Respawn Entertainment will enable cross-platform play in a beta test for its popular Apex Legends battle royale shooter on October 6. Players on PlayStation, Xbox, and Origin (EA Desktop App on the PC) may join cross-play or continue on platform-exclusive servers.
The Nintendo Switch version will eventually get cross-play, but Electronic Arts hasn’t yet said when that will launch this fall. On…
Bankrupt and dying coal CEO Bob Murray files for black lung benefits he always opposed
October 1, 2020
Bob Murray, ex-CEO of the now-bankrupt Murray Energy, has filed for black lung benefits, as reported today by West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Murray Energy was once the largest private coal mining company in the US, and Murray, who spent decades as a coal miner himself…
HONDA e — Is this the ultimate Urban Electric Car?
October 1, 2020
The Urban EV concept burst onto the scene at the Frankfurt Motor Show three years ago. With its “cutesy faced” front end, Honda had found a forward-looking design to spearhead its electric car efforts, and with a similar face at the rear, it appeared attractively retro…
Tesla has started activating the elusive new charge port heater in Model 3 and Model Y, but it’s unclear who has it in their Model 3.
During Model 3’s first winter, we reported on the electric car having some issues in cold weather and Tesla said they were investigating the situation.
Several owners in cold weather regions were experiencing difficulties entering their vehicles because the…
The OxygenOS 10.0.8 and 10.3.5 updates are now rolling out for the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro with a couple of important fixes and the September 2020 security patch in tow.
Announced over on the official OnePlus Forums, the stable updates have been heading out for at…
While we’re often wooed by budget e-bikes, it’s fun to examine what you can get if you climb a rung or two up the price and quality ladder. The newly updated 2020 GoCycle GX folding electric bicycle is a great example of the kind of innovation and quality that can be…
OnePlus has pumped out another patch for the OnePlus Nord, this time in the form of the incremental OxygenOS 10.5.8 OTA.
The update was confirmed over on the official OnePlus Forums and provides some notable tweaks for the affordable Android phone including the September 2020 security patch, and even yet more display calibration tweaks. While the September patch is notable, considering the…
If you’re looking to change up the look of your iPhone, using an iOS 14 icon set is a cool way to do it. You can replace all your favorite app icons with custom ones that have a consistent look and feel.
The popularity of this has taken many by surprise – including a…
The Oppo Reno 4 Pro 5G and wider Reno 4 series has now officially launched as a step-up over the previous models with 5G being the core addition to the updated handset.
Earlier versions of the Reno 4 series were held back with slightly underwhelming Snapdragon 720G…
Tesla has reduced the price of the Model 3 in China and at the same time bumped the range as it introduces cobalt-free lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in its standard range Model 3s.
As we have previously reported, Tesla has been planning to update its made-in-China Model 3 vehicles with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries from Chinese battery maker CATL.
CEO Elon Musk recently…
