Day: September 28, 2021

Face ID on the iPhone 13 stops working if a third-party replaces the phone’s display

Posted on by Robin Edgar

With the addition of features like a 120Hz display on some models, Apple’s iPhone 13 lineup is many ways a step above the phones the company shipped last year. But when it comes to the question of repairability, the story is more complicated. Conducting a teardown of the device, iFixit found it couldn’t get the Read more about Face ID on the iPhone 13 stops working if a third-party replaces the phone’s display[…]

A Tesla Big Battery Is Getting Sued Over Power Grid Failures In Australia for not providing promised backup

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Tesla’s Big Battery, located in southern Australia, just got hit with a federal lawsuit for failing to provide the crucial grid support it once promised it could. Built by Tesla in 2017, the 150-megawatt battery supplies 189 megawatt-hours of storage and was designed to support the grid when it becomes overloaded. Now operated by French Read more about A Tesla Big Battery Is Getting Sued Over Power Grid Failures In Australia for not providing promised backup[…]

Samsung’s has larger, stretchier OLED display that looks a bit like a rubber sheet

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Hot on the heels of LG’s “Real Folding Window” showcase, Samsung is taking its moment to shine with a new stretchable OLED display demo. At this week’s Global Tech Korea 2021, Samsung presented an impressive 13-inch OLED panel that appears to stretch at varying degrees. The panel displayed a video of lava flowing while different Read more about Samsung’s has larger, stretchier OLED display that looks a bit like a rubber sheet[…]