TechRadar Verdict The Edifier ES60 is a real looker, with an appealing retro-style design and satisfyingly customizable LED lights. Things like USB-C audio passthrough and a built-in mic for hands-free calling are also welcome, although the speaker does have some noticeable flaws. Above all, audio just isn’t particularly refined, with limited nuance and sometimes-harsh treble. Battery life also isn’t the greatest, which makes the ES60 hard to recommend outright, especially given its relative...

The upcoming all-electric BMW M3 is also supposed to appeal to fans of the gas-powered M3 (Image source: BMW) The upcoming BMW M3 will be all-electric and based on the “Neue Klasse” platform. The German carmaker opted for a pretty radical drivetrain concept with four electric motors and a central control unit in order to transfer the brand’s characteristic rear-wheel drive dynamics into the EV era. Andreas Jakobi (translated by Enrico Frahn), Published 01/17/2026 🇩🇪 BMW has u...

Key Takeaways Importance of Battery Recycling: Recycling batteries reduces hazardous waste, conserves resources, and supports a circular economy, enhancing your business’s sustainability efforts. Types of Batteries: Familiarize yourself with battery types, such as lead-acid, lithium-ion, and nickel-cadmium, to effectively implement recycling strategies in your operations. Legal Compliance: Understand and adhere to local, state, and federal regulations regarding battery recycling, including obt...

Anker is back at it again with a new 20,100mAh power bank, under its Anker Prime brand. This power bank has three ports, offers up to 220W of output, and comes in a pretty compact package. It’s available for purchase on Amazon for $149. First impressions A pretty popular trend on recently released charging gear has been the inclusion of an information display, and the new Anker 20K battery bank is no exception. On the display, you can see the battery percentage, total output, whether or not th...

Table of contents A few years ago, the decision to buy a budget smartphone was simple. If a phone was cheap, you already knew what you were giving up: smooth performance, durability, long-term usability, sometimes all three. Budget phones were stopgaps, not devices you expected to rely on every day. That assumption doesn’t quite hold anymore. I noticed this shift the first time I spent a full day with a Tecno Pop 10. Scrolling felt unusually smooth. The phone didn’t lag when switching betwee...

Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways You can run a report to check battery health in Windows 11. This report provides details on capacity, cycle counts, and more. If your battery is nearing the end of its life, it can be replaced. Have you noticed a decline in your laptop’s battery life? Does it randomly fall below 20%, leaving you scrambling for a charger? You can run a report to check your battery’s overall health...

The prices of some newly-introduced models are falling pretty rapidly, but the newcomers have to contend with older models, which have also gotten quite cheap. The OnePlus 15R shows up as “coming soon” on Amazon, though it should switch to “available” soon. This year’s R-model brings a massive battery – 7,400mAh vs. 6,000mAh on the 13R – along with improved water resistance (IP68/IP69K vs. IP65). It also features the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (non-Elite), up from the two-year-old Snapdrag...

MobiView is crowdfunding a new portable 27-inch monitor (Image source: Kickstarter) The MobiView is a portable TV and monitor that’s now crowdfunding on Kickstarter. This device runs on Google TV, features an integrated soundbar and a battery that’s supposed to last up to five hours on a full charge. Marcus Schwarten (translated by Enrico Frahn), Published 01/17/2026 🇩🇪 MobiView is currently crowdfunding a new product on Kickstarter. This campaign for a new portable TV and monitor...

MOSS LANDING, Calif.—A snarl of steel and debris still sits front and center at the Moss Landing Power Plant, after one of the largest battery fires in the world burned here a year ago.  The damage, cloistered behind guarded gates, is one of the few visible remnants of the historic inferno. Surrounding the plant, life appears relatively mundane. Birds wade in a nearby estuary and visitors mill about at the local marina.  On Jan. 16, 2025, the Vistra Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, abou...

Tecno has launched the Spark Go 3 budget smartphone in India. It comes with a single rear camera, an affordable price tag, and will go on sale on January 23. It is equipped with a Unison T7250 SoC, which is paired with 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The phone runs Android 15 out-of-the-box with Ella AI assistant. The Spark Go 3 comes with a 6.74-inch LCD display with an HD+ resolution and a refresh rate of 120Hz. At the back, it gets a 13MP single rear camera with LED flash. Fo...