LG Gram 17 (2025) ZDNET’s key takeaways The LG Gram 17 (2025) is on sale now for $1,199. You won’t find a thinner, lighter 17-inch laptop out there, and Intel’s Lunar Lake CPU is a big upgrade from last year’s. The touchscreen is wobbly, the black matte finish attracts fingerprints, and I wish it had a haptic trackpad. View now at LGView now at Best Buy Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. So you like a big screen, 17-inch laptop, but you want to carry...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — For weeks, popular Kenyan podcaster and radio presenter Francis Kibe Njeri has used his social media platforms to spotlight a problem he says many electric motorcycle riders face but few companies in the industry acknowledge: batteries unable to be swapped across networks and motorcycles that can be remotely disabled after periods of inactivity. Electric motorcycles, also known as electric mobility bikes or e-bikes, are gaining ground throughout Africa, led by companies s...

Bigger batteries don’t always win. Apple’s rumored iPhone 18 Pro Max upgrade could expose a key weakness in Samsung’s next Ultra flagship strategy. Nirave Gondhia / Digital Trends Even though we’re months away from its anticipated launch, a new leak about Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Max raises serious concerns about Samsung’s purported Galaxy S26 Ultra. According to renowned tipster Digital Chat Station, the iPhone 18 Pro Max will feature a larger battery compared to the iPhone...

Open this photo in gallery: The NextStar Energy battery manufacturing plant in Windsor, Ont., shown in November, 2023. LG Energy Solution said in a regulatory filing that Stellantis had invested US$980-million in the plant.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail Automaker Stellantis STLA-N is selling its stake in an Ontario battery manufacturing plant to its joint venture partner LG Energy Solution for a nominal US$100, as the automaker announced a broader reset of its electric vehicle strategy. Under the d...

ⓘ @theapplehubAccording to Digital Chat Station, the battery capacity of the iPhone 18 Pro Max will only increase slightly. A leaker has revealed fairly specific details about the battery capacities of the iPhone 17 Pro Max successor, which will again be available in a pure eSIM version with a larger battery and a standard version with a SIM card slot. Together with the Apple A20, this should result in longer battery life. Based on information from the supply chain, Chinese leaker Digital Chat...

Acer Swift Edge 14 ZDNET’s key takeaways The Acer Swift Edge 14 is currently on sale, with prices starting at $1,500 Its ultrathin design, vibrant 3K display, and soft-touch keyboard are sure to turn heads It runs on a last-gen CPU, which makes the asking price hard to justify. View now at AcerView now at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I went into this review expecting the Acer Swift Edge 14 to be the brand’s next top-performing laptop, but that isn...