Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways HP is giving its OmniBook laptops a Snapdragon X2 chipset and OLED displays. The revamp aims to emphasize stronger overall performance and longer battery lives — up to as much as 45 hours.  HP will roll out the updates in phases, starting with the premium OmniBook Ultra 14. CES 2026 is nearing its end, yet I can’t stop thinking about HP’s announcements earlier this week. A...

With the signing of CRGA, Illinois aims to tackle rising electricity costs “driven by private grid operators” and expand cost-saving energy resources, while growing Illinois’ clean energy economy. The legislation will take effect on 1 June 2026. In terms of lowering energy costs, the legislation aims to achieve this with the establishment of a state procurement of 3GW grid-scale battery storage by 2030; the creation of virtual power plant (VPP) programmes from utilities which will allow ho...

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Picture the scene: you’ve woken up to a frost-covered winter scene and biting, sub-zero temperatures, but you’ve still got somewhere to be. You head outside, scrape the ice off your car, plip your keyfob to get in and… nothing. A dreaded flat battery. Winter can be tough on cars in all sorts of ways, but one of the most vulnerable components is its battery, which is liable to essentially turn your pride and joy into a giant four-wheeled paperweight until you can get it sorted. Thankfully,...

It appears OnePlus may be preparing to launch yet another smartphone featuring a 9,000mAh battery. The news comes just a day after the company introduced the OnePlus Turbo 6 and Turbo 6V in China. According to tipster Digital Chat Station, a high-end performance phone with a MediaTek Dimensity 9500 SoC is currently in testing. It is expected to be a new OnePlus device, perhaps the rumored Ace 6 Ultra. The device is said to feature a flat 6.78-inch LTPS display with a 1.5K resolution and a 165Hz...

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TOKYO, Japan, Jan 9, 2026 – Honda begins sales of the fixed-battery electric two-wheeled personal commuter Honda UC3 (UC3), equivalent to a 110cc class internal combustion engine (ICE) model, in Thailand and Vietnam starting this spring. In conjunction with the UC3 launch, Honda also works to develop charging infrastructure in major cities in both countries. UC3 key features The UC3 is the first electric two-wheeled personal commuter to embody Honda’s new global brand promise for its ele...

Ottawa·Video Ottawa firefighters acted quickly Thursday morning to extinguish a blaze that began when a family’s dog chewed a heated ski glove, causing its battery to ignite. Home security video shows glove’s lithium-ion battery igniting on couch CBC News · Posted: Jan 08, 2026 2:39 PM EST | Last Updated: January 8 Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our pa...

Jeff Somers Jeff Somers Freelance Writer Experience Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. Jeff has published nine novels and more than 70 short stories; his story Ringing the Changes was selected for inclusion in The Best American Mystery Stories 2006. In 2018, Jeff published the book Writing Without Rules: How to Write & Sell a Novel Without Guidelines, Experts, or (Occasionally) Pants. He holds a bachelor�...