When I visit China, or really anywhere in Eastern Asia, I’m always amazed at just how prevalent electric bicycles are. E-bike adoption may be on the rise in the US, but it’s simply the standard way to get around in much of Asia. And so I wanted to test how a typical Asian e-bike could perform when taken out of its element and dropped in the West. To do so, I hopped on the newly released…
Apple officially announced its iPhone 12 event set for October 13. The tagline is “Hi, Speed” and after we saw a fun little Easter egg on the Apple Events page for the September “Time Flies” event, there’s another one for the big iPhone 12 event.
Head…
Of course Razer made a light-up prepaid credit card
October 6, 2020
Gaming peripheral company Razer is known for making a lot of… interesting products that go well beyond its core PC hardware market. But nothing prepared me for today’s news of Razer’s latest venture: a light-up prepaid credit card.
That’s right. Razer has created…
Hurricane Delta in the Gulf of Mexico is turning into a major storm, and it’s going to affect offshore oil.
PM Boris Johnson pledges £160 million to ensure that wind farms will generate power for every home.
Denmark will contribute $1.6 billion to new climate initiatives.
Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and your bank account — all without changing your…
Apple’s ‘Hi, Speed’ iPhone 12 invite sparks speculation: Midnight Blue, 5G, AirTags, more
October 6, 2020
Apple has confirmed its iPhone 12 event for next Tuesday, October 13, at 10 a.m. PT. The tagline for this year’s event is “Hi, Speed,” and paired with the accompanying graphic, it’s already sparking quite a bit of speculation about what Apple could have in store for…
VW ID.3 — Is this the mass-market EV the world needs?
October 6, 2020
After a full 21 months since Fully Charged took the test-version vehicle out in sunny South Africa, Robert Llewellyn finally got to grips with the “First Edition” VW ID.3 in the not-so-sunny south of England.
It’s no secret that, having had a few of them, we are fans…
Chrome 86 rolling out: Password Checkup and Enhanced Safe Browsing on Android, domain URL test, more
October 6, 2020
Following version 85’s release on Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux, the next release of Google’s browser is rolling out today. Chrome 86 makes a number of security-focused additions and a handful of other usability tweaks.
A number of security features that first debuted on desktop Chrome are now coming to mobile with version 86:
Password Checkup, which can analyze whether your saved…
How to watch Apple’s ‘Hi, Speed’ iPhone 12 event on YouTube
October 6, 2020
Just after announcing the iPhone 12 event, Apple has published the placeholder for the “Hi, Speed” live stream. Here’s how to set a reminder and watch the iPhone 12 event on YouTube.
Apple has been using YouTube more heavily for its events over the last few years…
Dell's first mini-LED monitor is bright, accurate and $5,000
October 6, 2020
If you’ve been following the Apple rumor mill in recent months, you’ll know the company reportedly plans to start using mini-LED displays in some of its devices later this year. The tech offers many of the same benefits as OLED, including high contrast ratios and wide…
It’ll be a couple of months before Android 11 rolls out widely to Samsung devices, but things are moving along quickly. Following a developer preview last month, Samsung has just opened up a public beta of OneUI 3.0 with Android 11.
As reported by SamMobile, the OneUI 3.0 public beta is now open for Galaxy S20 users, but only in Samsung’s home country of South Korea. This beta is, of course…
