In late 2019, Google announced a deal with Fitbit to acquire the company for over $2 billion, but in the time since, the deal has had to get the approval of multiple regulatory authorities. After getting a thumbs-up from the EU last month, Google has officially completed its acquisition of Fitbit today.
Through a blog post on The Keyword today, Google’s SVP of devices and services, Rick…
Fitbit says Google deal won’t affect third-party services
January 14, 2021
It’s official. After more than a year in processing, Google has acquired Fitbit. There are a million questions that long-time Fitbit users probably have for what this means going forward, but there is one bit of good news — the Google deal won’t affect third-party…
It’s no secret that pricing was the Achilles heel of last year’s Samsung smartphones, but the company is starting off 2021 with a huge step in the right direction with its new Galaxy S21 that sees a $200 price cut. Here’s what you need to know about Samsung’s new…
Galaxy Buds Pro can cancel out or amplify ambient noise, switch between devices for $199
January 14, 2021
Side-by-side with the announcement of the Galaxy S21 series phones, Samsung has announced its latest and most premium set of wireless earbuds, the Galaxy Buds Pro, complete with both noise cancellation and amplification.
Last year, Samsung launched two separate sets of true wireless earbuds with noise cancellation: the Galaxy Buds Plus and Galaxy Buds Live. During today’s Galaxy Unpacked…
Samsung ditches microSD card support on all Galaxy S21 models
January 14, 2021
The ability to expand storage on the fly using a microSD card is something that’s been an advantage of Android devices for years, but it’s something that’s slowly been going away. After years of supporting the feature, Samsung is officially saying goodbye to the…
Samsung is bringing SmartThings to Android Auto
January 14, 2021
After announcing that a partnership with Google would bring Nest devices to SmartThings this year, Samsung is about to integrate with one of Google’s platforms. Alongside the reveal of the Galaxy S21 series, Samsung has revealed that SmartThings is coming to Android…
To take advantage of the UWB tech in some of its recent smartphones, Samsung is launching the Galaxy SmartTag and SmartTag+ trackers this week.
The standard Galaxy SmartTag works a lot like a traditional Tile tracker. It connects over Bluetooth and tracks any object you attach it to, even if that happens to be a pet. Samsung says the SmartTag lasts for months on a single coin battery.
Bluetooth…
Sodium Cycles shows off 50 mph light electric motorcycle headed for sodium-ion batteries
January 14, 2021
French motorbike company Sodium Cycles took to CES 2021 to show off the latest version of their light electric motorcycle known as the Xubaka.
Sodium Cycles Xubaka
The Xubaka electric motorcycle has been in development since 2018 and looks quite different from most mini…
Tesla explains how it achieves top safety rating on Model Y and ‘lowest rollover risk of any SUV’
January 14, 2021
Tesla released more information on how it achieved a top safety rating on Model Y with NHTSA, including the “lowest rollover risk of any SUV” ever tested.
Tesla Model Y crash test results
Earlier this week, we reported on Tesla Model Y acing its safety test with…
Tesla files to use new ‘millimeter-wave radar’ on its ‘full self-driving’ electric cars
January 14, 2021
Tesla has applied with the FCC for the use of a new “millimeter-wave radar” for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving in its electric cars.
New Tesla Radar
Tesla uses a front-facing radar sensor hidden inside the front fascia of its vehicles as part of its Autopilot/Full Self-Driving (FSD) sensor suite.
Electrek has found a new FCC filing from Tesla in which the automaker applied to get a new…
