Kuxiu K1 Pro & Ultra Review: A Clever 3-in-1 MagSafe Power Bank for iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods

Kuxiu K1 Pro & Ultra Review: A Clever 3-in-1 MagSafe Power Bank for iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods

Skip to content Image: Simon Jary At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros 3-in-1 iPhone fast charging: 15W (Pro) or 25W (Ultra) Apple Watch fast charging High capacity battery Kickstand Cons Older AirPods Pro connection erratic Our Verdict The Kuxiu K1 folds up into a neat pack-of-card size that will fit in your pocket and twists into a versatile and high-performance multi-Apple-device charger. Owners of the iPhone 16 or later, or people Considering updating their phone, should choose the K1 Ultr...
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Courier van hijacked en route to Makhanda

Courier van hijacked en route to Makhanda

A courier vehicle en route from Gqeberha to Makhanda was hijacked on Tuesday night. Affected customers have been urged to submit claims to the courier company. South African Police Service provincial spokesperson Colonel SIphokazi Mawisa said the vehicle was hijacked around 10pm on the N2 offramp near Coega. “A Toyota Corolla pulled up in front of the truck and three armed suspects forced the driver and his passenger out of the truck and into the Toyota Corolla,” Mawisa said. “They were la...
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This Rugged Sony Portable Speaker Is $100 Right Now

This Rugged Sony Portable Speaker Is $100 Right Now

Pradershika Sharma Pradershika Sharma Freelance Writer Experience Pradershika Sharma is a tech deals writer for Lifehacker. She has a Master’s degree in English Literature, a B.Ed., and a TESOL certification. She has been writing professionally since 2018, creating product reviews, affiliate articles, and search ads for global clients while working with Rubix Agency and Cognizant. Previously, she spent a year teaching English at the junior high level. An avid reader since childhood, Pradershik...
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Scientists design low-cost sodium-ion battery with cheap electrode materials

Conceived for stationary energy storage, the proposed sodium-ion battery configuration relies on an P2-type cathode material and an hard carbon anode material that reportedly ensure full-cell performance. Electrochemical testing revealed initial capacities of 200 mAh/g for the cathode and 360 mAh/g for the anode with capacity retentions of 42% and 67.4% after 100 cycles. January 23, 2026 Emiliano Bellini An international research team has designed a sodium-ion battery (SIB) storage system based...
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First commercial sodium-ion battery in production operates at -40°C with 90% capacity retention – NotebookCheck.net News

First commercial sodium-ion battery in production operates at -40°C with 90% capacity retention – NotebookCheck.net News

Sodium-ion CATL battery. (Image source: CATL) CATL has added a sodium-ion battery capable of charging and operating at arctic temperatures to its commercial vehicle roster. The sodium battery’s energy density still compares to the popular LFP chemistry in mass market electric cars. The world’s biggest battery maker, CATL, unveiled the first commercial sodium-ion battery that will be produced at large scale. Advertised as the “low-temperature” solution for commercial vehic...
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Vaal crash | Families demand vehicle owner be held accountable

Vaal crash | Families demand vehicle owner be held accountable

Friday 23 January 2026 – 07:45am VANDERBIJLPARK – Families of pupils killed in the Vaal scholar transport crash want the vehicle owner to be held accountable. Thato Mcira (17) and her 16-year-old classmate Sagwadi Mathe died on Wednesday after days in intensive care. READ: UPDATE: Vaal crash driver charged with 14 counts of murder Both were matric pupils at Hoërskool Vanderbijlpark. It comes as the charges against the driver are ramped up from culpable homicide to 14 counts of murde...
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M-KOPA X30 Review | A Budget 4G Smartphone on Flexible Payment Options

M-KOPA X30 Review | A Budget 4G Smartphone on Flexible Payment Options

The M-KOPA X30 is a successor of the M-KOPA X20, both budget-friendly Android smartphones designed for Africa’s growing urban and rural consumer who want a smartphone experience via flexible payment options. M-KOPA X30 is for everyday users who want big battery life, a large display, capable cameras, and smooth performance without paying cash. The brand is retailing in phones and motorcycles in Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria and a number of other African countries with flexible payment o...
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What Happens When a Chinese Battery Factory Comes to Town

What Happens When a Chinese Battery Factory Comes to Town

When the rest of WIRED subscribers get their hands on our next print magazine, you, dear readers of Made in China, can proudly say you heard about it here first. The issue is all about China and includes stories about robots, AI boyfriends, a Chinese town that became the crystal capital of the world, and a Chinese DNA database built for family reunions. Like this newsletter, the issue is our attempt to document how deeply Chinese technology now shapes everyday life—no matter where you live in...
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vivo V70 FE’s chipset, memory amount, and battery capacity revealed

vivo V70 FE’s chipset, memory amount, and battery capacity revealed

vivo’s upcoming V70 family will be quite large, and one of its members is the V70 FE. This one has the model number V2550, as revealed by a certification earlier this month. Now the V70 FE has received its European Energy Label, which reveals that it comes with a 7,000 mAh battery. This will be the typical advertised capacity, whereas the rated capacity is 6,870 mAh. The battery will last 1,600 cycles before it goes below 80% of its initial capacity. The phone will support 55W wired chargi...
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“Experience what happens when 50 years of pickup expertise meets modern active technology”: Seymour Duncan goes toe-to-toe with Fishman with its triple-voiced MortalCoil active pickups

“Experience what happens when 50 years of pickup expertise meets modern active technology”: Seymour Duncan goes toe-to-toe with Fishman with its triple-voiced MortalCoil active pickups

NAMM 2026: Seymour Duncan is taking a leaf out of Fishman’s book with its brand-new MortalCoil humbuckers, which pack three distinctive voices for catch-all tonality. Sounding like a Tekken character, the MortalCoil Multiple-Voiced Active Humbuckers are loaded with three precision-engineered voices, inspired in part by its heritage pickups. All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox! “Experience what happens when 50 years of pickup expertis...
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