Sodium-ion batteries have great promise. They’re energy dense, nonflammable, and operate well in colder temperatures, and sodium is cheap and abundant. Plus, sodium-based batteries will be more environmentally friendly and even less expensive than lithium-ion batteries are becoming now. Sodium-ion battery performance has been limited because of poor durability, but this is about to change for…
Volkswagen emulates Audi charging hub with its own power storage container powered by reused EV batteries
July 14, 2022
Volkswagen has commissioned a fast charging park in Germany consisting of power storage containers (PSC), each powered by ninety-six reused EV batteries. This portable charging structure emulates a similar product VW Group subsidiary Audi has developed and implemented into a…
According to a new report, Apple is ramping up its supply chain to introduce a periscope lens in the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max phones before expanding to wider integration across the entire iPhone 16 line.
Apple has been rumored to be working on a periscope lens…
Motorola is expected to soon launch a new Moto Edge flagship smartphone device as soon as the next month that will use Samsung’s 200-megapixel ISOCELL HP1 sensor. Ahead of the launch, the company has shared a photo taken with it on social media in China.
Motorola announced that it was releasing a new flagship smartphone sometime this summer back in May.
GSM Arena spotted a post on…
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The all-new Roblox Innovation Awards are coming as an in-person ceremony on September…
Samsung has quietly unveiled the Galaxy M13 and M13 5G in India, in turn adding another affordable device to its growing M-series in the regions.
The duo has popped up on the Samsung India website (h/t SamMobile), and there are some notable differences between each…
Kakaotalk removes external billing from its Android app to comply with Google’s rules [U]
July 14, 2022
The Google Play Store has been cracking down on its billing policies over the past couple of years, and some major apps have complied with the new rules. In South Korea, though, Google had resorted to blocking updates to the popular messaging app Kakaotalk, as the app was refusing to comply with billing rules. Now, though, Kakaotalk has agreed to Google’s terms.
Update 7/14: As reported by…
Since permissions were added to Android as a platform, the Google Play Store has shown a list of all potential permissions that an app could use before installing that app. Now, the Play Store has removed that list.
In April of this year, Google started rolling out a new…
You might have slapped the Android 13 Developer Preview or recent Beta 4 update on your Google Pixel and are missing out on a few things or not having the best experience. Luckily, you can downgrade your Android 13 build back to a stable version of Android 12 if you…
Nintendo has acquired the Japanese CG production company Dynamo Pictures and plans to rebrand it as “Nintendo Pictures,” the company announced. Its aim with the new subsidiary is to develop visual content using Nintendo IP and focus on “the planning and production of visual content including CG animation.” Dynamo worked with Nintendo before on the Metroid: Other M game also…
