While the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max went up for pre-order last Friday, the company also announced that its full lineup of 2020 iPhones is coming to more countries on November 20, including Brazil. While this may sound irrelevant, Brazil will once again have the world’s most expensive iPhone by far — but it might lose first place in the ranking over the next few weeks.
Pre-orders…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 9, 2020
November 10, 2020
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…
Tesla is apparently looking to switch to AMD “Navi” chip for its onboard media computer (MCU), according to a new leak.
Originally, Tesla used Nvidia Tegra chips in its Media Control Unit (MCU), which is different from its Autopilot or Full Self-Driving (FSD)…
Tesla finally acknowledges eMMC failure with its touchscreen, offers extended warranty
November 10, 2020
Tesla announced that it is extending its warranty for its MCU touchscreen over a longtime eMMC failure problem that rendered the screen useless.
The move comes after NHTSA put some pressure on Tesla.
Owners of older Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles have been reporting some issues with their MCUs.
The touchscreen becomes less responsive, the power-up time becomes longer, the screen freezes and…
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is now available on Google Stadia
November 10, 2020
As 2020 finally approaches its end, some of the year’s biggest video games are hitting the market. Today, Ubisoft is releasing its latest installment in the Assassin’s Creed series, the much-anticipated Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and it’s launching day one on…
Nokia's first big HMD-made phone in the US is an 8.3 5G for Verizon
November 10, 2020
The Nokia badge hasn’t been attached to high-profile US carrier launches in a long time (its Windows Phones come to mind), but HMD Global wants to change that. It’s launching the Nokia 8 V 5G UW, an upper-mid-range Android phone exclusive to Verizon (Engadget’s parent…
Apple iPhone 12 mini review: For small phone fans only
November 10, 2020
The tech industry is obsessed with size, and it’s easy to see why. “Bigger” is often used as shorthand for “better,” and if you need proof just look at phones. They haven’t just become faster and more capable; they’ve also become enormous. That’s not to say good small phones are impossible to find — Google’s standard-issue Pixels are pretty…
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max review: Better, not just bigger
November 10, 2020
In the old days, before COVID, I didn’t just review big phones — I used them almost exclusively. They’re especially helpful here in New York, where you never knew when a train will get held up. There’s nothing like a big screen and some noise-canceling…
Gallery: Travel photographer Austin Mann compares iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max cameras
November 10, 2020
Following his in-depth review of the iPhone 12 Pro camera last month, travel photographer Austin Mann is back today with a look at the new iPhone 12 Pro Max. Apple has made big claims about the iPhone 12 Pro Max camera system, and Mann’s review offers more details on what…
iOS apps will run on Apple Silicon Macs, but major developers have already opted out of the Mac App Store
November 10, 2020
Apple will hold another special event tomorrow, and we expect to see the first Mac with Apple Silicon chips. While we don’t know much about these Macs, Apple confirmed at WWDC 2020 that ARM Macs will be able to run any iOS app — however, things will not be as easy as you might think.
Since Apple Silicon Macs will have the same processors as iPhone and iPad, Apple will let users download and…
