New MIT research opens the door to faster-charging and longer-lasting batteries, and it could be implemented right away

New MIT research opens the door to faster-charging and longer-lasting batteries, and it could be implemented right away

Whether it’s a handheld PC, gaming laptop, or something much larger like a car, we all want batteries that can charge much quicker, store more energy, and last longer before wearing out. Until now, most advances in these areas have been discovered through trial and error, but a newly developed mathematical model, backed by experimental…

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T-Mobile Accused of Bait-and-Switch Tactic

T-Mobile is in hot water again thanks to its “un-carrier” ad campaign, which promises to eliminate both service contracts and hidden fees. This campaign has helped T-Mobile propel past Sprint as the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier. Now the company is under investigation thanks to its alleged misleading ads. According to USA Today, the office of…

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GameStop confirms $56 billion eBay acquisition bid, promises $2 billion in cuts at the company if the takeover is successful

GameStop has now confirmed its intent to acquire ecommerce behemoth eBay, first reported over the weekend, saying in a May 3 announcement that it’s making a half-cash, half-stock offer worth approximately $55.5 billion for 100% of the company. It also suggested that, should the deal go through, it intends to slash and burn eBay to…

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Interview: “I Did My Best To Make It Work” – Legendary Localiser On Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, & The “Total Nightmare” Of Xenogears

“I was telling [the Xenogears team], ‘Please tone down some of this stuff.’”. Last week, we published the first half of our conversation with the localisation legend Richard Honeywood. In that previous article, we covered the surprisingly eventful journey of how the Australian game developer originally moved to Japan, his memories of his first video…

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Ball hogs and ‘wannabe Messis’ are already the heels of the Rematch community: ‘Coach should run out onto the field and beat them with a stick’

Rematch just isn’t a game where you can 1v5. Goalkeepers are blessed with unlimited stamina, ball hogs are easily stolen from, and it’s pretty easy to react to a lone player’s desperate shot at the goal. That hasn’t stopped some players from instantly dropping ten smackers on the Ronaldinho skin and treating the ball like…

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