Herbert Diess, the head of the Volkswagen group, has released a blog post discussing his effort to reform the giant automaker, including revealing ‘Mission T’, his plan to “catch up with Tesla”.
It comes as the executive forced a vote of confidence over his leadership at Volkswagen.
Diess came to Volkswagen from BMW in 2015 amidst the Dieselgate scandal and started a wide-ranging effort…
Sony confirms Android 11 road map for Xperia series
December 1, 2020
Despite not really making a dent in the wider smartphone space, Sony still maintains a large, loyal fanbase. With a small flagship lineup, it’s arguably far easier to for Sony to update their Xperia lines to Android 11.
The Japanese firm has now confirmed its Android 11…
As if mountain bikes weren’t already versatile enough, a new DIY conversion kit known as the Envo can turn a mountain bike into an electric snowmobile.
It’s not like electric snow bikes aren’t already a thing – there are plenty of powerful and well-equipped…
Qualcomm is the name of the game when it comes to high-end Android smartphones, and today we’re getting the first details on what’s next. For 2021, the processor we’ll see in many major Android phones will be the Snapdragon 888.
Succeeding the Snapdragon 865, the 888 will make its debut in the Xiaomi Mi 11 series before showing up in flagship phones from LG, OnePlus, and more throughout…
How Mark Kelly used conversational AI to help win a Senate seat
December 1, 2020
Conversational artificial intelligence has rapidly smartened and scaled since chatbots first entered mainstream social media in 2016. The first few iterations of chatbots on Facebook Messenger were simple, enabling restaurant reservations, flower deliveries, and other…
Canon Considering More Lenses Like the RF 800mm and 600mm f/11
December 1, 2020
In an interview with Mynavi News, Canon’s Kengo Iezuka says that not only were the 800mm and 600mm f/11 lenses possible because of mirrorless design, but the success of these two lenses may lead to additional similarly-designed primes.
Kengo Iezuka is one of the executives…
Very rarely does a photographer only have one type of battery these days. From your camera’s battery, to rechargeable AAs, to drone batteries, it can be cumbersome to try and carry a charger for each when traveling. Bronine wants to change that with the Volkit.
The Volkit is a free voltage charging device with modular charging bricks that work with an assortment of brands and batteries. Bronine…
Samsung is working on an object tracker called Galaxy Smart Tag
December 1, 2020
Samsung is apparently looking to expand its Galaxy brand even further than before, this time to also encompass what seemingly will be a smart object tracker, akin to Tile. We’re assuming this will work in concert with Samsung’s SmartThings Find feature, which was…
Xiaomi introduced three Redmi Note 9 phones back in March, followed by three more in November but the latter trio was designated for the local market. Or that’s what we thought – apparently, the Chinese company is planning to launch them online under new…
Last week we saw case renders of the Samsung Galaxy A32 5G which revealed its design. Today we get an even better look at the smartphone, thanks to the CAD renders shared by .
According to the leakster, the Galaxy A32 5G will pack an Infinity-V display measuring 6.5″ diagonally. And the flat rear panel of the smartphone, having a glossy finish, is made of plastic and will house three cameras…
