At the start of August, Google replaced the Duo logo with Meet’s four-colored icon only to bring it back due to user confusion. With the latest update to Google Meet, the Duo icon is once again gone on Android.
Update 11/3: Version 177.0.482666072.duo.android_20221002.60_p1 of Google Meet is widely rolling out via the Play Store and removes the Google Duo icon. That said, you can search…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 3, 2022
November 4, 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…
In the United States, utilities cause around 74% of wildfires. And, since 2015, utilities have been responsible for six of California’s most-destructive wildfires, killing hundreds of people and causing billions of dollars in damage. Dryad Networks’ solar-powered…
Vintage Nissan Leaf-powered electric pickup packs ‘2X the power, 3X the torque’ of the gas burner
November 4, 2022
Nissan flaunted a modified vintage electric truck at SEMA 2022 fitted with a Nissan Leaf motor. The vintage-looking EV pickup was created by Tommy Pike Customs and delivers considerably more power than the original four-cylinder gas burner.
Electric 1987 Nissan Sunny Leaf vintage pickup
As one chapter closes, another opens. A vintage 1987 Nissan Sunny pickup has transitioned into the new era of…
One thing I love about e-bikes is that you have to put them on bike racks less often. Since they propel you significantly faster and farther than an acoustic bike, you are more likely to just ride to the bike path rather than carry the bike there on your car.
That being…
NASA to Discuss Psyche Independent Review Board Results
November 4, 2022
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NASA to Discuss Psyche Independent Review Board Results
The board, initiated by NASA and the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, examined the causes of the Psyche mission missing its planned launch opportunity this year.
NASA will…
Google Calendar removing ‘Goals’ from Android and iOS [U]
November 4, 2022
Back in April of 2016, Google updated Calendar for Android and iOS with a tool to help you find time for personal goals. Amid another upcoming removal, Google Calendar is planning to get rid of “Goals.”
Update 11/3: Google Calendar has started removing “Goal” from the FAB on Android devices we checked today.
The next change after this should see “Reminder” also go away as Google…
With the release of Android 13, Google debuted a new image picker for Android that’s also available on older versions of the operating system. With a recent update, Google Voice is adding support for that new photo picker.
Google first announced this new system-wide…
At I/O 2022 in May, Google announced “My Ad Center” to let you control advertising by topic and brand. It’s now starting to roll out with a rather bold approach that might get people to interact with advertising more by letting them customize it directly. Once live in…
Here are the best Mastodon apps to download for Android
November 4, 2022
With many looking to Mastodon as a potential replacement for their favorite social networks, here are some of the best apps for Mastodon available to download on Android.
In case you’re unfamiliar with Mastodon, it’s an open source social media platform that’s designed to be “federated.” The (perhaps over) simplified version is that unlike traditional networks like Twitter where one…
