Picture the scene: you’ve woken up to a frost-covered winter scene and biting, sub-zero temperatures, but you’ve still got somewhere to be. You head outside, scrape the ice off your car, plip your keyfob to get in and… nothing. A dreaded flat battery. Winter can be tough on cars in all sorts of ways, but one of the most vulnerable components is its battery, which is liable to essentially turn your pride and joy into a giant four-wheeled paperweight until you can get it sorted. Thankfully,...

It appears OnePlus may be preparing to launch yet another smartphone featuring a 9,000mAh battery. The news comes just a day after the company introduced the OnePlus Turbo 6 and Turbo 6V in China. According to tipster Digital Chat Station, a high-end performance phone with a MediaTek Dimensity 9500 SoC is currently in testing. It is expected to be a new OnePlus device, perhaps the rumored Ace 6 Ultra. The device is said to feature a flat 6.78-inch LTPS display with a 1.5K resolution and a 165Hz...

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TOKYO, Japan, Jan 9, 2026 – Honda begins sales of the fixed-battery electric two-wheeled personal commuter Honda UC3 (UC3), equivalent to a 110cc class internal combustion engine (ICE) model, in Thailand and Vietnam starting this spring. In conjunction with the UC3 launch, Honda also works to develop charging infrastructure in major cities in both countries. UC3 key features The UC3 is the first electric two-wheeled personal commuter to embody Honda’s new global brand promise for its ele...

Ottawa·Video Ottawa firefighters acted quickly Thursday morning to extinguish a blaze that began when a family’s dog chewed a heated ski glove, causing its battery to ignite. Home security video shows glove’s lithium-ion battery igniting on couch CBC News · Posted: Jan 08, 2026 2:39 PM EST | Last Updated: January 8 Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our pa...

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The ET5 sedan costs as much as NIO’s 150 kWh battery with semi-solid electrolyte. (Image source: NIO) The first vehicle with a solid-state battery available for purchase in the US is the Verge TS Pro motorcycle, which costs as much as a Tesla Model 3. Solid-state batteries are expensive, but they can now be made with much cheaper materials. The TS Pro bike that got announced at the CES 2026 expo will be the first production vehicle with a solid-state battery available for purchase in the U...

Honor Artificial intelligence has been the focal point of new Android smartphone releases for a few years, with flagship devices routinely introducing new AI features built with the help of Google’s Gemini and other AI tools. 2026 will not be any different. On Thursday, Chinese smartphone vendor Honor introduced the global version of the Honor Magic 8 Pro smartphone, which comes with several AI features on board, including a dedicated AI button and an AI Photos Agent. When it comes to spe...

The battery is probably the smartphone component that is improving the fastest – OnePlus just unveiled a pair of phones with 9,000mAh batteries. And we’re not talking about brick-sized phones here, the two measure 8.5mm thick and weigh 215g. The OnePlus Turbo 6 and the Turbo 6V are very similar devices. The 6 is the more premium model with a base price of CNY 2,300 (for a 12/256GB unit), while the 6V is more affordable and starts at CNY 1,900 (8/256GB). We have more detailed pricing for Chin...