BMX SolidSafe 10K pros and cons Pros Contains a solid-state battery that’s safer, lasts longer, and performs better in cold weather Has a Qi2 wireless charging pad and two USB-C ports Bold colors help it stand out. Cons It’s heavier than most power banks of similar size. It’s also fairly pricey at $100 (when not on sale). View now at Heybmx Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I’ve fallen in love with BMX power banks powered by solid-state batteries. T...

Google is working on some behind-the-scenes changes that should make Android phones feel faster while also improving battery life. Announced by the Android LLVM toolchain team this week, Google is updating the Android kernel with “AutoFDO” – Automatic Feedback-Directed Optimization. What is that? In short, your phone has to make “thousands of small decisions” behind the scenes, which end up taking up a considerable portion of CPU usage. AutoFDO changes this by guiding the compiler alon...

ⓘ XiaomiThe Poco X8 Pro Iron Man Edition features a unique rear design. Xiaomi has confirmed the battery capacities of its Poco X8 Pro and Poco X8 Pro Max smartphones ahead of their upcoming Indian and global releases. At the same time, the company has also teased that a special edition model will be joining the pair in both markets as Xiaomi reprises its Iron Man partnership. Xiaomi will be replacing the Poco X7 Pro later this month (curr. $359 on Amazon). Scheduled to arrive on March 17, the...

ⓘ VivoThe Vivo X300s will also offer wireless charging and triple rear-facing cameras. The launch of Vivo’s next high-end smartphone is almost upon us. While the company is keeping quiet about some aspects, it has now confirmed that the Vivo X300s will surpass its X300 and X300 Pro siblings when it comes to battery capacity out of the box. A few days have now passed since Vivo revealed initial details about its cheaper alternative to its forthcoming X300 Ultra flagship. Initially, it see...

Published Mar 11, 2026, 12:31 PM EDT Digvijay is a Computer Science graduate with a deep passion for technology. His journey into tech writing began in 2018 with software and product reviews, and he’s been exploring the digital space ever since. He joined MUO as a full-time writer in 2022, where he covers how-tos, explainers, and tech guides focused on Android, entertainment, and the internet. Digvijay has previously contributed to several reputable publications, including Alphr, GuidingTech...

Apple has updated its support documentation to confirm the maximum battery cycle count for the new MacBook Neo. Here are the details. First things first: what counts as a battery cycle? In a nutshell, each battery cycle corresponds to the number of times a Mac laptop consumes the energy equivalent of 100% of its battery capacity, across one or more charges. Or, as Apple explains it: For example, you could use half of your laptop’s charge in one day, and then recharge it fully. If you did the s...

Munich/Wroclaw, March 2026: Roland Berger today announced the acquisition of Alexec Consulting, a consulting firm headquartered in Wroclaw, Poland. The firm specializes in operational and technical solutions for the global battery and electric vehicle sectors. The battery sector has become critical to the global economy. Roland Berger experts project worldwide investment across the battery value chain amounting to EUR 850 – 900 billion by 2035. Global demand for battery cells is forecast t...

Following its announcement at MWC 2026 earlier this month, the Honor Magic V6 is now available in China and with an even bigger battery than the global release. The Honor Magic V6 isn’t a huge upgrade from its prior iteration, but the massive 6,660 mAh battery combined with thin and refined hardware was enough for it to take home one of 9to5Google’s Best of MWC awards. It’s an impressive foldable through and through, but it was always going to be releasing in China before the rest of the w...

A little over a week after it was unveiled at MWC, Honor’s Magic V6 is now official in China. The foldable gets a bump up in battery capacity for its local debut, and more importantly, we finally have some pricing details as Honor did not reveal those at MWC. The Chinese Magic V6 units feature two battery capacities, depending on the RAM and storage config. Versions with 256 and 512GB storage come with 6,850mAh Si-C cells, while the top-tier 16GB RAM and 1TB storage model gets an even larger 7...

Skip to content Image: Simon Jary At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Compact 20K power bank SIM-less 4G MiFi hotspot MiFi in over 150 countries Detachable USB-C cable Cons Not available in the U.K. Our Verdict Super compact, the Baseus EnerGeek GX11 MiFi Power Bank offers a decent battery top-up capacity for your iPhone, iPad or even MacBook. Its simple-to-use integrated 4G MiFi function and available international plans are a real bonus for sharing with colleagues on a business trip abroad...