GM And PG&E Pilot Will Turn Electric Cars Into Outage Saviors General Motors and PG&E are kicking off a bidirectional charging pilot, taking advantage of the big batteries in electric vehicles to provide outage alternatives without traditional whole-home or gas generators. The collaboration will see new EV chargers that are capable of both charging a vehicle from a home’s electricity supply, and of taking electricity back from the car and using it to power the home, fitted in a number of California homes before the end of 2022....

Google has activatedRCS messagingin the UK, meaning that sending messages on your Android can now become a lot more sophisticated. RCS messaging has long been heralded as the replacement for SMS and MMS, bringing much more advanced features like Apple’s iMessage, or like popular chat apps like WhatsApp. There’s been a deadlock for Android users, however. While Android has supported RCS for some time, it was left to the networks to enable the services....

I don’t think it’s fair to compare every subsequentBatmangame to Rocksteady’sArkhamseries. Not only are those fantastic games, but they’re some of the best licensed games ever made. ButGotham Knightswas made by Warner Bros. Montreal, which not only previously developed its ownBatmangame, but also made DLC forArkham Knight. Even so, hadGotham Knightstried to do its own thing, it still wouldn’t be completely fair to compare. ButGothamKnightsdoestry to emulate multiple things about theArkhamgames, all the while doing nearly everything worse....

At last, Ron Howard has finally revealed the official title for theHan Solomovie. In a not at all surprising announcement, the director shared that the official title for theStar Warsstandalone isSolo: A Star Wars Story. Previous reports indicated that the movie would be titledHan Solo: A Star Wars Story, which was close, but not quite there. So now, we all finally know what to call this thing when we talk about it....

The iPadOS 14 software brings nearly a dozen cool new handwriting features with the Apple Pencil, including Scribble for iPad. Here’s our video walkthrough of what we think are the eight most compelling Apple Pencil improvements available with the iPadOS 14 update. Video: 8 Apple Pencil features in iPadOS 14 Our videographerHarris Craycrafthas put together a little hands-on video walkthrough to show off what we think are the best eight new features for Apple Pencil owners in iPadOS 14....

Heart Analyzer, an Apple Watch app that lets you see your heart rate data in many different ways on your wrist, has been refreshed with an overhauled look, new pretty charts and more. The app has been completely redesigned with rich support for the watchOS 6 update, SwiftUI and other modern technologies which help bring its beautiful, fluid user interface to life. You can now view additional detail for your Apple Watch workouts as well as graph metrics like Activity and Cardio Points from the past week, right on your wrist....

Here’s Why Your Google Password Manager Is Not Autofilling According to a survey byNordPassin 2024, the average person uses over 200 passwords between their personal and business-related accounts. Just imagine having to memorize all those complex combinations of numbers and letters off the top of your head. It’s easy to forget them if you don’t have a system in place. Thankfully, password managers now exist, and one of the most popular ones out there is operated by Google....

Eventually, after solving both theMr. MonkeyandDoll puzzles, players will find themselves inside a creepyDoll basementin Resident Evil Shadows of Rose. If you want to escape the lengthy Doll basement portion of the Shadows of Rose DLC, you can do so by following a few simple tips. In short, for most of the Doll basement, you must hide and wait for threats topass. Not waiting for the right moment to move will often lead to deaths at the hands ofMother dollsand the variousScyth dollsroaming around....

Have you been good or naughty? Here’s how to get Coal in Palworld. How to Find and Get Coal in Palworld Resources are the quiet lifeblood of Palworld. Without them, you starve, you get one shot, you fail to catch the Pal of your dreams. And coal is no different. In fact, it’s the resource that lets you level up your gear from “just okay” to “good”. Because no matter how good that Pelt Armor might look, there’s no debate that it’s like tissue paper when you’re facing down a Syndicate Crusher....

Red Candle Games is back withNine Sols, a 2D action platformer inspired by Sekiro’s deflection system. It isn’t very demanding to run on PC, and has a decent amount of options to adjust, and support for multiple input types. However, Nine Sols does not have proper ultrawide support, and you’ll see black bars at the sides. Here is how you can fix these problems using a handy tool. Fixing Nine Sols Ultrawide Issues on PC Toplay Nine Sols at ultrawide, you need touse the Borderless Gaming toolfrom Codeusa....

Popular and award-winning EDM duo The Chainsmokers have joined the Roblox Metaverse with two themed experiences: The Chainsmokers Concert Experience and Festival Tycoon! In this brief guide, we’ll discuss The Chainsmokers Concert Experience and how you can earn the two free avatar items inside it, theVIP Pass(Currently obtainable)andDrum Kit(No longer obtainable). To learn more, continue reading below. How to unlock all free items in The Chainsmokers Concert Experience Similar to the24kGoldnandGeorge Ezraconcert experiences, players looking to earn the VIP Pass inside of The Chainsmokers Concert Experience will need to complete a brief scavenger hunt and collect all 15 letters form the words THE CHAINSMOKERS....

Breath Styles are different sword abilities that Demon Slayers should spend time acquiring inRoblox Demonfall. Each Breath Style contains different abilities and movesets, and are absolutely necessary to use against Demons. One of these Breath Styles is Flame Breathing, which can be learned from Rengoku on White Peak Mountain—that is, in exchange for some materials. To get Flame Breathing inRoblox Demonfall, you must give Rengoku20 Demon Hornsandone Demon Collar. The Demon Horns are acquired by defeating Demons across the game, and the Demon Collar can only be picked up from the powerful Axe Demon boss in the White Underground cave near White Peak Mountain, where Rengoku is located....

Epic Games is giving away another free Fortnite skin to celebrate the huge update toLEGO Fortnite Odyssey, the survival crafting game that received a bit of a name change. Here is how to get the free Mr. Dappermint skin in Fortnite. How to Get the Mr Dappermint Skin for Free in Fortnite Fortnite players can get the Mr. Dappermint skin for free byconnecting their Epic Games account with a LEGO Insiders account....