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Umar Shakir

Umar Shakir

Former News Writer

Former News Writer

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    Umar Shakir
    Umar Shakir
    Is Apple CarPlay already getting old?

    iPhone owners love the feature and get up in arms when automakers resist it. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said this week on Decoder that CarPlay can’t “leverage other parts of the vehicle experience” and takes control away from automakers.

    Meanwhile, friend of The Verge, Patrick George, has the so-far unpopular opinion that while CarPlay is familiar, it’s rapidly becoming out of date.

    Umar Shakir
    Umar Shakir
    Dua Lipa’s Macan EV ad takes the Porsche to some new places.

    The star takes the electric SUV through a cinematic montage of situations to the sounds of Training Season — while explaining how she’d direct a Porsche commercial in ways that “Porsche guys” wouldn’t.

    A new approach to marketing the Macan makes sense, considering recent Taycan sales numbers ahead of that SUV’s impending refresh.

    Umar Shakir
    Umar Shakir
    Elon Musk says new Tesla Roadster is going into production next year.

    During an earnings call, the Tesla CEO said the company has “completed most of the engineering” on the next-gen Roadster with “upgrades” being made. The Roadster was announced way back in 2017 and opened to preorders that require potential buyers to put down a $50,000 deposit towards the expected price of $250,000.

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    Image: Tesla
    Umar Shakir
    Umar Shakir
    Nubia’s new smartphone has OIS OIS OIS.

    The company’s “Z60 Ultra Leading Version” (yes, that’s the name) has optical image stabilization on all its rear cameras, including two 50MP main and wide-angle ones, and the 64MP “Portrait Prime” shooter.

    Nubia’s Leading phone has an overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, while its running mate model Z60S “Pro” has a Gen 2. As for OIS on the Pro, well, only on the Telephoto.

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    The Nubia Z60 Ultra Leading Version is a squared-off slab with a big 6.8-inch AMOLED display on the other side.
    Image: Nubia