The battery capacities of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro have reportedly surfaced, and the numbers suggest only a modest increase over the iPhone 17 Pro. According to the prolific Weibo-based Digital Chat Station, Apple is testing the iPhone 18 Pro with different battery capacities for the Chinese and US versions of the device, similar to last year’s iPhone 17 Pro models. The Chinese model is said to have a battery of around 4,056 mAh, while the US model is said to have a battery of around 4,288 mAh. Apple removed the tray from US iPhones starting with the iPhone 14…
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Stefano Chiacchiarini ’74/Shutterstock Update, March 4 at 10 a.m. ET: The story has been updated to reflect the proposal GameStop submitted to eBay on Monday. GameStop offered to acquire eBay for $125 per share, for a total of $56 billion. According to The GameStop proposalthe figure would be 50 percent cash and 50 percent GameStop common stock. GameStop detailed in the proposal that it had approximately $9.4 billion in cash and liquid investments as of Jan. 31 and that the approximately 1,600 GameStop locations in the United States would give…
NASA/Jef Janis NASA’s latest experiment could pave the way for in-depth explorations of the Moon and Mars. Carried out at NASA’s Fuel Cell Test Laboratory in Cleveland, Ohio, the project aims to build a new regenerative fuel cell that could change the way NASA conducts its lunar missions. Similar to a rechargeable battery that combines and splits hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity, NASA hopes the fuel cell will solve critical problems when exploring the far side of the Moon, where solar power is ineffective due to the Moon’s two-week…
Nwz/Shutterstock If you purchased a digital game from PlayStation Store between April 2019 and December 2023, you may soon receive store credit on your account. A federal judge in San Francisco has given preliminary approval to a proposed $7.85 million settlement for a class-action lawsuit accusing Sony of eliminating competition and monopolizing the market for its digital games through the PlayStation Store. The lawsuit was first filed in May 2021 and claims Sony’s alleged anticompetitive behavior caused gamers to “pay more than they otherwise would have paid for certain digital…
While a smart display isn’t an essential part of a smart home ecosystem, it might be the device you’d miss the most if you didn’t have it. The Google Nest Hub is a display that has been on the market for years, with the latest version released in March 2021. The second-generation Nest Hub features a chic chassis in four colors, a three-mic array, a built-in speaker, and Matter compatibility. You can use it to stream music, watch YouTube, set timers and alarms, read a recipe while cooking, view footage from the best security cameras, and much more. But do…
Studio RGG / YouTube We’ll soon know a lot more about Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s upcoming Yakuza-like epic, Stranger than paradise. On Wednesday, Xbox is hosting a developer deep dive and showing off the upcoming action-adventure game. The roughly half-hour event will add “details and information about the game’s story, world, characters, and more.” We already know Stranger than paradise will cover five cities across five eras: 1915, 1929, 1943, 1951 and 1965. The 1960s period appears to take place in Kamurocho, the fictional Tokyo district from the Yakuza franchise.…
Traffic management simulation Mini highways once again asks players to vote for their next card. Developer Dinosaur Polo Club has just created a website that lets people choose from four city maps, including Vienna, Auckland, Singapore and Lima. The city with the most votes will receive an official in-game map later this year, and it will be available for free on all current platforms. The game is playable on iOS devices, PC, Mac and Nintendo Switch. The company says people can only vote once, but it will “keep an eye on our social media…
Jiri Vondracek/Shutterstock Electricity demand is skyrocketing in the United States and is expected to continue to grow. Energy analysts predict that electricity demand will increase 25% by 2030 and 78% by 2050. While the Trump administration is directing funds to the coal industry as a solution, most Americans support energy sources that do not rely on fossil fuels, such as wind and nuclear. The two alternatives to coal offer varying benefits and risks, but the clearest comparison is in how much energy a standard nuclear power plant can produce versus…
In the past, physical media such as VHS tapes, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs were the primary means of watching a movie or show at home on demand. These days, however, streaming services have completely taken over home entertainment. They are, after all, more convenient because they only require your TV and an Internet connection: no discs, no disk drives, and no messy wires. But the problem is that there is usually no single streaming service that offers all the movies and shows you want to watch. You will almost always need to subscribe to multiple services. This isn’t really practical,…
Healthy games Hype continues to grow around Summer Game Fest 2026, and the show’s June schedule is starting to fill up. The wonderful people at Wholesome Games will host their seventh annual digital showcase on Saturday, June 6 at 12 p.m. ET on YouTube and Twitch, featuring over 50 joyful and simply adorable games from new and established studios. Wholesome Direct 2026 promises to feature world premieres, revealed demos, and a handful of fun surprises. The list of confirmed participants includes Frontier Developments, creator of the Planet Coaster series, Fields…