iOS 14 is here and it brings a redesigned home screen with custom widgets, which quickly became extremely popular among users. Having the ability to add multiple widgets to the iOS home screen made users look for design inspiration on Twitter, TikTok, and Pinterest — which broke its daily download record on the App Store this week.
A new report from reveals that Pinterest has rapidly climbed up…
Hands-on with the top 10 iOS 14 features for iPhone
September 23, 2020
iOS 14 has been available for nearly a week, and as you’ve probably figured out by now, it’s jam-packed with tons of new features. While there are literally hundreds of new user-facing changes in iOS 14, a few of them stand out above the rest. In this hands-on video…
Hands-on: Widgetsmith brings ultra-customizable widgets to your iOS 14 home screen
September 23, 2020
If one thing is clear following last week’s release of iOS 14, it’s that there was a lot of pent-up demand for home screen widgets on the iPhone. A variety of third-party applications have added home screen widget support over the last several days, but one app has stood…
Tesla announces $25,000 electric car enabled by new battery cell
September 23, 2020
Tesla announced today an upcoming $25,000 electric car enabled by its new battery cell and coming within the next 3 years.
Originally, CEO Elon Musk indicated that Tesla wouldn’t likely make a car for less than $35,000.
Is thought process was that with the advent of autonomous ride-sharing electric car fleets would reduce the cost of travel per mile and address the lower-end of the…
Microsoft is pausing Xbox Design Lab on October 14th, before you get to unwrap your Series X
September 23, 2020
If you are planning to design your very own Xbox controller ahead of the Xbox Series X and S launch on November 10th, you might want to act fast. Microsoft is temporarily shutting down its Xbox Design Lab on October 14th.
Announced back in 2016, Xbox Design Lab brings a lot…
Apple no longer signs iOS 13.7, blocking downgrades from iOS 14
September 23, 2020
Following the release of iOS 14 to the public last week, Apple has just stopped signing iOS 13.7. That means users who have updated their devices to iOS 14 can no longer downgrade to any iOS 13 build.
iOS 14 was released on September 16 after almost three months of beta…
Tesla unveils new 4680 battery cell: bigger, 6x power, and 5x energy
September 23, 2020
Tesla has unveiled its new battery cell, now known as the 4680, at its Battery Day event.
The new cell is bigger, offers six times the power of Tesla’s previous cells, and five times the energy capacity.
Tesla is currently holding its Battery Day, and it started the show by unveiling its new in-house battery cell.
Last week, Electrek had an exclusive first look at the new cell, and today’s…
It looks like a bunch of soon-to-be-disappointed people accidentally bought Xbox One X’s today
September 23, 2020
Today, Microsoft launched pre-orders for its upcoming next generation console, the Xbox One X. Sorry, I meant the Xbox Series X. Can you blame me? There’s only one word of difference between the two names, and it’s the one in the middle. There are also three X’s.
I…
Tesla unveiled today its Model S Plaid, the new highest performance version of its flagship sedan.
The electric car is going to have over 520 miles of range, 200 mph top speed, and 0 to 60 mph acceleration in less than two seconds.
As it was highly expected, CEO Elon…
The OnePlus 8T might make 120Hz refresh rate phones more affordable
September 23, 2020
It looks like OnePlus might finally make 120Hz smartphones more affordable — because its upcoming OnePlus 8T will include that higher refresh rate, the company confirmed today. The T-series of OnePlus phones typically serve as a half-step between its numbered phones, but bring premium features from the company’s Pro models, like that 120Hz screen, to a lower price. The OnePlus 7T did the same…
