44+ min ago   (284+ words) Lithium manganese (LMR) batteries have long been pitched as the next big thing for EVs, including by Elon Musk. Without nickel or cobalt but with cheap and abundant manganese instead, their energy density can rival that of the expensive cells…...

49+ min ago   (340+ words) In the early days of laptops, glossy displays were a rarity; today, nearly all tech products with screens feature a reflective surface. With tablets, however, a trend in the opposite direction has recently emerged: a matte finish is often available…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (189+ words) The Bluetooth 5.3 headphones come with the Hi-Res Audio LDAC codec and 53 mm drivers, allowing them to reproduce high-resolution music across a frequency range of 20 Hz to 40 kHz. They can connect to up to two wireless audio sources at once. Their…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago   (283+ words) Notebookcheck The Nintendo Switch 2 ($499 on Amazon) is receiving one of its biggest updates to date with firmware version 23.0.0, which is now being rolled out to all console users. The patch introduces one exciting new feature in particular: VRR support while…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago   (312+ words) Notebookcheck iQOO has started teasing the Pad Ultra, which is set to launch alongside the company’s upcoming flagship phone. While the teasers are light on details, recently, the brand shared that the gaming tablet will feature a built-in active cooling…...

2+ hour, 39+ min ago   (301+ words) The Minisforum M2 Pro Mini PC officially went on sale in August. ETA Prime has now tested the Intel Core Ultra X7 358H-powered SKU with 32 GB of soldered RAM. The results paint the Minisforum M2 Pro as a compact Mini PC with impressive…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (186+ words) Andreas Thom, who's a group theorist at TU Dresden, has publicly questioned whether his private ChatGPT sessions fed into the OpenAI result that produced the first known non-sofic group — one of ten problems OpenAI said Astra settled on August 1. The…...

3+ hour, 13+ min ago   (175+ words) Notebookcheck Priced at $239, the budget-friendly Halot-X1 Neo features a high-resolution 9K display (8,520 x 4,320 pixels), yielding an XY resolution and pixel size of 18 µm. It supports layer heights between 0.01 mm and 0.2 mm and offers print speeds of up to 60 mm/h. Because…...

3+ hour, 26+ min ago   (292+ words) Google promoted Chrome 153 to the stable channel on Tuesday. The release includes 230 security fixes, and Google rates five of them critical. One line further down the page matters more than any severity rating. "Google is aware that an exploit for…...

11+ hour, 46+ min ago   (212+ words) OWC is quite a well-known name in the realm of computer docks and other expansion accessories. The brand has announced a new Thunderbolt 5-based dock with quite a lot of attractive features and a premium price tag. Simply dubbed the…...