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Apple developing new iOS feature to let iPhones to accept NFC payments with tap-to-pay

January 27, 2022
Apple is developing a new feature that would allow iPhone users to accept credit card payments via contactless technology without any extra hardware, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The report explains that Apple’s system is likely to use NFC technology similar to Apple Pay. As it stands today, small businesses that wish to accept payments using an iPhone are required to use…
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Tesla confirms Model Y production started at Gigafactory Texas, now working on final certification

January 27, 2022
Tesla confirmed that Model Y production started at Gigafactory Texas late in 2021, and now the company is working on “final certification” for the new version of the electric SUV being built at the new factory. It looks like Tesla didn’t actually miss its goal to start production at Gigafactory Texas by the end of 2021. The company confirmed its new Q4 2021 earnings report that it started…
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These are the latest big electric bike companies to pull in tens of millions in funding

January 27, 2022
It may be a new year, but many trends have stayed the course in the electric bicycle industry. Chief among them is a move we’re seeing where VCs and other investors have been tripping over each other to throw money at electric bike companies. Just today we’ve learned of two more big name electric bicycle manufacturers touting tens of millions of dollars in investments. The first is Cowboy, a…
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 26, 2022

January 27, 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…
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Xiaomi shares its MIUI 13 Global rollout schedule for Q1 2022

January 27, 2022
MIUI 13 has been around for Chinese Xioami smartphones for a while now but the global version of the software is just starting its rollout. Alongside the announcement of its new global Redmi Note 11 lineup, Xiaomi shared an official update list for the first quarter of this year. The Xiaomi Mi 11 and 11T families will be the first to get it, including the Lite versions. The Redmi Note 10 series…
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