Evernote used to be the default in note-taking: the fastest, easiest way to keep track of thoughts across devices. Its fall from grace was slow then sudden (as when four executives left in a single month and the firm was declared to be in a “death spiral”), but a recovery of sorts could be on the horizon. This week, Evernote released a completely redesigned app for iOS and says new apps for…
Watch the latest Nintendo Direct Mini here at 10AM ET
September 17, 2020
It’s been a strange year for Nintendo Direct. In March, Nintendo hosted a surprise Direct Mini event, where it dropped several Switch titles. We haven’t heard much since then. Today, Nintendo is hosting another Direct Mini. This time it’s not exactly a surprise, but…
Tesla has installed batteries at ~60 Electrify America charging stations, more are coming
September 17, 2020
Tesla has deployed Powerpack battery systems at ~60 Electrify America charging stations and more are coming by the end of the year.
Last year, Tesla and Electrify America, VW’s electric vehicle charging network, announced that they reached a deal for the former to deploy…
Sony: We’ll have more PS5s than we did PS4s at launch
September 17, 2020
Despite rumors to the contrary, Sony will have plenty of PlayStation 5 consoles ready for launch — more than it did when the PS4 first appeared, according to Sony Interactive CEO Jim Ryan. At the same time, he admitted that Sony wasn’t sure about either the supply or demand picture, considering the COVID-19 crisis. “Just as the supply thing was unclear, would there be any market? Would any…
OnePlus Nord series device rumored to come to US w/ sub-$400 price, Snapdragon 690 chipset
September 17, 2020
After a limited global launch, the OnePlus Nord is set to come to the US as a refreshed model, according to a new report.
reports that the OnePlus Nord N10 5G (codename “billie”) will come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G-enabled chipset, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage…
You can now change your default iOS browser to Firefox or DuckDuckGo
September 17, 2020
If you’ve updated to iOS 14, you can now change your default iOS browser to either Firefox or DuckDuckGo if you wish. Both browsers have been approved by Apple to take advantage of the new option to change your default web browser from Safari. (Google’s Chrome had…
Nintendo has discontinued the 3DS family
September 17, 2020
Three years after launching the Switch, Nintendo is putting the 3DS out to pasture. Back in July, the gaming giant shut down the Wii U and 3DS eshops in dozens of regions. Now, it has officially discontinued the family of handheld devices, which used to be wildly popular until the Switch took over as the company’s main console. As The Verge reports, Nintendo has posted a notice on the 3DS’ UK…
Could this new open source e-bike and e-scooter battery standard finally bring order?
September 17, 2020
The Teleport Mobility swappable battery system, a newly designed open source standard, hopes to make some order in the wild west of e-bike and e-scooter battery packs.
Electric bikes and e-scooters are great, hands down. But what about their batteries?
With each company…
Sony Xperia 5 II goes official w/ 120Hz 21:9 display, more
September 17, 2020
Sony has officially announced a follow-up to last years Xperia 5 in the form of the Xperia 5 II, which comes with some notable upgrades.
Smaller or compact smartphones are not necessarily as common as they once were, but the Sony Xperia 5 II might provides some of the…
iOS 14 privacy feature breaks some enterprise, school, and retail setups
September 17, 2020
Cisco has warned that an iOS 14 privacy feature can break some network setups used by corporations, schools, colleges, and retail chains.
The potential problems result from the the fact that iPhone and iPads on the latest OS default to using a random MAC address when connecting to Wi-Fi networks …
Apple introduced the feature as a privacy protection, primarily against retailers who use MAC…
