A report from early this week suggested Apple and its suppliers were struggling with iPhone 14 production due to COVID-19 lockdowns in China. In addition, an analyst said iPhone 14 Plus/Max production was delayed by three weeks. Now, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that despite that, Apple’s shipping plan for iPhone 14 models is still on track.
Ming-Chi Kuo tweeted that the new iPhone 14 Max (not…
Tesla has delivered four Megapacks to a giant new Bitcoin mining facility in Texas that is going to be the first to be powered by the automaker’s solar and batteries.
Last month, the project was announced as a partnership between Tesla, Blockstream, and Jack Dorsey’s…
The West Coast Electric Highway in the US, which sees electric car charging stations dotting the route from the Canadian border in the north to the Mexican border in the south, is getting a new type of EV charging station as well. Now you’ll be able to charge up your…
Google has released a new collection of wallpapers to Chromebooks today in advance of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, which begins June 1. The collection, aptly titled “Pride,” combines the work of four different artists to further the company’s tradition of honoring cultural events through art on connected devices.
These new Chromebook Pride wallpapers, which come after a prior collection on Pixel…
Following Lens last week, Google Calculator is the next first-party application to be updated for tablets and other large screen Android devices.
Update 5/26: Google also added a Quick Settings tile with Calculator 8.2 that simply launches the app. It is using the themed…
Nikkei Asia reported this week that Apple and its suppliers are struggling with iPhone 14 production due to COVID-19 lockdowns in China. Now analyst Jeff Pu of Haitong International Securities has brought more detail to this story by saying that iPhone 14 Max production is…
Tesla updates car software to start applying regular brakes when regenerative is limited
May 26, 2022
Tesla has pushed a new software update in order for its vehicles to start applying regular brakes when regenerative braking is limited. It’s an optional feature.
Tesla used to offer drivers options in the strength of the regenerative braking, which is one of the coolest features of electric vehicles.
Instead of using your regular brakes, an EV’s electric motor can reverse power in order to…
Kawasaki M8 Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) electric trains began to run on Connecticut’s Shore Line East this week.
New electric trains in Connecticut
Shore Line East provides daily service from New Haven to New London. It has connecting service to New York City through…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 25, 2022
May 26, 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…
Supposed leaked spec sheet suggests Sony will announce a 61MP a7R V with 8K/30p video and more
May 26, 2022
A photograph of Sony’s a7R IV full-frame mirrorless camera, the latest a7R model to be released.
Photo Rumors has published what appears to be a pretty plausible specifications list for an upcoming full-frame camera from Sony. According to the leaked details, the camera’s model identifier will be ILCE-7RM5, a naming scheme that suggests a Sony a7R V is around the corner.
Whereas most…
