We’ve covered multiple iOS apps that have been updated to take advantage of the new home screen widgets on iOS 14, and if you still want to give your iPhone or iPad an aesthetic home screen, the new Scribblet app might have exactly what you need.
Unlike other apps that offer specific widgets, Scribblet lets you create your own widgets with custom designs, text, and images. The app is based on…
Avast! Boss Audio’s new weatherproof touchscreen brings CarPlay and Android Auto to boats
October 6, 2020
Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto are meant for, well, cars and automobiles, but despite the emphasis on landlubber locomotion, there’s technically no reason that one couldn’t use them for navigating the high seas. And that’s just what Boss Audio’s new…
How to text from your computer with Android Messages
October 6, 2020
Google has the ability to text from the web with Android Messages. The feature gives users a lot more flexibility in choosing how and where they can carry on conversations. As long as your Android smartphone is powered on, you can text from a desktop computer or even other…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 5, 2020
October 6, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Place your bets on the first electric pickup: Rivian and Tesla Cybertruck lead odds, Nikola is dead last
October 6, 2020
The race to bring the first electric pickup truck to market is heating up, and now you can even place your bets on who will win the race. The Rivian R1T and Tesla Cybertruck are leading the odds while Nikola Badger is dead last.
Pickup trucks are the most important segment…
iOS 14: How to mirror iPhone selfies
October 6, 2020
iOS 14 includes a number of changes and new features with the Photos and Camera apps. One of those minor tweaks but something that many will find useful is the ability to change the default orientation of images captured with the front-facing camera. Read along for how to…
As most of us have been stuck at home the past few months, exercise has ended up mainly at home. Peloton debuted an official app for Android TV earlier this year, and now it’s getting a big upgrade with support for heart rate monitors.
Peloton is best known for its exercise bikes and treadmills, but its app for Android TV makes it possible to get a workout in without that gear, too. However, it…
Twitch clarifies its ban on terrorism and extremist content
October 6, 2020
Twitch has updated its community guidelines, the rules that govern the site, to clarify its ban of terrorist and extremist content. The move appears to be in order to strengthen its language around that sort of material.
Here’s what it added, per Engadget:
Twitch does not…
Tesla is literally the only automaker growing so far this year in the previously hostile market of Germany.
The German auto industry is extremely strong and influential in the country, and car buyers like to buy domestically.
It has been a tough market for Tesla to crack…
To whet your appetite a bit more for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Ubisoft wants to teach you about the history of Vikings. It made a podcast called Echoes of Valhalla and all five episodes are now available on Spotify.
Ubisoft described the documentary series as “the first immersive audio historical documentary series in audio for Assassin’s Creed.” As with the game, Echoes of Valhalla…
