MobileNews

Google and Jio announce JioPhone Next w/ optimized Android experience for India

As part of an ongoing partnership, Google and Indian carrier Jio have announced the JioPhone Next. The device may be one of the most affordable Android smartphones ever produced. The partnership was announced in a series of posts on the Google India blog, with Sundar Pichai penning a note on the improved collaboration between India’s largest carrier and the tech giant. Designed and built for…
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Ducati can’t stop putting its name on electric two-wheelers – the latest is this $477 e-scooter

Ducati has a knack for slapping its brand on just about every electric two-wheeler out there, but has yet to offer a true Ducati electric motorcycle. The company has dropped several hints that an electric Ducati could be in the stars, but first the company is giving us this cheap electric scooter instead. Ducati releases electric scooter Ducati’s latest electric two-wheeler partnership has…
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European Commission and BEPA partner to bring more battery production to Europe

The European Commission (EC) and the Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA) have announced a memorandum of understanding to research and develop battery technologies for production in Europe. The co-programmed partnership is being called BATT4EU, and it’s aimed at bringing value and competitiveness to the EU’s battery chain. The European Commission exists as the executive…
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DefenseNews

Two reasons Britain could slow its purchase of the F-35

LONDON — The high costs of supporting F-35s and a failure to quickly integrate the MBDA Meteor missile to the aircraft could slow British plans to buy more of the jets, defence secretary Ben Wallace warned June 23. Wallace told Britain’s Parliamentary defence select…
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Quick Charge Podcast: June 23, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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