Sean Hollister is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Yesterday, I mentioned how GPD is teasing the most potent handheld yet made — a GPD Win 5 that will house the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip, with AMD’s most powerful integrated graphics yet, inside a PlayStation Vita-shaped machine. If you’ve been wondering how that huge chip could even fit, handheld expert Cary “The Phawx”...

Discount available: Marshall’s Major V headphones are worth it even at full price but right now they’re down to $100 — or around 38% off — on Amazon, their all-time lowest price on the site. This covers the black, brown and cream colored versions, but not the midnight blue version for whatever reason. I might not be a true battle-tested headphone expert like CNET’s David Carnoy but I still love headphones and I’m confident in what I like about them. My most...

The best Android phones in 2025 consist of various models from various brands. That’s the beauty of the current landscape, which spans from the best foldable phones, like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, that challenge the status quo, to cheap phones, like the CMF Phone 2 Pro and Google Pixel 9a, that cater to consumers on a budget. Just this month, Samsung kicked off hot foldable summer with two new releases, and I expect other phone makers to follow suit in 2025....

Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images If you’re not using an iPhone, chances are you’ve got an Android phone in your pocket. Android is Google’s mobile operating system, and it powers a range of phones like the Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel. One thing nearly all Android phones have in common is their lithium-ion battery. These batteries are powerful and efficient, but only when they’re healthy. As they age or wear out, you might notice your phone losing charge faster, taking l...

Ham patipak/Shutterstock MacBooks have always had an advantage over Windows laptops in terms of battery life. For instance, the recently released Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max runs for approximately 24 hours on a single charge, according to Apple. That being said, many manufacturers in the Windows space have recently started giving priority to their devices’ battery life; as a result, you will find many modern laptops with amazing battery life. Manufacturers have made a lot of improvements in...

The Lithuanian Ministry of Energy and Environment has approved additional funding for its energy storage procurement program after strong interest from potential beneficiaries. Meanwhile, Trina Storage has secured the first 180 MWh of battery projects in the country under its new gigawatt-hour-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio in the Baltics. July 25, 2025 Marija Maisch Image: Energy Cells From ESS News Just one day before disconnecting from the Russian power grid on Feb. 8,...

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