Verizon is today launching a new set-top box for its customers based on Google’s Android TV. The Verizon Stream TV, second-generation, is available starting today with new software, an updated design, and a slick feature.
In terms of hardware, the new Verizon Stream TV is still a set-top box just like the previous generation, not a dongle that plugs into and holds behind your TV like…
Following a step-focused redesign in April, Google Fit is now getting a richer homepage that can display more information, as well as additional sleep data and a sharing feature.
The top of the Google Fit homesceen continues to be rings for Heart Points and steps. This is…
Trump rushes through US Arctic Refuge gas and oil lease sales
November 18, 2020
Donald Trump’s administration is bulldozing through a last-minute gas and oil drilling-rights auction in Alaska’s 19-million-acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Biden vowed to block oil exploration in the largest national…
Enhance your workflow with Kanbani for Android [Video]
November 18, 2020
If you’re looking to improve your daily organization and streamline many of your daily processes and tasks, then there’s no reason you shouldn’t give a thorough test drive.
Below we go hands-on with the dedicated Kanbani Android app to better show you how to get complete control over your daily workflow — even when mobile:
So what is Kanbani you ask? Kanbani is a task management app…
We’re very lucky in Europe, as there are now nearly 40 electric vehicles to choose from. With changing attitudes to air pollution and climate change, allied to various government deadlines (a ban on new gas car sales from 2030 in the UK is expected imminently), next year…
Destiny 2 will be Google Stadia’s first completely free-to-play game, no subscription required
November 18, 2020
In Google Stadia’s biggest player outreach to date, Destiny 2’s base game is becoming entirely free-to-play — no subscription required — to match other platforms.
For the past year, Stadia has offered Destiny 2: The Collection — which includes the base game and…
Out with the old, in with the new! Dutch train stations are getting a makeover that includes replacing their old ashtray posts with new electric bicycle charging posts.
Some days the world smiles upon you as you wake up to some wholesome, old-fashioned good news.
Today is one of those days.
After Holland banned smoking in all of its train stations last month, the public ashtray posts suddenly…
For the past few months, Google Pay has been readying support for digital bank accounts, while there have been rumors of a broader revamp. Google tomorrow is unveiling this “new Pay app” with a video announcement.
We invite you to watch live and learn more about the…
EGEB: How this solar ‘cow’ power bank keeps kids in school
November 18, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Solar tech startup Yolk keeps Tanzanian kids in school with a solar power bank “cow.”
The Trump administration will sell oil drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
A majority of American voters would…
Truly wireless earbuds have become wildly popular over the past couple of years, but cost can still get in the way. The OnePlus Buds impressed us with a sub-$100 price tag, but tomorrow, the earbuds will be available for just $1.
Normally , OnePlus Buds offer an AirPod-like design, a compact case, and excellent battery life. They work best with OnePlus smartphones, but with Google Fast Pair and…
