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Mining for electric car batteries ‘hundreds of times’ better than petrol car emission cycles

March 2, 2021
A new study did a deep dive into the emissions from the full life cycles, from petroleum extraction to mining, of both electric cars and fossil fuel-powered cars. The result is unsurprising but needed to dispel misinformation. One of the oil industry’s favorite ways to try to attack electric cars was to say that they are just as polluting as gas-powered vehicles because they were powered by an…
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Google Home app hints at new Nest Hub clock faces

March 2, 2021
For the majority of their lives, Assistant Smart Displays have had eight clock faces. The last pair was introduced in May of 2019, while small tweaks were made last year. Google now looks to be adding new clock faces to the Nest Hub. A Reddit user this evening has spotted…
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Stadia 3.5 continues prep for party chat on Android, Hailstorm subsides, more

March 2, 2021
One of the strangest features to be missing from Stadia for Android is the ability to join voice chat. Stadia app version 3.5 moves another big step closer to party chat on Android, while Project Hailstorm dissipates. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files…
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Quick Charge Podcast: March 1, 2021

March 2, 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…
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BenQ announces pro-level SW271C 27" 4K monitor aimed at photo and video users

March 2, 2021
BenQ has announced the SW271C 4K 27″ monitor. The new 4K display builds upon the foundation laid by its predecessor, the SW271, in 2017. The SW271C promises accurate colors, improved workflow tools and better features than the SW271. The SW271C retains the same 3840 x 2160 resolution as its predecessor and this time supports HLG in addition to HDR10. In terms of color space performance, the…
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Army Drone Rodeo Will Feature Textron's Vertical Takeoff UAS

March 2, 2021
Textron Systems Aerosonde Hybrid Quad which will be participating in the Army Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System Rodeo at Fort Benning, Georgia in March 2021. (Photo courtesy of Textron) Textron Systems is preparing to show off its vertical takeoff and landing unmanned…
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iPhone: How to scan directly to iCloud Drive or local storage

March 2, 2021
Apple added a scanning feature to its Notes app with iOS 11 several years ago. However, there’s also an option to scan documents directly to iCloud Drive. Read along for how to quickly scan to iCloud Drive or your local storage on iPhone. Apple’s scan feature built into the Notes app on iOS and iPadOS is handy but if your goal is to get the scanned files into iCloud Drive or saved to a local…
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