MagSafe’ iPhone 12 cases
October 16, 2020
If you’re looking for cases to use with your iPhone 12, OtterBox has just announced its full lineup of accessories for this year’s iPhones, including MagSafe compatible cases. The company is offering several new case options for the iPhone 12 models, ranging from clear options to the more colorful ones with a pop socket.
Customers can get Symmetry Series cases for the iPhone 12 and iPhone…
Tesla has removed its ballsy ‘no questions asked’ 7-day return policy that Elon Musk has been pushing as a show of confidence for the automaker.
Over the last few years, Tesla has updated its return policy to enable buyers to return their vehicles within 7 days of…
An intriguing Apple patent application published yesterday shows a MagSafe battery case which can not only charge an iPhone, but also a pair of AirPods. It follows Apple repurposing the MagSafe branding for the wireless charging system introduced in the iPhone 12 lineup.
The…
A cryptic new leak today suggests that Apple is developing new technology to bring Touch ID functionality back to the iPhone. While the iPad Air just added Touch ID to the power button, Apple is reportedly working to add Touch ID functionality under the iPhone’s screen.
The leak comes from the Twitter account L0vetodream, a source that has previously shared a variety of accurate details about…
Sony Xperia 5 II shipping across Europe
October 16, 2020
The Sony Xperia 5 II is now listed as in stock and has even shipped to some lucky pre-orderers.
Sony opened pre-orders for the Xperia 5 II on October 1 and listed shipping at October 19 – next Monday.
At the time of writing the official UK and German online store say…
Carl Pei officially confirms he has left OnePlus
October 16, 2020
Following countless reports earlier this week, OnePlus has officially confirmed the departure of its cofounder Carl Pei in a new post online.
After several years helping to build up the OnePlus brand to the relative popularity and success that it enjoys today, Pei…
GM announces electric vehicle-only ‘Factory Zero’ to produce GMC HUMMER EV pickup and more
October 16, 2020
GM announced its first electric vehicle-only factory, called ‘Factory Zero’, to produce the GMC HUMMER EV pickup and more.
Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center will be the site converted to produce only electric vehicles.
GM shared the news today:
“General Motors today announced its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center will be known as Factory ZERO, reconfigured to an all-electric vehicle…
