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Researchers made a battery out of trash

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 09:37 AM PDT

Pursuing more efficient sources of renewable energy has led to many iterations of the battery. But researchers just brought a really interesting new version to the table, one made from potassium ions and trash.

The Moto E4 Plus offers a huge battery without a huge price tag

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 09:16 AM PDT

Slowly but surely, Lenovo's Motorola is updating all of its major smartphone lines. We got the refreshed Moto Gs while traipsing around at MWC, the Moto Z2 Play just recently broke cover, and now we have a new pair of low-cost Moto E4s to consider.

What we're listening to in June

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 09:00 AM PDT

We spend every minute of the working day bringing you news, reviews and features on every aspect of technology. Like everyone else, though, we also use tech outside of work hours. Last month we launched a new series about the gadgets we use every day...

Watch Bethesda's E3 2017 event in under 8 minutes

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 08:39 AM PDT

Bethesda took just over a half hour to reveal all of its news at E3 2017, but you don't have to sit through the entire ordeal to catch up on all of the announcements. We've compiled a clip that will bring you up to speed in under eight minutes. How's...

Microsoft's Xbox controllers are more customizable than ever

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 08:17 AM PDT

Like the idea of customizing a controller in the Xbox Design Lab, but wish you could add a little more flair or (gasp) practical features? You just got your wish. Microsoft has added a slew of new customization options, including four new main colors...

Wearhaus 'social' earbuds share music with your gym buddies

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 08:00 AM PDT

Wearhaus' Arc social headphones are clever: you can share a new song with your friends without asking them to plug in or borrow your gear. However, not everyone can use over-ear cans -- you aren't about to bring the Arc on a run just to broadcast a f...

Scientists have just created the thinnest magnet ever

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 07:42 AM PDT

In 2004, scientists made headlines when they constructed graphene, a layer of carbon that is so thin it's considered to be two-dimensional -- just one atom thick. Since then, 2D insulators, semiconductors and superconductors have followed, and now th...

Lyft teams up with Jaguar to test autonomous cars

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 07:21 AM PDT

There's a lot of reasons for the folks at Lyft to be happy, and not all of them involve schadenfreude about what's going down across the street. The ride-sharing company recently scored a further $600 million in investment, $25 million of which came...

Watch Microsoft's Xbox One X reveal in 14 minutes

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 07:02 AM PDT

After months of teasing it's fancy new console, Microsoft officially revealed Project Scorpio... er, the Xbox One X here at E3 2017. The company packed a nearly two-hour event with specs, availability info and a ton of games. If you missed any the bi...

Essential phone is exclusive to America’s 4th biggest carrier

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 06:31 AM PDT

Essential's PH-1, the premium handset from Andy Rubin, will only be available on America's fourth biggest mobile network. USA Today broke the news after an interview with Essential's Niccolo de Masi, who said that the device would be a carrier exclus...

Sharp says its US TVs are 'shoddily manufactured'

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 06:03 AM PDT

Sharp has been selling TVs in the US since 1970s, so it was pretty shocking when it sold its US name rights to Chinese manufacturer Hisense for a mere $27.8 million. That seemed like an especially pitiful sum after Foxconn purchased Sharp for $3.5 bi...

Chinese bike rental giants eye the UK as next battleground

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 05:25 AM PDT

London's for-hire 'Boris bikes' have been cruising the capital's streets for nearly seven years now, while similar projects operate in other parts of the country. Two Chinese companies believe there's still room for more innovative bike rental scheme...

Trappist-1 planets may have formed from chunks of melting ice

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 05:03 AM PDT

After its discovery, Trappist-1 instantly became one of the most interesting stars in the Milky Way, with seven Earth-sized planets including three in the life-supporting "habitable zone." But, why did the planets form in such uniform Earth-like size...

iPad Pro 10.5 review: Where execution and ambition meet

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 04:00 AM PDT

Never mind that Apple keeps updating its notebooks and desktops -- Tim Cook once said the iPad represented the future of personal computing. That was one year ago, when the company revealed the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, and he seemed to mean it. Of course,...

The Morning After: Monday, June 12th 2017

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 03:00 AM PDT

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to Monday, and the beginning of a very busy week in gaming news. While you can expect the usual mix of Gear, Entertainment and Tomorrow reports, E3 2017 has kicked off, and that means all of gaming's big...

Secret's saga ends as its creators head to Postmates

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 02:02 AM PDT

The years-long drama surrounding Secret is coming to an end. Postmates has hired Secret founder David Byttow and his teammate, Ben South Lee, shutting down their publishing platform Bold (and plans for a Secret revival) in the process. Byttow will...

Comcast might have to pay TiVo after losing a patent dispute

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 01:04 AM PDT

Comcast may be feeling a twinge of regret for hyping its X1 set-top boxes to the Moon and back. TiVo has won an International Trade Commission dispute accusing Comcast and its hardware partners (Arris and Technicolor) of violating patents through the...

EA and FIFA plan their most ambitious eSports competition yet

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 11:02 PM PDT

FIFA's Interactive World Cup has been been growing in stature over the years, and its next eSports competition promises to be the most ambitious yet: the organization and EA have unveiled plans for the "largest ever" FIFA competition (using FIFA 18,...

The ‘Quake Champions’ beta opens to everyone on PC today

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 09:58 PM PDT

Bethesda just announced that its reboot of the original eSport, Quake Champions has entered public beta today. That means anyone with a PC capable enough to run the fast-paced shooter should be able to jump in and start playing right this instant. Mo...

‘Wolfenstein’ returns with ‘The New Colossus’ on October 27th

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 09:57 PM PDT

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus was hardly a secret. The much-anticipated sequel to The New Order and The Old Blood was teased at the start of Bethesda's E3 press conference last year, and all but confirmed by BJ Blazkowicz voice actor Brian Bloom l...

'Dishonored' is getting its first standalone assassination

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 09:56 PM PDT

There's a new Dishonored game coming, but it's not Dishonored 3 or DLC for last year's entry. Instead, Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is a completely separate title coming on September 15th. The game's announcement at Bethesda's E3 shindig left Di...

'Zelda' and the Master Sword come to 'Skyrim' on Switch this fall 

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 09:41 PM PDT

When Nintendo used The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to tease it's new hybrid portable game console, a lot of us were left confused. Sure, portable Skyrim sounds great, but is it enough to get gamers to buy the game for a second, or even third time? No? Ho...

'The Evil Within 2' will ramp up the scares October 13th

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 09:38 PM PDT

The Evil Within 2 exists and you'll be able to play it across Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC on October 13th -- Friday the 13th, that is. The series comes from Shinji Mikami, the director of the original Resident Evil and Resident Evil 4, the latter...

Step inside the Commonwealth in ‘Fallout 4’ on HTC Vive this October

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 09:38 PM PDT

VR is all the rage these days and Bethesda is offering more immersive views of two of its popular games in 2017. One of those is Fallout 4, and the title is making the leap to HTC Vive this fall. At E3 last year, Bethesda revealed that both Fallout a...

Watch Bethesda's E3 2017 event live right here at midnight ET

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 08:43 PM PDT

When it comes to E3 press conferences, Bethesda is kind of a wild card. The company is the steward to iconic franchises like The Elder Scrolls, Dishonored and Doom, but it's press conference is often something of a surprise. The company has a habit o...

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