The 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge and the 2021 Polestar 2, two new electric vehicles from the Volvo-Geely company, got their official EPA ratings today — both hitting over 200 miles of range.
Both vehicles already had WLTP ranges, but the European standard is known not to be representative of the actual range an EV gets on a North American road.
The EPA’s driving cycle is generally much more…
Edison Mail has had a busy year with the release of the new OnMail email service, and with their latest release, the app is gaining a new feature for iOS 14. Like many other email apps, it’s now possible to set it as the default email client on iOS once you update to the…
How to change your Instagram app icon on Android and iOS
October 7, 2020
To help celebrate its 10th birthday Instagram has added all of its classic icons within a secret menu that lets you revert to some of the classic app icons of yesteryear.
As part of the latest Instagram update for Android (and iOS), a new hidden menu has appeared within…
Health Records on iPhone now available in UK and Canada
October 7, 2020
Apple has announced that the Health app can now display Health Records on iPhone for those in the UK and Canada.
Health Records was first launched in the US back in 2018, allowing healthcare providers to make their patient records available to the patient in Apple’s Health app. All records are encrypted, and by pulling together different records from different providers, it provides a more…
Tesla batteries deployed in Vermont have saved local electricity ratepayers about $3 million this year alone, according to the local electric utility.
Green Mountain Power (GMP), a relatively small electric utility operating in Vermont, was one of the earliest adopters of…
The affordable Realme 7 and Realme 7 Pro have now reached European shores after launching official in India just last month — giving yet more interesting options for the savvy smartphone shopper.
The Realme 7 and Realme 7 Pro are a pair of solid smartphones on paper. The…
Nintendo’s theme park was already supposed to be open ahead of the Tokyo Summer Olympics, but like the games themselves, that plan was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Super Nintendo World is set to open in the spring of 2021, again just before the re-scheduled Olympics, the gaming company has announced (via The Verge).
Super Nintendo World will be a “life-size, living video…
Samsung’s One UI 3.0 update, which incorporates Android 11’s new features alongside some Samsung-specific improvements, has started rolling out in public beta in the US, SamMobile reports. The software is reportedly available for the T-Mobile variants of Samsung’s…
The first set of rumored specs for the professional-grade Nikon Z9 have leaked, and it seems Nikon isn’t playing around. The flagship-level full-frame mirrorless camera will allegedly feature a 45MP sensor, 20fps continuous shooting, 8K video capability and more.
The specs…
Japan’s Super Nintendo World will open in spring 2021
October 7, 2020
Nintendo has announced that its first theme park area will belatedly open at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka next spring. Super Nintendo World was originally planned to open before the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but the date was pushed back along with the Games themselves due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Separately, Nintendo will also open a themed cafe and store at Universal Studio Japan’s…
