Author: Zach_Wilson
Friday news dumps: all the news companies hoped you wouldn’t notice
Nikola recalls 209 trucks after determining a battery fire was due to a leak — not sabotage. Theranos-adjacent trucking company Nikola Motors admitted late Friday night that “a coolant leak inside a single battery pack was found to be the probable cause of the truck fire” at its HQ on…
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Don’t fall for this iPhone 15 fake recall scam
If you get a call asking you to return your “recalled” new iPhone 15, just say no. Scammers are a fast and opportunistic bunch who are now, according to a new report, looking to cash in on Apple‘s admitted iPhone 15 overheating issues. In a fascinating and worrisome story over…
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Pixel 8 Pro teardown exposes its temperature sensor and a sticky battery setup
iFixit’s Shahram Mokhtari starts by removing the Pixel 8 Pro’s screen using a heating mat, a clamp, and a pick. After disconnecting the display from the device, Mokhtari folds back the 5G mmWave antenna cable and unscrews the main frame. From there, Mokhtari attempts to remove the 5,050mAh battery by…
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The Cybertruck’s VINs reveal clues about the long-delayed truck
Tesla’s Cybertruck is finally nearing its first delivery event on November 30th, and yet we still don’t have key details on configurations, prices, and other specifications of the unconventionally designed pickup truck. But today, we got some insight for the launch, including initial Cybertruck powertrain options and Gross Vehicle Weight…
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Report: Scammers are targeting over-heating iPhone 15 issue with fake recall scam
Scammers are a fast and opportunistic bunch who are now, according to a new report, looking to cash in on Apple‘s admitted iPhone 15 overheating issues. In a fascinating and worrisome story over at Mashable, a tech reporter was targeted by scammers who, posing as Verizon reps, tried to convince…
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Frying pan company sued for claiming temperatures that rival the Sun
The newest high-tech wrinkle in nonstickiness is a coating called ceramic-titanium, developed in Denmark and used on Scanpan cookware. A mixture of titanium and a ceramic, so hot (30,000 degrees) that their atoms are broken down into a cloud of charged particles (Techspeak: a plasma), is fired at supersonic speed…
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