Unreleased Essential Phone dock goes on sale on eBay

With the company shut down, it looks like someone from the Essential team or at least someone associated with the former smartphone maker tried to sell off some hardware, including an unreleased product. But the product has since been pulled. The offer included an Essential Phone in Ocean Depths colour, the clip-on 360-degree camera, a case for the camera, headphone adapter, earbuds, and the unreleased dock. The auction was up to US$535 (around CA$709) with 39 bids before it was pulled.

Source: Android Police

Tesla recalls some 2016 Model Xs in Canada over steering troubles

Tesla recalls some Model X vehicles from 2016 because of a steering problem. According to Transport Canada, that the "bolts that attach the electric power steering assist motor to the steering gear may corrode and break" on some vehicles, and this can result in loss of power steering assist.

The automaker is offering free repairs for the SUVs, and it will replace the mounting bolts. And if broken bolts are found or these break during removal or can't be removed, Tesla will install a new steering gear. The company has notified affected drivers in writing, but you can also check through this webpage if your car is part of the recall.

'Stardew Valley' on Android gets a new update

The Android version of Stardew Valley gets bumped up to version 1.4, bringing new features to mobile for the first time. Some of the new features include late-game building upgrades in town, new 14 heart events for every spouse, and new farm fish ponds. There are also over 60 new items, 24 new hairstyles, 181 shirts, as well as new hats, pants, and boots. Oh, and there's even tailoring. Stardew Valley also adds a Quality of Life improvements, 14 new music tracks, and the capability to transfer saved files on the PC to mobile. And yes, sheds can be upgraded, too. 

On top of those features, the game gets "hundreds of bug fixes." Unfortunately, there is no news when the iOS version will be getting the update. Stardew Valley costs $10.99 on Android. 

Look up your favorite songwriters on Spotify with Songwriter pages

You can learn more about the songwriters your favourite artists collaborate with through this new Spotify beta feature called "Songwriter pages." With this feature, it'll soon allow you to click on a songwriter's name in the credits to learn more about their work. But it isn't an in-app function. Instead, it'll open a webpage that lists the songwriter's other works. The webpage even has a playlist link you can listen to when you want to discover other music from the songwriters. One of the live Songwriter pages is of Teddy Geiger, a frequent collaborator of Canadian pop superstar Shawn Mendes.

Source: Spotify