Nintendo’s approach to online gaming has sometimes been awkward (having to use your phone just to chat, for example), but it just took an important step forward. The Verge reports Nintendo has updated the Switch Online apps for Android and iOS with Splatoon 3 home screen widgets. You can quickly review your recent game stats, gaze at your screenshot album and check the stage schedule to see…
Valve ditches Steam's Lunar New Year sale in favor of a spring edition
September 28, 2022
Over the last year, Valve has been more forthcoming about plans for its biggest Steam sales, including by revealing the dates well ahead of time. The company says the cadence will change starting in 2023. It will replace the Lunar New Year sale (which debuted in 2016) with…
Apple Music Classical app references again spotted in iOS code, as deadline approaches
September 28, 2022
More Apple Music Classical app references have been spotted in Apple Music code, as we get closer to the company’s self-imposed launch deadline of the end of the year.
Previous references have been spotted in an iOS 15.5 beta, and in the Android version of Apple Music ……
Tata Motors launches $10,000 electric car
September 28, 2022
Tata Motors, an India-based automaker, has launched a new small hatchback all-electric vehicle starting at just over $10,000.
The Indian auto market has been lagging behind its peers when it comes to electrification.
This is due to many factors, but not the least of which is the fact that the country has strong protectionist laws when it comes to its auto industry and it makes it hard for…
If the name “Delfast” rings a bell for you, it’s probably for the company’s larger electric bikes that are essentially electric motorcycles with pedals. But now the company has unveiled a smaller electric moped known as the Delfast California that should offer…
Google Home app redesigning TV, fan, vacuum, and other controls [Update: Rolling out]
September 28, 2022
Ahead of a “next generation design,” the Google Home app is rolling out a redesign of “controls for popular smart home devices.”
Update 9/27: Nearly a month after it was announced, the Google Home app’s redesigned controls for some smart devices are beginning to…
Apple reportedly reverses plan to increase iPhone 14 production due to lower demand
September 28, 2022
With the launch of the iPhone 14 lineup, Apple reportedly asked its suppliers to increase iPhone production as the company expected strong demand for the holiday season. However, it now seems that Apple has gone back on its plans as the company will no longer increase iPhone 14 production in the short term.
iPhone 14 demand lower than expected
According to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday, iPhone 14…
Tesla is making large fleet deliveries at the end of the quarter
September 28, 2022
Tesla is making large fleet deliveries at the end of the quarter as it pushes for a new all-time delivery record.
Over the last few years, large fleet operators, like rental car companies and car subscription services, have started to invest heavily in electrifying their…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 27, 2022
September 28, 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 latest easter egg in Google Search has a bit of fun with NASA’s recent “DART” experiment by having a spacecraft collide with your search results.
After first being launched in November, yesterday afternoon marked the completion of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). As my colleagues at Space Explored explain it, the goal of DART is to change the trajectory of the larger…
