Germany is planning to change the current norm of software update for its flagship devices to improve their ownership experience. The country's government has also proposed a seven year mandatory security update for the country's smartphones. This is a move that would require the European EU to require five years for the update.

The Galaxy Watch 4 is Samsung and Google's attempt to compete with Apple's smartwatch. The Android smartwatch comes in two designs and four sizes, starting at £249 ($250) for the Watch 4 and £349 ($350) for The Watch 4 Classic. The two designs have the same chips, features and screen sizes, but the stainless steel Classic has a jog-dial-like rotating bezel controller.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 is the best smartwatch for Android but it is not a giant leap ahead of its predecessors nor a tremendous relaunch of Google's Wear OS efforts. The switch to Wear OS 3 hasn't hurt functionality and will probably pay dividends later on. However, the addition of Google Maps, Pay and the Play Store gives Samsung a better experience with better integration with smartphones.

The aviation industry’s concerns revolve around a piece of equipment called a radar altimeter, used by all kinds of aircraft to measure altitude, the distance between the aircraft and the ground, working by transmitting a signal toward the ground then determining altitude based on the time it takes the signal to reflect off the ground and back to the aircraft.

The aviation industry's concerns revolve around a radar altimeter, used by all kinds of aircraft to measure altitude, and determine altitude based on the time it takes the signal to reflect off the ground and back to the aircraft. The FCC warned that if C-band services interfere with radar altimeters, major disruptions to passenger air travel, commercial transport, and critical helicopter services.

NASA has started testing Joby Aviation's electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle for its Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign, collecting vehicle performance and acoustic data for the modeling and simulation of future airspace concepts.

Inspiration4 will blast off Sept. 15 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, board SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule for a multi-day journey, orbiting Earth every 90 minutes along a customized flight path that will be carefully monitored by the aerospace company's mission control.

Quantum Machines announced a $50 million Series B investment today, raising approximately $83 million. The company is building the classical hardware and software infrastructure to help run quantum machines. While quantum computing in general is in its early days, Quantum Machines has developed a nice niche by building a system that helps run the burgeoning quantum machines, leaving it plenty of room to grow as the industry develops.

Dyson has patented designs for robots that look like they could climb and clean stairs, and open drawers, not clear whether the designs are for forthcoming products or ideas that are on hold, but Bloomberg reports that Dyson’s robotic unit has been working on a robot to interact with other home appliances.

Mercedes' growing electric car plans include a rethink of one of its most iconic vehicles, introducing a slew of new concept and production EVs, highlighted by the Concept EQG, mating an "uncompromising" off-road design with an eco-friendly electric powertrain.

Apple plans to start its car manufacturing process in Asia by 2024. The company is also planning to have discussions with Toyota about starting Apple Car’s mass production. This is the first company Apple has approached in the past few months. The shift towards electric vehicles was hit with a semiconductor shortage and the increasing price of lithium-ion batteries.

Microsoft announced that Windows 11 will be available as a free update for certain existing systems, although several products are on the way that are tailor-made for the new OS. While many users will gain instant access on October 5th, Microsoft will be rolling out the Windows 11 update in waves.

With Apple believed to be planning to release its third-gen AirPod, which will be available alongside the iPhone13, the rumors have been compiled from a variety of sources including leaks, analysts and publications, which may not be the case for the next generation of AirPods.

Nikola Corp. has inked a new agreement with Bosch for its hydrogen fuel cell modules, which will be used to power two of Nikola’s hydrogen-fueled semi-trucks, the short-haul Nikola Tre and Nikola Two sleeper. The news is a positive sign for the relationship between the two companies.