According to new job listings, Google is looking to expand the Fuchsia operating system from its current home on the Nest Hub to “additional smart devices and other form factors.”
Having been in development for years, Google unleashed their next-generation, from-scratch operating system Fuchsia on the world earlier this year. Fuchsia debuted on the first-generation Nest Hub, with those…
Chrome for Android more widely testing its ‘Web Feed’ RSS reader, here’s how to enable [U]
October 10, 2021
During I/O 2021, Google announced that Chrome for Android would be testing a built-in RSS reader. It’s considered an experiment that might not ever launch, but you can test the RSS-powered “Web Feed” in Chrome today.
Update 10/8: Google has decided to more widely…
Hands-on with the VW ID.4: The every-person’s electric SUV
October 10, 2021
As someone who’s owned and operated their fair share of EVs, I was looking forward to experiencing Volkswagen’s first truly mainstream electric vehicle, the . As a part of a #vwpartner collaboration with Volkswagen, I got the opportunity to drive the VW ID.4 for a few…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 9, 2021
October 10, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
How to Create a Small World Photo in Photoshop
October 10, 2021
Want to create a “small world” or “tiny planet” image in which a landscape photo (often a panorama) is turned into what looks like a miniature planet? Here’s an easy-to-follow 2-minute tutorial that will teach you how to make one in Photoshop.
Here are the…
Latest Samsung Galaxy A52 update enables RAM Plus
October 10, 2021
While RAM Plus was prominently featured in the One UI 4.0 changelog, it is not actually part of Samsung’s Android 12 update package. Samsung has enabled it on several phones that still run Android 11, including the Galaxy Z Fold3, the Galaxy S21 series, the Galaxy M52 as…
Huawei nova 8i and nova 9 coming to Europe soon
October 10, 2021
Huawei is not giving up on the European market and will allegedly bring two more of its nova series phones to the Old Continent soon. According to info from these should be the nova 8i and nova 9 though as you’d expect both will arrive without GMS support like all recent Huawei phones.
nova 8i with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage will reportedly come in at €350 while the more recently launched nova…
OnePlus 9 RT official-looking renders leak ahead of rumored October 13 unveiling [Updated]
October 10, 2021
OnePlus’ lineup has been getting progressively more convoluted recently, and its next device will definitely not reverse that trend. We’re talking about the OnePlus 9 RT, now rumored to become official in less than a week – on October 13, to be exact. This…
Soon after confirming the October 13 launch of the 9 RT, OnePlus also announced that it will unveil the Buds Z2 TWS earphones alongside its new smartphone next Wednesday.
OnePlus says the Buds Z2 will offer deep noise reduction (machine translated from Chinese), long-lasting…
iPhone 13 series now available in second wave of countries, Apple Watch Series 7 goes on pre-order
October 10, 2021
A week after pre-orders started, the iPhone 13 series is available in the second wave of countries. Or will be very soon since at the time of this writing the Apple Store is “down”, as is tradition before every launch. It will be back up at noon UTC time.
South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Mexico and several other countries now have Apple’s newest smartphones stocked up in stores. The iPhone…
