A new study from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory offers the most comprehensive results yet of the costs of owning and operating different types of vehicles and how costs vary by powertrain.
The study is titled “Comprehensive Total Cost of Ownership Quantification for Vehicles with Different Size Classes and Powertrains.”
Argonne, Lawrence Berkeley National…
The RetroBeat: Doom 64 proves old shooters are still great
August 14, 2021
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As happens more and more often these days, I felt myself burned out from in-game dialogue, text, and other passive storytelling devices. Don’t get me wrong: I like a good narrative in my…
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People love to buy Zelda games, even when it’s a remaster of one of the less-beloved entries in the series. We talk about that and July’s best-selling games during this week’s GamesBeat…
Xiaomi clone machine releases tablet knockoff that literally has iPad Pro in the name
August 14, 2021
Apple’s current iPad Pro hardware is remarkably strong, but the Xerox machine that is Xiaomi thinks it can out-iPad the iPad. Astonishingly inexpensive price aside, Xiaomi has some good ideas on how to make an iPad…
The Mi Pad 5 Pro, which you can’t spell without saying iPad Pro, sports an 11-inch display with 120 Hz refresh rate, and Ars Technica describes the Snapdragon chip inside as…
Reddit announced on Friday a new video feed for its mobile app that should make it easier to watch the social network’s content in just one place. If the interface looks familiar to you, that’s because it is undeniably inspired by TikTok.
The video feed can be accessed…
Google Pixel 6 specs: ‘Tensor’ chip, 120Hz display, 4x zoom, under-display fingerprint
August 14, 2021
Seemingly to outdo itself from two years ago, Google today announced the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro in an early teaser well ahead of the formal launch later this year. While Google is keeping some specifics close to its chest, we’re getting a pretty good idea of what the…
Back in 2019, Google said it was “sunsetting” AdSense for Android and iOS, with users told to just check their online advertising earnings on the website. That said, the native Android app continued to work just fine until this week, but it’s now completely dead.
Opening the app today shows a yellow spinner that eventually switches to “No data” and the AdSense logo, which was never…
Back in May, the Connected Home over IP (CHIP) project to create a unified standard for smart home devices was rebranded to “Matter” ahead of the first devices becoming available in late 2021. The governing Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) announced that the launch…
With this week’s release, Google is “moving into the final phase” of Android 12 and focusing on “polish, performance, and stability” rather than adding new features. However, a bug in Android 12 Beta 4 sees most notification banners not pop up.
When a…
Galaxy Watch 4 will get Assistant eventually, but only has Bixby now; Google Pay delayed [U]
August 14, 2021
Samsung products have always been a bit tricky when it comes to voice assistants since the company has its own Bixby offering but usually is required to still support Google Assistant alongside it. With the Galaxy Watch 4 series, the Wear OS-based smartwatches will be lacking Google Assistant entirely when they launch and might have to wait for Google Pay.
Voice controls aren’t exactly a huge…