Monthly Archives: November 2022

Apple Ditched Plan for $50 Apple Pencil With iPhone Support at the Last Minute, Claims Sketchy Rumor

Apple planned to introduce a new $49 Apple Pencil this year that was compatible with iPhones, but scrapped the plans at the last minute, claims a sketchy new rumor coming out of Asia. According to a Weibo post, shared on Twitter by DuanRui, Apple allegedly intended to release the new ‌Apple Pencil‌, codenamed “Maker” (or,…

We’ve reached the end of a bizarre Atlantic hurricane season

Enlarge / Hurricane Ian, as seen from the International Space Station. (credit: NASA) The Atlantic hurricane season officially ends on Wednesday, bringing to a close the six-month period when the vast majority of tropical activity occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea. Prior to the season, forecasters generally expected a busier-than-normal…

Good car, great bargain: The 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV

Enlarge / Chevrolet gave the Bolt a facelift in 2021 and added a stretched variant called the Bolt EUV. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) The Chevrolet Bolt doesn’t get enough respect. After early experiments like the hand-built EV1 and the limited-run Spark EV, the Bolt was General Motors’ first mass-produced battery electric vehicle, beating Tesla’s Model 3…