Florida on Tuesday carried out its 15th execution of the year — a record under Gov. Ron DeSantis — putting to death Norman Mearle Grim Jr., who was convicted of raping and murdering his neighbor more than two decades ago. A spokesperson for DeSantis confirmed 65-year-old Grim was pronounced dead at 6:14 p.m. after receiving a three-drug injection at the Florida State Prison near Starke, according to The Associated Press. The spokesperson, Alex Lanfranconi, noted that Grim was asked if he h...

A tipster on Weibo, China’s X-like platform, reports that Honor has filed a new smartphone equipped with a 10,000 mAh battery. The battery is rated at 37.37 Wh, with a rated capacity of 9,886 mAh and a typical value around 10,000 mAh. The device is said to feature a 6.79-inch 1.5K LTPS display, a MediaTek Dimensity 8500 processor, an optical fingerprint sensor, and a durable body, while remaining under 9 mm thick. Industry chatter suggests it could debut as the Honor Power 2 in the first quart...

iQOO launched the 15 last week, and now it’s getting ready to unveil the Neo11, which will become official in China on October 30. The brand has already teased the device and revealed that it has a 7,500 mAh battery and a “2K” resolution screen with 144Hz refresh rate, and it will come in four colorways. Today iQOO has also confirmed the Neo11’s chipset. It will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which came out last year and was the top dog in the Android world until i...

Anker Prime Power Bank (27K, 300W) ZDNET’s key takeaways The Anker Prime Power Bank is available on Amazon for $169. With a 26,250mAh capacity, it’s powerful enough to charge your most demanding devices while being light and portable enough to go anywhere. It doesn’t have a built-in USB-C cable, which competitors and other Anker Prime power banks have. View now at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I’ve taken the Anker Prime Power Bank (26K, 30...

The Kia PV5 Cargo van that set the Guinness range record. (Image source: Kia) Hyundai or Kia electric vehicles already beat Tesla in charging speed and battery longevity. A Kia cargo van range record now puts Tesla’s power draw efficiency under scrutiny, too. The new Kia PV5 electric van managed to cover more than 430 miles on a single charge if its 71 kWh battery, establishing a Guinness world record for a fully loaded light cargo vehicle. Despite a nearly 1,500-pound payload, the Kia car...

Image: Foundry Measuring MacBook battery life in straight hours of real-world usage (as Apple likes to do) is not always an accurate metric for comparison purposes as so many use and environmental factors play a part. We can, however, rely on straight technical specifications to tell us the stated battery capacities of each MacBook. Where Apple is secretive about iPhone battery specifications (see our list of iPhone battery capacities based on teardowns), the company does list MacBook capacities...

The Oukitel WP62 also offers a night-vision camera (Image source: Oukitel) The WP62 is a new rugged smartphone with a design that isn’t exactly subtle. It sports a high-capacity battery, and the WP62 itself can function as a power bank. However, this feature may be less convenient compared to a proper power bank. The WP62 5G is Oukitel’s latest rugged smartphone. It’s already listed on the manufacturer’s website for about $329 and comes in two color versions, but this price doesn’t...

Image courtesy of Yardi Matrix Nova Place on Pittsburgh’s North Shore will house Eos Energy Enterprises’ new headquarters by late 2026, anchoring the company’s expansion of zinc-battery manufacturing in Allegheny County.  Eos Energy Enterprises, a manufacturer of zinc-based battery energy-storage systems, will relocate its headquarters from Edison, N.J., to Pittsburgh and expand production in Allegheny County with a $352.9-million investment that state officials call a cornerstone of Penn...