WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin delivered 123 F-35s to the U.S. military and international customers in 2020, missing its initial 141-aircraft goal for the year but meeting its revised target, the company announced Monday.
The COVID-19 pandemic proved itself to be a formidable challenge to Lockheed’s main F-35 production line in Fort Worth, Texas, as well as its network of suppliers across the…
These are the games we want to see on Google Stadia in 2021
December 30, 2020
The first full year of Google’s Stadia platform saw the debut of over 100 games and the promise of four times that many on their way. As opinions of Stadia change, here are some of the top games we want to see arrive on Stadia in 2021.
In this list, the most active…
Google’s Adaptive Charging for Pixel phones only works with alarms set during these hours
December 30, 2020
The December Feature Drop introduced a trio of smart features to better optimize Pixel usage. Adaptive Charging, which has your Pixel top up slowly overnight to preserve battery health, is the most significant, but there are key requirements to get it to work.
Adaptive…
AI jobs in 2021: here are some key trends
December 29, 2020
There’s no doubt about it – Artificial Intelligence has been a bit of a buzzword this year. Artificial intelligence has been established as the main driver of emerging technologies such as big data, robotics, and the IoT. So, what do the next 12 months look like for AI?
As a result of the global pandemic, consumer trends have changed significantly, which has resulted in some notable trends in…
AI Weekly: The trends that shaped 2020
December 29, 2020
A few days ago, I published a story about books that I read throughout the year to improve and inform my job covering artificial intelligence and adjacent industries. In all, the multi-part review contains nine books published in 2020 that explore subjects like business…
Xiaomi’s Mi 11 is the first Snapdragon 888 phone
December 29, 2020
Most rumors suggest Samsung will launch its new Galaxy S-series lineup earlier than usual this year. But even with a supposed January 14th reveal date, the S21 won’t be the first phone to come out with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 888 processor. That distinction will go to…
LG rolling out AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support for its 2018 Smart TVs
December 29, 2020
As reported in September, LG finally made the Apple TV app available for its 2018 OLED Smart TVs as the app was previously only available for the 2019 and 2020 LG OLED TV models. However, features like AirPlay 2 and HomeKit remained unavailable as the company promised the official release for later this year — which is now finally happening.
According to MacRumors, multiple readers successfully…
During our monthly search for the best EV discounts, we found four models – two BEVs and two PHEVs – that can cost less than $20,000 before tax and license. Considering the average used vehicle price as reported by USA Today was trending upward at $21,558 in July, and…
VW unveils prototype autonomous charging robot for electric cars
December 29, 2020
VW has unveiled an actual working prototype of an autonomous charging robot for electric cars – something that it has been conceptualizing for years.
Last year, we reported on VW unveiling the idea of a charging butler robot concept for electric cars.
They had the vision…
Xiaomi Mi 11 is the first Snapdragon 888 smartphone, ships w/ Android 11, no charger
December 29, 2020
With 2021 just a couple of days away, the first smartphone with next year’s flagship chip is going official. The Xiaomi Mi 11 has been announced — here’s what it brings to the table.
With the Mi 11, Xiaomi is shipping the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor along with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. It’s a highly capable spec sheet without any major compromises.
