The 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E is going to come with more usable battery capacity, resulting in a longer range, according to the new order guide.
Battery packs have an overall energy capacity and a usable capacity. The usable capacity is the energy that the car can use to power itself. The difference between the total capacity and the usable capacity is called a buffer and it is used to protect…
Google Maps readies Android homescreen widget w/ dynamic colors
September 30, 2021
The latest addition to Google’s rapidly growing catalog of Android homescreen widgets is a handy search widget for Google Maps.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play…
Google Stadia players can now find teammates with public parties; these games are supported
September 30, 2021
Google Stadia is working on bringing more games to its platform, but another major negative of using the service is the lack of players when it comes to online multiplayer games. To help players better find teammates, Google Stadia has quietly introduced support for public…
Google Stadia voice chat on Android is now live, explained in support document [Updated]
September 30, 2021
One of the most glaring omissions of the Stadia app for Android may soon be fixed as a Google support document details how voice chat will — and won’t — work.
Update: Voice chat has finally arrived to Stadia for Android.
For many months now, our APK Insight team has been watching the development of voice chat in the Stadia app, including the app being registered for Android’s…
Google Lens coming to Chrome and will soon be integrated into the Google app browser on iOS
September 30, 2021
In addition to the big MUM upgrade that lets you ask questions about a photo, Google Lens is getting more prominent on iOS and in desktop Chrome.
In Chrome for Android today, long-pressing on an image lets you “Search with Google Lens.” That will also be available in…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 29, 2021
September 30, 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…
Check out the absurdly fast 60 MPH standing electric scooters built for the eSC racing league
September 30, 2021
They say the first car race occurred shortly after the second car was built. Speed junkies have long created races around just about every form of transportation out there, so it comes as no surprise that electric scooter racing would eventually pop up.
What is surprising though is just how freaking fast these racing scooters actually are, capable of exceeding 60 mph (100 km/h) on what looks like…
Film Friday: Meet the Olympus OM-X, a modular, prototype camera that was meant to be the OM-1
September 30, 2021
The Olympus OM-1 was a revolutionary camera that changed the single-lens reflex (SLR) camera market by offering impressive image quality in a compact, reliable form factor with (relatively) small, high-quality lenses to boot. While its design shaped the industry for decades…
From the T90 to the EOS R3 - a visual tour of Canon's high-end cameras (photo gallery)
September 30, 2021
Canon was a pioneer of electronic, multi-mode cameras, and some of the design decisions that the company made way back in the 1980s persist even now, in its high-end EF and RF cameras. From the T90 to the new EOS R3, high-end Canon cameras share a remarkable amount of…
Following a recent report outlining the future of sustainable luxury materials, Volvo Cars has committed to outfitting all of its upcoming electric vehicles with leather-free materials. This ethical stance by the legacy automaker comes from an aspiration to promote animal welfare and sustainability, by using recycled materials that remain high-quality.
Volvo is a global legacy automaker making…
