Why this 16-inch Acer is the ideal ThinkPad replacement (especially at this price)

Why this 16-inch Acer is the ideal ThinkPad replacement (especially at this price)

Acer Swift 16 AI ZDNET’s key takeaways The Acer Swift 16 AI is regularly priced at $1,250. Its 16-inch OLED display, well-designed lightweight form, and marathon battery work together to create a laptop that feels more premium than its price would suggest. Its speakers, however, leave much to be desired, and it has its fair share of bloatware. $899.99 at Best Buy Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Acer’s Swift 16 AI is a thin and light laptop with a gorgeous OLED...
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This Pixel 10 Feature Dramatically Reduces Battery Capacity (And You Can’t Turn It Off)

This Pixel 10 Feature Dramatically Reduces Battery Capacity (And You Can’t Turn It Off)

Priscila Zambotto/Getty Images There’s plenty to get excited about when it comes to the Pixel 10 lineup. Not only do the devices offer Google’s own version of MagSafe — called Pixelsnap — but the phones are also loaded with tons of useful AI features. One addition that you might not find exciting, though, is the fact Google plans to limit the battery in the Pixel 10 — and there isn’t any way to stop it. The “throttling,” as some describe it, will kick in autom...
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Battery or budget anxiety? This 33% off jump starter deal has you (and your car) covered

Battery or budget anxiety? This 33% off jump starter deal has you (and your car) covered

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Sign Up For Goods 🛍️ Product news, reviews, and must-have deals. My phone’s dead. My earbuds are dead. My laptop’s gasping for 5%. And now my car battery wants in on the fun? Hard pass. Dealing with battery anxiety may be a daily occurrence, but that doesn’t mean you can’t fight back with some smart preparedness. Right now, Amazon is running a limited-time 33% off deal...
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Porsche Shuts Down The Majority Of Its Battery Manufacturing Facilities

Porsche Shuts Down The Majority Of Its Battery Manufacturing Facilities

Porsche plans to close most of the operations of its Cellforce battery subsidiary, according to the German news agency dpa. According to dpa information, almost 200 jobs will be cut. Unlike Porsche employees, Cellforce workers are not guaranteed employment as part of the union’s agreement with the employer. An employment agency in the northeastern city of Reutlingen, near Cellforce’s headquarters, has been notified of mass layoffs, German media reports. Porsche CEO Oliver Blume has informed...
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This Intel Core 7 laptop with 16GB RAM is a steal for $550, today only

This Intel Core 7 laptop with 16GB RAM is a steal for $550, today only

Image: IDG / Mark Knapp It’s rare to find a low-priced laptop that has performance, battery life, and plenty of extras like a touchscreen, all at a significant discount. Best Buy has one such laptop on sale today only: an HP OmniBook 5 Flip with an Intel Core 7 processor and 16GB of RAM for just $549.99. That’s $250 off the retail price, and it expires after today (August 22nd). This laptop was already a pretty good value at $800, thanks to that Intel Core 7 150U processor with 10 cores and...
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Here’s How A Rolex Watch Runs Without A Battery

Here’s How A Rolex Watch Runs Without A Battery

pio3/Shutterstock When most people think about what makes a watch tick, a battery is probably the first thing that comes to mind. How else could it run, right? Well, Rolex, one of the most famous luxury watch brands in the world, has built its luxury empire on something completely different. Other than one short-lived experiment with the Oysterquartz, every Rolex ever made has run without a single drop of battery power.  Instead of using a battery, Rolex created the Perpetual rotor in 1931, wh...
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France’s largest battery storage system powers up

Harmony Energy has switched on a 100 MW/200 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at the port of Nantes-Saint-Nazaire. It is the largest BESS in France, with full operation expected by the end of 2025. August 22, 2025 Marie Beyer Image: Harmony Energy From ESS News UK-based renewables developer Harmony Energy recently switched on a BESS at the port of Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, France. With 100 MW of power output and 200 MWh of storage capacity, the facility is the largest of its kind in the count...
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Battery maker Energy Renaissance enters administration in Australia

Lithium ion battery maker Energy Renaissance has gone into administration in Australia after a key investor pulled out of a planned funding round, leaving the company in a cash crisis. August 22, 2025 Ev Foley Image: Energy Renaissance From pv magazine Australia Australian lithium ion battery producer Energy Renaissance has gone into liquidation, just months after celebrating a decade in business. The company, which makes high energy density, air-cooled lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energ...
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Xiaomi refreshes Mix Flip 2 following Honor Magic V Flip2 launch – NotebookCheck.net News

Xiaomi refreshes Mix Flip 2 following Honor Magic V Flip2 launch – NotebookCheck.net News

The Mix Flip 2 Diamond Limited Edition comes in Cherry Red and Glacier White colour options. (Image source: Xiaomi) Xiaomi has refreshed the Mix Flip 2 with a Limited Edition model. Arriving as the Diamond Limited Edition, the new Xiaomi Mix Flip 2 arrives with an embedded lab-grown diamond and a special nano leather back panel less than 24 hours after the Magic V Flip2’s launch. Honor has just unveiled the Magic V Flip2 with the largest battery capacity of any modern clamshell foldable. A...
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Fluence launches 35 GWh battery factory in Vietnam

Fluence launches 35 GWh battery factory in Vietnam

Fluence is significantly expanding its manufacturing footprint in Vietnam, following delays in scaling its new production facilities in the United States. August 22, 2025 Marija Maisch Image: Fluence From ESS News Fluence – a joint venture between Siemens and AES Corp. – has opened a new, automated battery energy storage production facility in Vietnam with South Korea-based ACE Engineering. The site is designed to manufacture Fluence’s energy storage solutions, including Gridstack Pro and...
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