There’s growing evidence pointing to a smaller notch in the iPhone 13, and a new report today says that a smaller Face ID chip will play a role in making this possible.
Reports of a smaller notch in this year’s iPhone lineup date back to January, with additional evidence emerging since then …
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The famous iPhone notch contains an impressive array of visible components. From left…
There was a wild rumor making the rounds last year that Apple planned to phase out its successful Beats hardware brand and go all in with Apple-branded audio hardware. 9to5Mac reported at the time that burying Beats was “not a strategy that Apple plans to pursue” or even…
The May 2021 security update or patch has started rolling out for a number of Samsung devices including the likes of the Galaxy S21 and more.
As we’ve seen previously with older patches, the May security patch isn’t technically fully released yet even though Samsung…
As the market for smart home products expands, the joint forces of Google, Apple, and Amazon are coming together to form a new standard in “Matter.” This week, the company behind Philips Hue announced that a future software update will make all Hue products fully compatible with Matter.
Matter, the just-unveiled name for Project Connected Home over IP (CHIP), is currently looking at a…
Tesla is bringing new Roadster prototype on rare outing ahead of new release candidate coming
May 14, 2021
Tesla is bringing the new Roadster prototype on a rare outing at L.A.’s Petersen Automotive Museum ahead of having a new release candidate later this summer.
After years of having the program on the shelves to focus on less expensive and higher volume vehicles, Tesla…
Olympus E-M10 Mark IV sample gallery updated
May 14, 2021
The Olympus E-M10 IV is a well-designed Micro Four Thirds camera aimed at entry-level users and it has a solid JPEG engine for nice images right out of the camera. With the completion of our full review, we added a ton of photos to our gallery of sample images, and just for…
Tesla’s move to stop Bitcoin payments wipes out hundreds of billions of dollars in crypto market
May 14, 2021
Tesla’s move to stop Bitcoin payments over energy use concerns has wiped out hundreds of billions of dollars worth of market value in the cryptocurrency market.
Yesterday, we reported that Tesla stopped accepting payment in Bitcoin for its vehicles.
Shortly after, Elon Musk announced that Tesla is suspending the payment option over concern about the use of fossil fuel to power Bitcoin…
After two years of confusing lineups and messy launches, the Pixel 6 is shaping up to potentially be a big deal for Google this year. After we exclusively reported that the Pixel 6 series will be powered by the Google-designed Whitechapel chipset, some alleged renders are…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 13, 2021
May 14, 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…
Washington State’s 2030 gas car ban is no more, due to a partial veto by Washington Governor Jay Inslee. He had been expected to sign the bill this morning, but vetoed the 100% EV plan stating that “achieving a goal of 100% electric vehicles is too important to tie to the implementation of a separate policy like the road usage charge.”
The bill as passed would have banned the sale or…
