The Samsung Galaxy S20-series launched with almost flawless displays, but they had a somewhat strange limitation. To run the devices at 120Hz, the Galaxy S20 trio has to tone down to 1080p resolution. With the Galaxy S21 family, or at least the S21 Ultra, you will be able to keep the resolution at WQHD+ while benefiting from that smooth, adaptive refresh rate at 120Hz.
A screenshot from the…
Asus Zenfone 6 Android 11 update arriving on global units
January 6, 2021
After a select few Zenfone 6 units in Taiwan got the Android 11 update last week, the firmware is now making its way to global and European variants of the device. Both come with the same 18.0610.2011.107 build number as the prior release with WW prefix indicating the global…
Dell announces new Latitude 9000, 7000 and 5000 laptops
January 6, 2021
Dell has just announced a slew of new products ahead of CES 2021. Most notably, the company has updated the Latitude 9000, 7000 and 5000 laptops.
For starters, the Latitude 9000 gets Intel’s latest 11th Generation processors but arguably the more notable new feature is…
Thanks to some inside info from Samsung’s Greater Noida plant, we know the Korean company is preparing a new affordable compact tablet under the name Galaxy Tab M62.
Images of the tablet’s chassis appeared online, revealing apertures for two cameras and room for a relatively big battery.
Samsung Galaxy Tab M62 shell
The source claimed the device will have at least 6GB RAM and 256 gigs…
Samsung Galaxy A72 case mold reveals design
January 6, 2021
After the success of the Galaxy A71 and its 5G counterpart, Samsung is expected to follow up with the Galaxy A72. The device already appeared in detailed renders as well as a Geekbench listing and the latest leak gives us a look at an aluminum case mold of the phone.
We can…
Electric pickup truck startup Rivian is closing in on a new financing round that would put its valuation at an impressive $25 billion, according to Bloomberg.
Rivian is a money-raising machine
Since coming onto the scene in a big way in late 2018 with the unveiling of its…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 5, 2021
January 6, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Following our report that the Nest Cam IQ Outdoor is out of stock, Google today confirmed that it’s sold out. Nest also revealed to 9to5Google that it’s planning a “new lineup of security cameras for 2021.”
Nest first announced the Cam IQ in June of 2017 as an…
OpenAI debuts DALL-E for generating images from text
January 6, 2021
OpenAI today debuted two multimodal AI systems that combine computer vision and NLP, like DALL-E, a system that generates images from text. For example, the photo above for this story was generated from the text prompt “an illustration of a baby daikon radish in a tutu…
Review: Belkin Boost Charge Pro is the iPhone 12/Apple Watch power station with MagSafe to buy
January 6, 2021
Belkin’s Boost Charge Pro with MagSafe and Apple’s MagSafe Duo chargers take very different approaches to solve a similar problem. In a world where everything has to be recharged, combination chargers that can reduce cables and plugs in our life are really practical. While Apple’s first-party combo charger is described best as a minimalistic travel charger, Belkin aces utility in what may be…
