Renewable energy – solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, biomass – provided almost a quarter of electrical generation in the US during the first two-thirds of 2022, according to data just released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), which was reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign.
The latest issue of EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly” report (with data through August 31, 2022)…
Nikon’s high end full frame mirrorless Z9 camera system
October 26, 2022
Nikon has announced a firmware version 3.0, a significant update that improves upon existing features and adds new features to Nikon’s high-end full-frame mirrorless Z9 camera system.
High-Res Zoom
New to the Z9 with firmware version 3.0 is High-Res Zoom mode when shooting…
Built to help scientists understand how dust affects climate, the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation can also pinpoint emissions of the potent greenhouse gas.
NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission is mapping the prevalence…
Android Studio is getting a brand-new logo
October 26, 2022
Google hosted the Android Developer Summit this week to unveil the latest tools for Android app developers and, quietly, the company also unveiled a new logo for Android Studio.
Yesterday’s Summit brought a bunch of news for Android app development. This includes several updates to Jetpack Compose, the stable release of Baseline Profile generation, and a detailed look at what Google wants…
Google Chat now lets you add custom emoji
October 26, 2022
Google Workspace’s alternative to Slack, Google Chat, is adding support for custom emoji to your organization starting this week.
Rolling out to everyone over the next two weeks, custom emoji in Google Chat will mirror the same functionality that Slack has offered for a…
Google Home web app starts rolling out to view live Nest feeds, older cameras supported
October 26, 2022
As part of announcing the rebuilt Home app, Google reiterated that the website to view camera feeds was coming “in a few weeks.” “Google Home for web” is now rolling out this week and should be widely available by the next one.
This desktop experience was promised…
Here’s dual pane Google Keep on Chromebooks, but it’s hard to find on tablets & foldables
October 26, 2022
At the start of last month, Google announced that Keep was getting a dual-pane view on large-screen devices. We’ve now encountered it on a Chromebook, but an annoying limitation restricts availability on Android foldables and tablets.
On large screens, this dual pane view sees Google Keep go from four columns of notes to two at the left side of your screen. The “Select a note to view its…
Sony LinkBuds earbuds to receive multipoint pairing, LinkBuds S gets ‘Earth Blue’ colorway
October 26, 2022
Sony’s LinkBuds and LinkBuds S are set to get a brand-new software update in the coming weeks, bringing along multipoint pairing functionality to the wireless earbuds as well as a new “Earth Blue” color to the LinkBuds S.
Sony’s LinkBuds series is a true hit or…
Google TV showcases the horror-filled watchlist of Hamilton and Glass Onion’s Leslie Odom Jr.
October 26, 2022
The latest installment of “Watch with Me” on Google TV has arrived, this time with the watchlist of Leslie Odom Jr.
Perhaps best known for his role as Aaron Burr in Lin Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton, Leslie Odom Jr. is also starring in the upcoming Knives Out sequel…
Android 13 is finally expanding to more devices after launching on Pixel phones earlier this year, and now Vivo and iQOO are offering an update on when their users can expect the upgrade to arrive.
Funtouch OS is the skin that Vivo and India-focused spinoff IQOO use on top of the core Android experience on their smartphones. This week, the brands offered a look at the roadmap for when to expect…
