In addition to introducing a handful of Messages features, Google is rolling out new icons for the SMS/RCS app, as well as Phone and Contacts.
Update 10/21: Google is already rolling out the new Messages icon with version messages.android_20221018_01_RC00.phone.openbeta_dynamic. It’s also live on Wear OS, and you can sign-up for that beta right here.
As expected, the blue icon is placed on a…
On October 14, Maksim Timchenko, the CEO of DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private power generator, updated Economichna Pravda on the status of Ukraine’s electrical grid in the face of Russian strikes against the country’s power installations. He also talked about what the…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 20, 2022
October 21, 2022
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…
The first General Motors dealership in North America officially installed Level 2 EV chargers Thursday morning as part of GM’s Dealer Community Charging Program.
General Motors revealed its Dealer Community Charging Program a year ago, with plans to install up to 40,000 Level 2 chargers across North America.
The program is an extension of its Ultium Charge 360 ecosystem, intended to expand EV…
iOS 16.1 is officially arriving on October 24, Fitness+ can be used without an Apple Watch
October 21, 2022
A couple of days ago with its introduction of new iPads, Apple announced that it’s finally going to release the delayed iPadOS 16 on Monday, October 24. At the time we speculated, based on previous rumors, that iOS 16.1 might be outed at the same time, and today Apple…
While a lot of the attention of both the media and consumers alike may be captured by the high-end Galaxy S line, Samsung also makes many low-end devices – and keeps adding more and more to its roster seemingly every month.
Case in point: today the company has quietly…
Why NASA Is Trying to Crash Land on Mars
October 21, 2022
Like a car’s crumple zone, the experimental SHIELD lander is designed to absorb a hard impact.
NASA has successfully touched down on Mars nine times, relying on cutting-edge parachutes, massive airbags, and jetpacks to set spacecraft safely on the surface. Now engineers are testing whether or not the easiest way to get to the Martian surface is to crash.
Rather than slow a spacecraft’s…
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Version1 esports, parent company of the Call of Duty League’s Minnesota Røkkr, is…
Capcom drops new Resident Evil 4 remake trailer in showcase
October 21, 2022
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Capcom held a showcase today that gave more information about the upcoming Resident…
India demands third-party Android app stores in Play Store as it hits Google with fine
October 21, 2022
Google has been under intense scrutiny for its practice of requiring certain apps to be installed on Android phones, and now India is the latest country to hit Google with a multimillion-dollar fine.
India’s competition regulator has been investigating whether Google has a dominant position in five sectors as TechCrunch points out: licensable OS for smartphones, app store, web search services…
