UV Index data was added to the Wear OS Weather app back in April. Sometime in the past few months — if not weeks, Google Assistant also started showing UV Index on all its platforms.
Asking “What’s the UV index” or other similar permutations, like appending a city and particular day, shows you a slick-looking timeline from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in two-hour increments. Severity is color-coded…
Google starts rolling out Play Store Material You redesign, but it only scratches the surface
October 10, 2021
Google’s Material You rollout continues with the Play Store over the last 24 hours but this redesign is not too visually encompassing yet, while availability is currently quite limited.
The Play Store’s initial Material You redesign is limited to the four main…
Pixel 6/6 Pro rumors: Everything we know about the Made by Google flagship duo [Video]
October 10, 2021
This year, leaks and tidbits haven’t been quite as prominent ahead of the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro launch, but there have been plenty of rumors.
The 2020 Made by Google smartphone series was, in some ways, a little lackluster. There is no denying that the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel…
OnePlus 9RT, Buds Z2 will launch next week
October 10, 2021
While OnePlus has publicly said it wouldn’t make a OnePlus 9T this year, the company is now teasing the coming launch date of the OnePlus 9RT and its new earbuds too.
Announced on Weibo, the OnePlus 9RT will see a launch date of October 13 in China. In that post, OnePlus also confirmed the design of the phone, which had leaked a few times in the days prior. The updated design is only a minor…
Tech bro and manly compensation jokes aside, how cool would it be to have your own supercar parked in your garage? How many young boys didn’t grow up looking at Ferrari posters or have at least one Lamborghini in their Hotwheels car collection? I for one never thought…
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…
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 test the RSS-backed “Web Feed.” Namely, it’s being tested in Chrome 94 (the current stable release) and later versions. As…
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…
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 step-by-step instructions by Adobe Creative Cloud Evangelist Paul Trani on using Photoshop’s Polar Coordinates filter to achieve…
