With Android 12’s release being delayed for Pixel phones, all eyes are looking to see who will make the first move for a stable update. Today, Samsung inched closer to that goal with the release of its second Android 12 beta which, unexpectedly, adopts Material You’s “Dynamic Color” feature.
The nearly 1GB Android 12 Beta 2 release for the Galaxy S21 series brings with it a few notable…
Google’s Android TV platform doesn’t rely on major system updates for its biggest new features, but often those updates can breathe some life into aging hardware. Nvidia’s Shield TV lineup has been sitting on top of Android 9.0 for years now, but it seems that Android…
Tesla is ordered to pay ex-worker $137 million in racial abuse lawsuit, releases blog about verdict
October 5, 2021
Tesla has been ordered by the court to pay $137 million to an ex-contract worker at its Fremont factory in a racial abuse lawsuit.
Following the verdict, Tesla released a blog post defending itself – something the automaker rarely does since it dissolved its press…
At the start of last month, we enabled a new YouTube Music widget for Android that was first teased in Pixel 6 ads. The “Turntable” widget is now briefly appearing for some YouTube Music users today.
Update 10/5: The Turntable widget is now widely available with version 4.47+ of YouTube Music following a server-side update on Android 12. It’s not appearing on Android 11 and older.
Nikon Japan has published a new teaser video for its forthcoming Z9 mirrorless camera. Little information is shared in the 30-second video, but we do get our first glimpse of the backside of the camera from Nikon itself, revealing at least one detail we haven’t yet seen…
The province of Saskatchewan in Canada has joined a growing number of regions around the world in levying punitive taxes against electric cars while letting gas cars continue to get away with murder. But a local group has come up with a creative way to show just how dumb…
UK pledges to source 100% of its electricity from clean energy – including nuclear – by 2035
October 5, 2021
British prime minister Boris Johnson will officially announce this week at the Conservative Party’s annual conference in Manchester that all of the UK’s electricity will be sourced from clean energy by 2035, according to the Times. But not everyone is happy that nuclear will be included in the mix.
Johnson’s announcement comes as the UK prepares to host COP26 in Glasgow next month.
Quick Charge Podcast: October 4, 2021
October 5, 2021
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 SONDORS Metacycle and NIU RQi electric motorcycles are both racing to reshape the market by bringing highway-capable speeds down to commuter-level prices.
The Metacycle and the RQi electric motorcycles actually share a number of things in common.
They were both born…
Tesla’s stock (TSLA) jumped by as much as 4% this morning – adding billions of dollars to its market capitalization.
The market is adjusting to the new reality that Tesla is now reaching an annual production rate of almost 1 million electric cars.
Tesla released its delivery numbers for Q3 2021 on Saturday, and it confirmed a new delivery record of 241,300 electric vehicles.
It significantly…
