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The Morning After: Ford tells EV owners to stop using its Tesla adapter
22 Oct

The Morning After: Ford tells EV owners to stop using its Tesla adapter

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Ford has issued a bulletin urging people to stop using its Tesla Supercharger adapter. It . The company says it will send a replacement adapter soon and asks users to return the faulty one. Both the replacement and the shipping cost to send back the original will be free of charge.It’s another high-profile stumble for Ford, especially since this adapter was delayed several times already due to supplier issues. Plus, it’s not as if these adapters are toys, given they’re hooking up to Superchargers capable of pumping out 250kW. Ford must also be smarting that it had to sign a…
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The Morning After: We test Canon’s new EOS R5 II
21 Oct

The Morning After: We test Canon’s new EOS R5 II

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If you’re after a high-resolution mirrorless camera, most folks in the know will point you to the Sony’s A1. Canon, annoyed at not being everyone’s first choice, is fighting back with its new , a 45-megapixel mirrorless with plenty of bells and whistles. Engadget’s Steve Dent knows a thing or two about high-end cameras, . It isn’t perfect, but he was impressed by the faster shooting and better autofocus, especially given the A1 is a lot more expensive. To learn all about the new R5 II and decide if it’s the camera to put at the top of your wish…
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The Morning After: YouTube is testing a new subscription option that could remove most ads
19 Oct

The Morning After: YouTube is testing a new subscription option that could remove most ads

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YouTube is testing a new version of its Premium Lite subscription tier in Australia, Germany and Thailand, a Google rep confirmed. It would have limited ads, which the fine print describes as most videos being ad-free, “but you may see video ads on music content and Shorts, and non-interruptive ads when you search and browse.”The original Premium Lite subscription began testing in Europe in 2021, but it only lasted a few years, being phased out in October 2023. It was very much “lite, lacking the offline or background viewing of the regular Premium subscription.The pricing model for these early tests…
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The Morning After: Apple’s surprise iPad mini
16 Oct

The Morning After: Apple’s surprise iPad mini

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Apple just announced the seventh-gen iPad mini, three years after its sixth-gen model. It has a faster A17 Pro chip, originally found in the iPhone 15 Pro, which means it’ll be able to handle Apple’s incoming AI features — although it’s not Apple's most powerful mobile chip. There’s more RAM too.Power aside, it has the same 8.3-inch screen as the previous model and an identical 2,266 x 1,488 resolution at 326 ppi. The refresh rate remains a modest 60Hz, in an era of 90Hz or higher. It’s not any bigger, wider or slimmer than its predecessor either.It’s been a while…
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The Morning After: Pokémon hack exposes future games, beta designs and more
14 Oct

The Morning After: Pokémon hack exposes future games, beta designs and more

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Pokémon developer Game Freak has confirmed its servers were hacked in August. The breach meant internal materials — from source codes to early and even scrapped character designs — were circulating on social media over the weekend.Leaked documents and images flooded Reddit and X after Centro Leaks began dumping it all on Saturday afternoon. It allegedly includes source codes for past games and codenames for the Switch 2 and the upcoming Gen 10 Pokémon games. There are also references to a Pokémon MMO, future movies and a new anime series. The leak revealed tons of beta character designs and concept…
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The Morning After: This is Tesla’s robotaxi, the Cybercab
12 Oct

The Morning After: This is Tesla’s robotaxi, the Cybercab

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At Tesla’s We, Robot event at Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio in California, the company finally unveiled its robotaxi. The car is expected to go into production before 2027, but even Musk caveated that, saying he was “highly optimistic with timeframes.”The Cybercab doesn’t have a steering wheel and, according to Elon Musk (so pinch of salt!), could be very cheap to run. The Tesla boss said the operating cost of the robotaxi would be 20 cents a mile, 30 to 40 cents with taxes. He also confirmed people can buy one and that Tesla expects to sell the Cybercab for below…
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The Morning After: Nintendo’s latest hardware is not the Switch 2
10 Oct

The Morning After: Nintendo’s latest hardware is not the Switch 2

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We’ve been waiting and waiting, and Nintendo finally did the right thing and announced an entirely new piece of hardware. Alas, it’s not a new console but a very Nintendo-looking smart alarm clock. The Alarmo has motion sensors that let you snooze it based on your movement. (There is a physical snooze button too.)You’ll also be able to check how much you move around while you sleep, and the clock has sleeping sounds and music to drift off to. NintendoYou can set the clock’s background with scenes inspired by the likes of Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath…
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The Morning After: Boring Company’s Vegas Loop plagued by lost drivers, trespassers and skateboarders
09 Oct

The Morning After: Boring Company’s Vegas Loop plagued by lost drivers, trespassers and skateboarders

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company pitched that its Vegas Loop, underground tunnels built below Las Vegas, would reduce gridlock in some of the busiest parts of the city, offering a new transport solution that isn’t a monorail. People are transported by ordinary Tesla vehicles in tunnels and terminals that are often difficult to get to. (At least, that was my experience earlier this year.)It hasn’t been the transport game changer the company promised, though. A report from Fortune elaborated on what’s actually happening in those tunnels, saying there have been at least 67 trespassing reports since 2022 and 22 instances of…
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The Morning After: Verizon and PlayStation’s network separately hit by outages
01 Oct

The Morning After: Verizon and PlayStation’s network separately hit by outages

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It was a messy Monday if you were a Verizon customer or wanted some PS5 gaming in the evening. First, Verizon mobile customers reported outages across the US on Monday. At around 9:30AM ET, hundreds of thousands of users flagged problems with their mobile service on Downdetector. Reports spiked at almost 105,000 at 11:20AM. Issues included the inability to send texts and a lack of cellular service outright. The issue centered on the East Coast and Midwest. The carrier hasn’t elaborated on what caused the issue. The FCC said it was “working to determine the cause and extent of these…
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The Morning After: Apple’s rumored smart display may arrive next year
30 Sep

The Morning After: Apple’s rumored smart display may arrive next year

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Remember those rumors of an Apple smart display suspended on a robot arm? According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to debut the first device as soon as 2025, alongside a new operating system called homeOS.It could be a device with a robotic arm or a simpler HomePod-with-screen affair. Gurman elaborated on this, claiming two versions are in the works: a low-end display for the basics, like FaceTime and smart home controls, and a high-end robotic variant that’ll cost upwards of $1,000. According to the report, Apple Intelligence will be a key part of the experience for both devices.…
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