The Tecno Spark 40 is the latest addition to Tecno’s Spark lineup, a lineup tailored for buyers who want budget-friendly smartphones with a long battery life, a big display, and a decent camera. The Spark 40 delivers reliable day-to-day performance, a smooth interface, and features that offer value for its price.  Buyers get a 50-megapixel primary rear camera with dual flash, an 8-megapixel front camera with flash for clean pictures, a big 6.67-inch display, a 120Hz refresh rate for smooth tr...

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A tight budget does not mean you have to settle for a slow or outdated laptop. Many affordable models today offer solid performance for work, classes and everyday browsing, and some even pack in extras like bright displays or long battery life. Whether you need something for school, travel or streaming, there are plenty of budget laptops that deliver more value than you might expect. Since the options can be overwhelming, we tested a wide range of devices to find the best budget laptops that off...

Will Fitzgibbon New York Times· 22 Dec, 2025 02:00 AM9 mins to read A worker unloading dead batteries from a vehicle at a breaking yard in Lagos, Nigeria, in April. Photo / Finbarr O’Reilly, The New York Times A worker unloading dead batteries from a vehicle at a breaking yard in Lagos, Nigeria, in April. Photo / Finbarr O’Reilly, The New York Times Despite decades of evidence on the toxic effects of lead battery recycling, companies opted not to act and blocked efforts to clean up the indu...

With any amount of use, it’s basically inevitable that your lawn mower will need to be repaired in one way or another. Ego mowers, including ones with over 4,000 five-star reviews, are no exception, sustaining wear and tear with each cut. Not only are Ego lawn mowers repairable, should you feel confident enough to handle fixes on your own, but the company implores those with troublesome mowers to reach out as soon as possible to get them repaired. According to Ego customer support, getting...

A Miami woman walked out of jail on just $150 bond hours after she was arrested for brutally attacking a Planet Fitness worker who dared to ask her to keep her voice down. Kiara Bryant, 35, now faces misdemeanour battery and disorderly conduct charges over what happened on 12 December at the gym’s Little Havana branch. Video of the incident has gone massively viral, showing Bryant vaulting over the front counter not once, not twice, but three times before she finally cornered the male empl...

Seven Illinois children who reportedly attacked a mother and her young son last month have been criminally charged. FOX 32 confirmed the charges Saturday with the Chicago Police Department. On November 17, the children, ages 10 to 13, allegedly caused serious harm to a mother, 33, and her 9-year-old son, as the duo walked home from the child’s school located in South Deering, in the 10600 block of South Bensley Avenue.  ABC 7 reported that the minors include three 10-year-old boys, a 10-year-...

I have tested dozens of MagSafe battery packs over the years, including slim ones, chunky ones, low-capacity chargers, and full-on power bricks that aim to replace everything at once. Most of the battery packs I test are mostly fine; they do the job. But the Kuxiu S3 10,000mAh battery pack strikes a great balance of simplicity, multifunctionality, and, most importantly, reliability. Here is what you should know about their brand-new solid-state battery pack. Check out the hands-on video below: S...

2025 is almost done, as we recap the penultimate week of the year! Xiaomi’s entire Redmi Note 15 series launched globally. The OnePlus 15R was also officially unveiled with full details. It packs a mammoth 7,400mAh battery (though it’s smaller than the Ace 6T’s absolute unit of an 8,300mAh battery), and 80W charging. It has a 6.83-icnh AMOLED with a FHD+ resolution and a 165Hz variable refresh rate. The phone packs the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 with 12GB of LPDDR5X Ultra RAM,...