The COVID-19 pandemic led to a heavy decline in the smartphone market this year, but Q3 2020 has seen shipments start to recover according to a new report from Gartner.
In Q3 2020, the smartphone market as a whole saw a 5.7% decline compared to Q3 2019. Combined, smartphone manufacturers shipped around 366 million units, down from 388 million the same time in 2019. That’s far better than the…
Next year, Google Chat will go free ahead of the eventual deprecation of classic Hangouts. The Google Workspace team today is highlighting upcoming changes that will begin to launch later this week.
The most significant addition is “compatibility with classic…
GM cancels deal to build Nikola (NKLA) electric-hydrogen pickup truck after many controversies
December 1, 2020
GM has dropped its plan to build the Nikola (NKLA) Badger electric/fuel cell pickup truck and take a stake in the controversial company.
However, GM will still supply Nikola with fuel cell hydrogen technology for its semi trucks.
As we have been reporting over the last few…
Google Play Store lists best Android apps and games of 2020
December 1, 2020
As the year comes to a close, it’s time for recaps and Google Play is ready with the best Android apps and games of 2020. Given the scale of the Play Store, all lists are localized and just beginning to roll out around the world. When it’s ready for your region, a “Best of 2020” banner will appear at the top of the Play app. At that time, results for Users’ Choice voting will be…
Audi is returning to rally racing and doing it with an electric vehicle.
The German automaker teased the new electric off-road prototype, which will first compete in the Dakar Rally in 2022.
A while ago, Audi had a lot of success on the rally circuit with the…
Google WiFi & Nest WiFi can prioritize Zoom and Meet video calls for better stability
December 1, 2020
The pandemic has made video calling more important than ever before, and to make Google Meet and Zoom video calls more stable in our current lifestyle, Google WiFi and Nest WiFi are making it possible to prioritize these popular video calling apps.
The latest update for…
Did Aston Martin publish fake emission numbers about EVs?
December 1, 2020
A number of UK press outlets covered a report that claims that electric vehicles need to travel 50,000 miles before its carbon footprint is better than an ICE vehicle. We’ve seen this type of report debunked many times in the past so we didn’t think it was worth our time. But a number of big UK publications ran with it.
It looks like this report could have been a sleight of hand from British…
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is taking steps to ensure its pre-positioned stock in the European and Asia-Pacific theaters is right-sized not just for…
Tesla may be leading the world in four-wheeled electric vehicles, but CEO Elon Musk might still have a thing or two to learn about electric three-wheelers. His first experience test riding an Arcimoto FUV electric car ended with him crashing it into a brick wall, claims…
Opening a PDF uploaded to Google Drive provides a basic preview. You’ve long been able to edit PDF files by selecting the “Open with Google Docs” option, and the import experience is now offering improved support.
Google cites a “range of updates that will make PDFs converted into Google Docs better.” There are three areas of improvement:
Image imports, including the image itself and…
