The device is set to sport a huge 9000 mAh battery A new post on Threads from leaker Abhishek Yadav is showing that OnePlus is gearing up to launch yet another phone for global markets. Codenamed “Volkswagen”, the device is set to carry the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (intended for upper to mid-range devices) alongside an architecture similar to the two-year-old Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. As Android Authority points out, the architecture could give an idea of where this device sits in OnePlus’ lineup. T...

Lithium-ion battery fires can burn for hours and require much more water to extinguish than standard blazes. Credit: US CPSC / YouTube Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is well known for getting their point across on social media. A seven-minute montage of mannequins succumbing to 4th of July firework injuries may be an unconventional way to warn about the dangers o...

Zambia National Energy Corp. Ltd. (ZNEC) has launched a tender to deploy solar plants and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the country’s 156 constituencies under a national electrification initiative. December 23, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Michael Pointer, Unsplash ZNEC has launched a tender for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of 2 MW solar plants and 4 MWh BESS in all 156 constituencies of Zambia. The tender is part of the country’s Presidential Constituency Ene...

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Display 6.59 inch 19.5:9, 2510 x 1156 pixel 419 PPI, Capacitive, AMOLED, Touch smapling rate: 480 Hz (Instant: 2560 Hz), Wet-Touch 2.0, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, glossy: yes, HDR, 120 Hz Connections 1 USB 2.0, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 Infrared, Audio Connections: USB-C, 1 Fingerprint Reader, NFC, Brightness Sensor, Sensors: accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, flicker, Color, OTG, IR-Blaster Networking 802.11 a/​b/​g/​n/​ac/​ax/​be (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-...

News Equipment Sandvik to expand Canadian mine’s battery-electric mining… Sandvik to expand Canadian mine’s battery-electric mining equipment fleet The Lamaque mine will receive 10 units of battery-electric trucks and loaders to expand sustainable mining operations By Stephanie Bontorin December 22, 2025 Sandvik will supply Eldorado Gold’s Lamaque mine in Quebec with a large order of electric mining trucks and loaders. Sandvik Sandvik has received a large order for battery-electr...

The Talix Zeta power station is supposed to last a long time (Image source: Talix, Lenovo) The Lenovo Talix Zeta promises extremely high durability and is designed to store a significant amount of energy. The capacity can be expanded considerably, while the new power station can also be connected to an accompanying smartphone app. The Talix Zeta is a new power station that was apparently developed in cooperation with Lenovo. The Talix Zeta comes with a capacity of 1kWh and can be expanded with t...