The OnePlus Nord 2 5G’s renders that leaked last month revealed the smartphone’s design, which is now officially confirmed by the phone maker as it posted a teaser of the Nord 2 5G on its social media accounts.
The image shows us the Nord 2 5G’s rear side, which is similar to the OnePlus 9’s. It has a OnePlus logo, and a camera island in the top-left corner housing three…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 17, 2021
July 18, 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…
While a new set of earbuds isn’t the most exciting thing we’re looking forward to in Samsung’s Unpacked event next month, the leaks just keep coming and today an official app is showing off all colors of the Galaxy Buds 2 and revealing the feature list as well.
A…
Gboard responsible for all the ‘Launch Restricted’ notifications Android 12 Beta users received
July 18, 2021
While Android 12 stability is improving with every release, it’s still in beta and some users last night received a reminder of that status via an absolute slew of system “Foreground Service BG-Launch Restricted” notifications that were generated by Gboard.
Some Android 12 Beta 3 users this morning woke up to several dozen or so system-level notifications titled Foreground Service…
Originally, the geometric chuck was a device to make ornate patterns on a lathe. Invented in the 1860s, the device could have up to 8 layers—each driven by a central shaft.
There are several of these complex devices still in existence and on display in museums. Each layer…
Hungryroot delivers AI-powered grocery experience
July 17, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now.
There’s Netflix for movies. Stitch Fix for clothes. Hungryroot, an AI-powered delivery service, hopes to occupy a similar niche for online groceries in the United States.
The recommender system…
Every day hundreds of men climb the 9,000 feet to the summit of Mount Ijen located in Java, Indonesia and then trek 3,000 feet down into the crater to break slabs of sulfur. Each load of sulfur is around 100-135 pounds, which is the approximate total body weight of the miners.
Many of these men do not wear gas masks and carry their loads of sulfur up a steep volcano wearing sandals versus shoes.
After several reports of criminals unlocking people’s iPhones and managing to access users’ bank accounts in Brazil, the São Paulo state police were able to arrest one of these gangs.
According to Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, four men were arrested yesterday…
Apple @ Work: Prevent employees from upgrading to the iOS 15 and macOS Monterey public betas through your MDM
July 17, 2021
Apple’s public betas for iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey have been available for the past few weeks. While there is a lot of excitement around them for business and personal reasons alike, there is also a lot to consider for IT departments when employees want to…
Back in high school, prom night saw several of the senior elite roll up to the dance in fancy limos. Something tells me that if I had pulled the same move in this funny stretch limousine electric tricycle, I might not have gotten a quick invite to the cool kids’ table. But that’s ok. Life’s too short to care about anything other than having fun — and this trike has fun written all over it…
