A few days ago, Li Jie, President of OnePlus China, confirmed that the brand is working on a new lineup called Turbo. This was rumored before, and according to Li, the first device in the line would “inherit the powerful performance genes” of OnePlus flagships while also boasting the strongest battery life in its class. If you’ve been wondering what exactly to expect from the Turbo in terms of battery capacity, today Li is back with an answer – of sorts. The Turbo will ha...

Some Pixel owners today are getting a new December 2025 update today after installing the initial release (Android 16 QPR2) at the start of this month. Update 12/19: Two days after the on-device update started rolling out, Google has released factory and OTA images for the Pixel 8 and newer. Every regional/carrier variant that saw a release earlier this month has received a corresponding new build. BP4A.251205.006.E1: Global BP4A.251205.006.C2: Japan BP4A.251205.006.A4: EMEA This suggests the up...

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Runner Up: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Battery usage is difficult to measure as we all use smartphones differently. Some love to watch videos, while others use it to surf the web, and some (like our devices editor Dean Daley) will play Marvel Snap for an hour straight while watching TV. However, some phones clearly outperform others. All four phones nominated have pretty stellar battery experiences; however, two stand out among the rest. The OnePlus 15 and the iPhone 17 Pro Max, you can’t go wrong...

3alexd/Getty Images The biggest culprit when it comes to reducing your EV’s range isn’t a feature of the car at all; it’s the person behind the wheel. Whether it’s a full electric or even a plug-in hybrid, you’re unlikely to achieve the stated mileage unless you adjust your driving habits and learn the subtleties of EV efficiency. When gas is cheap and plentiful, it’s easy to ignore fuel efficiency (EVs are still cheaper to fill up, though). But if you’...

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BENGALURU, India (AP) — Across India, battery recycling faces a mixture of challenges and opportunity as it plays an important role in the country’s shift to clean power. A fledgling system has taken off in the past decade for recovering materials from the batteries used in electric vehicles, smartphones and other consumer electronics. The valuable minerals these companies recover — such as lithium, cobalt and nickel — are then reused in India’s growing fleet of electric vehicles and s...