Samsung introduced its Galaxy S21 lineup earlier this week – a vanilla Galaxy S21, a plus model that provides largely the same internals in a larger package and the Ultra that has a strong claim for the throne of the ultimate cameraphone. We already compared the three new phones, but now it’s time to look at the upgrades they bring over the outgoing Galaxy S20 family.
Samsung Galaxy…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 16, 2021
January 17, 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…
Technologies like artificial intelligence and human genome editing “reveal and reflect even more about the complex and sometimes dangerous social architecture that lies beneath the scientific progress that we pursue,” said Dr. Alondra Nelson today as part of the…
Google may require AV1 codec support on all new Android TV devices starting March 31st
January 17, 2021
Google’s Android TV platform powers set-top boxes, dongles, projectors, and even TVs themselves. As the shift to Google TV has been ongoing, Google is laying down a new requirement for all new Android TV devices — they must support the AV1 streaming codec.
If that sounds familiar, it’s probably because rumors of this news have been swirling for several months at this point.
5 Signs Your Landscape Photos Are Way Too Busy
January 16, 2021
Figuring out the line between “good” and “too much” is one of the big challenges in photography, whether it’s making adjustments in post-processing or figuring out what to include in a composition. In this 14-minute video, photographer Mark Denney shares 5 things…
Once upon a time in Silicon Valley, engineers at the various electronics firms would tinker at their benches and create new inventions. This tinkering was done, at least in part, to show to the engineer at the next bench so they could both appreciate the ingenuity and…
Samsung Galaxy M62 gets FCC certified with 7,000 mAh battery
January 16, 2021
A Samsung device bearing model designation SM-M62F/DS and believed to be the Galaxy M62 has bagged FCC certification, revealing a 7,000 mAh battery in the process.
Additionally, FCC revealed that SM-M62F/DS will ship with a 25W charger and feature a USB-C port and 3.5mm headphone jack.
The documents on the US regulator’s website also include model code SM-E625F/DS, which is rumored to be the…
iPhone 13 might feature in-display fingerprint scanner, foldable iPhone in the works
January 16, 2021
The iPhone 13 arriving later this year will not come with major changes but it might have an in-display fingerprint scanner in tow since Apple has started testing it as a key upgrade for 2021, reports .
Starting with iPhone X, all iPhones except the iPhone SE (2020) came…
Ride1Up announces lowest-cost 28 MPH Brose mid-drive e-bikes yet
January 16, 2021
San Diego-based electric bicycle company Ride1Up has long been a value leader in the US e-bike industry. Now with the new Ride1Up Prodigy’s unveiling, the company is bringing the same value-oriented design to its first ever mid-drive electric bicycle.
Ride1Up Prodigy…
This week’s top stories: Google Assistant goes Super Saiyan, Nova Launcher 7 demo, more
January 16, 2021
In this week’s top stories: we help the Google Assistant go Super Saiyan in Dragon Ball Z easter egg, take an early look at an upcoming revamp of Nova Launcher, catalog the best new features of OnePlus’s OxygenOS 11.0 update, and more.
The Google Assistant sparked a good bit of joy and nostalgia this week as folks uncovered that the voice AI gained an easter egg themed after Dragon Ball Z.
