The new design is cheaper and will even fit in convenience store parking lots. If charging speed is one of the major stumbling blocks preventing people from considering an electric vehicle, then ChargePoint’s new Express Solo DC fast charger is a step in the right direction. It has been…
A Bluetooth suction-cup rack and a palm-sized tow rope were among our most practical finds. MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif.—Bicycles are a strange technology. While there have been some notable modifications from the dandy horse to the penny-farthing, since the advent of the “safety bicycle” in the 1880s, the fundamentals of…
“We actually have slightly more Linux users than Windows users.” We’ve seen enough product announcements from Framework at this point that today’s updates feel more or less routine. The biggest new thing is an updated motherboard with Intel’s Core Ultra Series 3 processors that can either be dropped into…
New Xbox CEO says subscription “has become too expensive for too many players.” Microsoft announced Tuesday that subscribers to its Game Pass service will see significant price reductions starting today. But those subscribers will also be losing included day-one access to Activision’s popular Call of Duty series from now…
Laptop includes Core Ultra Series 3 CPUs, a bigger battery, and a touchscreen. Framework has been selling and shipping its modular, repairable, upgradable Laptop 13 for five years now, and in that time, it has released six distinct versions of its system board, each using fresh versions of Intel…
A lower-end Ryzen AI 340 CPU option will also bring the price down, for now. When Framework launches a new laptop, it usually takes the opportunity to put out some other refinements to its designs. Although its updates for the Framework Laptop 16 aren’t as significant as the changes…
The self-heating Shenxing battery still performs even in Arctic temperatures. As prophesied by more than a few analysts along the years, China’s full-hearted embrace of electric vehicles has paid dividends. Starting with also-rans that required joint ventures with Western automakers, Chinese OEMs now make world-leading EVs crammed full of…
There are some practical benefits to this $899 chip, but not many. AMD is releasing its Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition processor on April 22. The processor will cost $899, though this could go up or down based on supply and demand. To recap, it’s a version of the…
A stubborn misconception is hampering the already hard work of quantum readiness. With growing focus on the existential threat quantum computing poses to some of the most crucial and widely used forms of encryption, cryptography engineer Filippo Valsorda wants to make one thing absolutely clear: Contrary to popular mythology…
The International Energy Agency says we’ve entered the Age of Electricity. On Monday, the International Energy Agency released its analysis of the energy trends of 2025, covering the entire globe. It confirms and extends the primary conclusion of a more limited analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency: 2025…
