By Alex Kimani – Dec 26, 2025, 9:30 AM CST South Korea’s LG Energy Solution has agreed to sell the building and fixed-asset components of its Ohio electric vehicle battery plant to Honda Development and Manufacturing of America for ?4.22 trillion ($2.85 billion), according to company disclosures cited by Yahoo Finance. The facility is part of the $4.4 billion battery manufacturing joint venture between LG Energy Solution and Honda Motor that was announced in 2022 and is currently under c...

Good-quality in-ear headphones offering solid sound with a comfortable fit, plus a decent battery life, can be hard to find. And when you do manage to find a pair, it usually costs an arm and a leg. Well, that’s not the case today. We just spotted the 2nd-generation Bose QuietComfort Ultra wireless noise-canceling earbuds going for $249 at Amazon, after the retailer took a nice $50 off their usual price. The offer also includes a 60-day free trial to Audible, which sweetens it even more. See a...

The Honor Win and Win RT have been announced in China. The gaming-focused phones come with the latest flagship Snapdragon chipsets, an active cooling fan, up to 185Hz refresh rate, and massive 10,000mAh batteries. The Honor Win is equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, which is coupled with the Adreno 830 GPU. Meanwhile, the Win RT gets the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. The phones get up to 16GB of LPDDR5X Ultra RAM, and 1TB of UFS 4.1 internal storage. Both handsets come with a 6.83-inch...

Article content GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. (AP) — Graphite mines in the United States largely closed down seven decades ago. Mining the ubiquitous mineral found in everything from nuclear reactors to pencils seemed to make little sense when it could be imported inexpensively from other nations, especially China. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O’Connor, Gabriel Friedman,...

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Xiaomi has officially unveiled the Xiaomi 17 Ultra, its most ambitious flagship smartphone yet, setting a new benchmark for mobile photography, performance and premium design as the brand closes out 2025. Launched first in China, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra reinforces Xiaomi’s Ultra positioning with a strong focus on professional-grade imaging developed in collaboration with Leica, alongside cutting-edge hardware across the board. At the heart of the Xiaomi 17 Ultra is its advanced Leica-tuned camera...

By Leon Stille – Dec 25, 2025, 4:00 PM CST Lithium-ion batteries dominate headlines, but most global energy storage relies on simpler methods. These methods include pumped hydro, compressed air, gravity, and thermal storage using sand or rock. These low-tech systems offer cheap, long-duration storage with minimal degradation, using abundant materials and basic physics rather than complex chemistry. When we talk about energy storage today, lithium-ion batteries tend to dominate the conversa...

The Watch GT Pro is a new outdoor smartwatch (Image source: Lenovo) The Watch GT Pro is a new and well-equipped Lenovo smartwatch that can also be used for swimming and comes with an integrated GPS module. Tracking a wide variety of activities is supported as well. Lenovo is likely better known for its various devices such as desktop PCs, laptops and even monitors, but the company also offers wearables and has now expanded its lineup with another model called the Lenovo Watch GT Pro. Specificall...

Shimul studied pyschology as her major but never looked back at her degree once she graduated. She began her journey in college as a social media intern and eventually became a social media manager for publications like iGeeksBlog, Guiding Tech, and MySmartPrice, along with popular tech influencers like Rajiv Makhni. For the initial years of her career, she focused primarily on social media until she joined MySmartPrice, where she stepped into the world of consumer tech writing. That’s whe...