MobileNews

Android 13 QPR1: Rotate button gets easier to tap

September 12, 2022
For the past several versions, Android has let you quickly rotate with a shortcut that appears at the corner of the screen. Android 13 QPR1 makes the smallest of tweaks by making the rotate button bigger. As seen in the screenshots below, Android 13 QPR1 (at the right) makes the bottom-left rotate button bigger and therefore easier to tap. The size of the rectangular rotate icon is unchanged…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in September 2022

September 11, 2022
Here at Electrek, we have spent countless hours undertaking detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through the thousands of miles at this point, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That dedication to real world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric bicycles on the market for just about any budget. Below you’ll find…
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How Steve Sasson Invented the Digital Camera

September 11, 2022
Steve Sasson is an electrical engineer who invented the digital camera while working for Kodak. The Rochester, New York, company, which had made its fortune by selling photographic film and paper for most of the 20th century, did not think that Sasson’s digital camera had…
MobileNews

Some iOS 16 features require an iPhone XS or newer; here they are

September 11, 2022
iOS 16 will support the iPhone 8, iPhone X, and newer models. Even so, not all functions will be available to older iPhones. With that in mind, 9to5Mac gathered all the features that will require at least an iPhone XR and iPhone XS, when this upcoming operating system is available to all users on Monday. Some iOS 16 features will only be available to iPhones with the A12 Bionic chip or newer…
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Quick Charge Podcast: September 10, 2022

September 11, 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…
GamingNews

Roblox Innovation Awards honor the best of UGC

September 11, 2022
Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. Roblox held its Roblox Innovation Awards 2022 event in San Francisco today, complete with an in-person gala event at Fort Mason. The top winners included Starving Artists by Double Bandit Studios, the winner of…
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