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• GM recalls 68,000 Chevy Bolt EVs after reports of battery fires
• iPhone 12 mini owners report unresponsive lock screens
• UK might ban sales of fossil fuel cars as early as 2030
• Galaxy S21 specs leak hints at Ultra model with S Pen support
• Microsoft: State-backed hackers targeted COVID-19 vaccine creators
• Qualcomm gets US permission to sell 4G phone chips to Huawei
• Score Apple computers at a fraction of the regular price
• Twitch viewers can bet their channel points on predictions
• ICYMI: Catch up on a busy week of console and phone reviews
• Hitting the Books: How NYC's iconic subway system shaped the city
• OnePlus 9 might boast a larger screen and Note 20-like cameras
• The Morning After: Which 2-in-1 laptop is the best?
• Uber is reportedly in talks to sell its self-driving unit

GM recalls 68,000 Chevy Bolt EVs after reports of battery fires Posted: 14 Nov 2020 03:00 PM PST You might need to take your Chevy Bolt in for major service. Detroit News and The Verge report that GM is recalling 68,677 Bolt EVs (50,900 in the US) to help it identify the causes of five battery fires between 2017 and 2019. The car maker has found...

iPhone 12 mini owners report unresponsive lock screens Posted: 14 Nov 2020 02:31 PM PST Some early iPhone 12 mini buyers are having a rough experience with their diminutive new handset. Users on MacRumors, Apple's forum and Reddit report that the 12 mini's touchscreen is partly unresponsive at the lock screen. They'll not only have trou...

UK might ban sales of fossil fuel cars as early as 2030 Posted: 14 Nov 2020 01:39 PM PST The UK might soon move up its ban on sales of combustion engine cars — yes, again. The Financial Times and the BBC both claim Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce a ban on fossil fuel car sales by 2030, five years ahead of the most recent targe...

Galaxy S21 specs leak hints at Ultra model with S Pen support Posted: 14 Nov 2020 01:08 PM PST There might not be much mystery left when Samsung reveals the Galaxy S21 (or S30) next year. Android Police sources claim to have leaked detailed specs for the S21 family, and they suggest the Ultra model will be even more of a centerpiece than it is...

Microsoft: State-backed hackers targeted COVID-19 vaccine creators Posted: 14 Nov 2020 12:09 PM PST State-sponsored campaigns to hack COVID-19 vaccine makers might be more commonplace than previously thought. According to ZDNet, Microsoft has detected hacks from three "nation-state actors" targeting seven pharmaceutical firms and researchers, inclu...

Qualcomm gets US permission to sell 4G phone chips to Huawei Posted: 14 Nov 2020 11:06 AM PST The US is making an exception to a ban against Huawei buying US chip technology — if a slight one. Qualcomm has confirmed to Reuters that it has received US government permission to sell 4G phone chips to Huawei. The American company didn't say which...

Score Apple computers at a fraction of the regular price Posted: 14 Nov 2020 10:55 AM PST Everyone needs a computer these days, whether for remote work, distance learning or digital entertainment. Apple computers are well-known for providing a great user experience while meeting the various computing needs of professionals, students and t...

Twitch viewers can bet their channel points on predictions Posted: 14 Nov 2020 10:22 AM PST Twitch has introduced a new feature called Predictions for creators who want to encourage viewer participation on their channels. Predictions allow creators set events wherein viewers can use their Channel Points to predict an outcome. For instance,...

ICYMI: Catch up on a busy week of console and phone reviews Posted: 14 Nov 2020 09:00 AM PST While last week Engadget was focused on putting the newly released Xbox systems through their paces, this week we were focused on new iPhones and an inexpensive Android tablet. We spent time finding the features and flaws of the Xbox Series X and Ser...

Hitting the Books: How NYC's iconic subway system shaped the city Posted: 14 Nov 2020 08:30 AM PST New York's subway system is an intrinsic aspect of the city's identity, as much so as the Brooklyn Bridge or Empire State Building. New York simply wouldn't be New York without its trains, a critical connective infrastructure that moved approximately...

OnePlus 9 might boast a larger screen and Note 20-like cameras Posted: 14 Nov 2020 08:04 AM PST You might be getting a glimpse at the OnePlus 9 mere weeks after the 8T made its debut. The 91mobiles team says it has obtained CAD renders for the OnePlus 9 that reveal some of its key design choices. While it will reportedly borrow a flat display,...

The Morning After: Which 2-in-1 laptop is the best? Posted: 14 Nov 2020 07:39 AM PST This week was a whirlwind of new game systems, iPhones of all sizes and the first Macs with Apple's M1 CPU inside. Our podcast crew can help make sense of everything that went down, but for something outside of games and Apple, Cherlynn Low lists the...

Uber is reportedly in talks to sell its self-driving unit Posted: 14 Nov 2020 04:48 AM PST After years of development and some shocking incidents, the next step for Uber's self-driving unit could be a sale. As first reported by TechCrunch and later Reuters, anonymous sources say Uber is in talks with self-driving tech startup Aurora about...

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