Across the system, iOS 14 brought a new dial picker that was quite the departure from the tried and true version we had in the years before. As we first reported in June, with iOS 15, Apple has brought back its popular wheel dial picker but with a small twist for those who prefer numpad entry.
iOS 14 made a big shift with its dial picker. Instead of the large, wheel-style dial picker, it adopted…
Roundup: Here’s everything new with Siri in iOS 15
September 22, 2021
iOS 15 is finally here. It brings a handful of new features with Messages, FaceTime, Safari, and much more. For example, the company’s personal assistant, Siri, also received some great improvements. Here’s everything new with it.
Last year, Apple said Siri was 20x…
Gallery: Travel photographer Austin Mann shows off stunning iPhone 13 Pro camera results
September 22, 2021
Each fall, travel photographer Austin Mann shares a highly detailed and technical look at the latest iPhone camera advancements. This time around, Mann has put the iPhone 13 Pro through its paces at Ruaha National Park in Tanzania.
Mann shared the amazing images and…
Facebook says privacy changes in iOS continue to impact its ad business
September 22, 2021
With an update to iOS 14 earlier this year, Apple rolled out its new App Tracking Transparency feature to give users more control over their privacy. Now, Facebook has issued a rare mid-quarter update to investors saying that Apple’s ad changes continue to impact its business.
Facebook product marketing VP Graham Mudd issued the warning in a blog post published today. Mudd writes that Facebook…
Users are taking longer to update to iOS 15 than they did with iOS 14
September 22, 2021
Two days after releasing iOS 15 to the public, a report suggests that initial adoption is lower than iOS 14 at launch. According to analytics company Mixpanel, in over 48 hours, 8.59% of users updated to iOS 15 while during the same period with iOS 14, adoption was already…
Tesla says Autopilot can now detect and slow down for emergency vehicles’ lights at night
September 22, 2021
Tesla says that it has updated its Autopilot software to slow down when it detects the lights of emergency vehicles at night.
In an update to its Model 3 and Model Y owners manual coming with the 2021.24.12 software update, Tesla added new language about the capability…
Microsoft announced its first foldable in October of 2019, but did not ship the phone until almost a year later. The end result was not too groundbreaking, but Redmond is trying again with the Surface Duo 2.
The industrial design is mostly unchanged, with Microsoft opting for two separate displays instead of a single flexible screen. They both measure 5.8-inch (in a slight increase from…
Volta Trucks and Sibros have partnered up to integrate the latter’s holistic data platform system for fleets into the upcoming 16-ton Volta Zero electric truck. By utilizing Sibros’ proprietary system complete with Over-The-Air (OTA) capabilities, Volta Trucks plans to…
Rad Power Bikes RadCity 5 Plus e-bike launched as premium version of city commuter
September 22, 2021
The from Rad Power Bikes has just been launched with a pile of new upgrades, making it the most extensive update to the RadCity electric commuter e-bike yet. The team at Rad kindly gave me the opportunity to get an early test ride on the new RadCity 5 Plus, and today I’m…
Ford announces partnership with Tesla cofounder JB Straubel’s Redwood on batteries
September 22, 2021
Ford and Redwood Materials, a battery recycling and material supply company founded by Tesla cofounder JB Straubel, announced that they are partnering on battery supply and recycling.
Until last week, Straubel’s Redwood Materials was best known as a Nevada-based company developing new processes to recycle materials with a focus on electric car batteries.
But the company announced that is also…
