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Apple’s patent reveals a new system for predicting when your iPhone will run out of battery

Apple has been working on new ways to let users know more about the battery life of their devices, and it seems that the company plans to add even more related features to iOS. The US Patent & Trademark Office this week granted Apple a patent for a new system that can predict and warn the user when the iPhone battery is expected to run out. As noted by Apple Insider, the patent is described…
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Google now supports Rust for underlying Android OS development

For the past few years, Google has been encouraging developers to write Android apps with Kotlin. The underlying OS still uses C and C++, though Google today announced Android Open Source Project (AOSP) support for Rust. This is part of Google’s work to address memory safety bugs in the operating system:  We invest a great deal of effort and resources into detecting, fixing, and mitigating…
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Gmail for Android gains delightful swipe action animations

Besides integrating Chat and Rooms with Gmail, Google recently introduced minor yet delightful animations when swiping away emails in the list view on Android. The Gmail mobile apps have long offered “Mail swipe actions” to quickly archive, delete, mark as read/unread…
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EGEB: Globally, 2020 saw 50% more renewables installed than in 2019

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Solar and wind led the record growth of renewables globally in 2020, according to IRENA. South Dakota wants to subsidize more EV charging stations. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best…
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Google rolling out first Chrome for iOS update since November

Unlike other first-party apps, Google’s browser has historically followed a strict, publicized six-week release cycle. After going without updates for the past four months, a new version of Chrome for iPhone and iPad is rolling out now. In February, Google started…
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The best (and worst) US states for EV charging

At this point in history, it’s safe to say that the electric vehicle is here to stay. At least for the foreseeable future. As EV sales grow year-over-year in the United States and the rest of the world, charging infrastructure is running to keep up. In the US…
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LG’s death leaves a gaping hole in the US prepaid market; who stands to fill it?

Now that LG is officially pulling its hat out of the smartphone ring, it leaves questions as to how the company’s departure will affect the market. At the high end, it doesn’t seem like much will change, but the story is completely different in the prepaid market, where LG’s departure is going to have a huge impact. Looking back just a few years to 2017, LG was a major player in the US…
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