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Part of convincing traditional car owners to join the electric vehicle revolution is persuading them that EVs, to paraphrase late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, “just work.” One way to do this is to offer a vastly simplified, more seamless refueling experience. We’ve previously covered innovative ideas, such as roadscapable of wirelessly charging cars as they are driven on. Now, engineers from Austria’s Graz University of Technology — working in conjunction with BMW, the Austrian Society of Automotive Engineers, and select other groups — have come up with an efficient alternative that’s sure to impress even the most seasoned of gas guzzlers....

Upgrade your PS5 with 2TB SSD in this last minute Cyber Monday deal If you’ve found that the default storage on your PS5 just isn’t enough, this offer on a Samsung 980 Pro might be exactly what you need. A lot of people will be taking advantage ofBlack Fridayand Cyber Monday deals to grab aPlayStation 5, or explore the deals on thePlayStation Storeto snag a few bargain games. The trouble with that is that modern games is that they take up a fair amount of storage, and users might find the default 825GB getting a bit full....

I’ll be the first to admit that I wasn’t eagerly anticipatingThe Book of Boba Fett. New Star Wars is new Star Wars, but I didn’t stay up to watch it at midnight, nor did I rush out to read reviews or interviews. In fact, media attention has been quiet on the series so far due to the holiday launch and the lack of advance press screeners. But withThe Book of Boba Fettapproaching the halfway mark of season 1, I’m already enjoying it even more thanThe Mandalorian– and it just might act as a preview of Star Wars shows of the future....

The Xbox Games Showcase andStarfieldDirect Double Feature are shaping up to be the most important video game showcases to watch this month. Across these two back-to-back showcases today, Microsoft will give us a comprehensive look at what’s coming to PC, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox Game Pass from its first-party studios and then finally give us thedeep dive intoStarfieldthat we’ve been waiting for since it was announced in 2018. Because Sony has already held itsPlayStation Showcaseand Nintendo hasn’t revealed any plans for a Nintendo Direct this month, it looks like this will be the big first-party showcase of June....

Summary Deadpoolis easily one of the strongest antiheroes in Marvel Comics, partly due to the fact that he’s an expert killer, and because ofDeadpool’s healing factor (technically, ‘dying factor’), which makes him practically immortal. However,Deadpool’s power levelis far from the main reason why he’s so beloved by Marvel Comics fans, as his popularity primarily stems from one key aspect of his character: the stuff Deadpool says. Deadpool is probably the most quotable comic book character in history, with lines of dialogue that range from the utterly deranged to the absurdly stupid - and everything in between....

In addition to being a central hub for many people’s shopping, Amazon also has a pretty impressive library of streaming titles. If you’re looking for something to watch, you might be overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices available. If you’re looking for a way to hone in on what you’d actually like to watch, we’ve got you covered. We’ve pulled together three great, underrated movies that are all available on Prime Video and are all well worth your time:...

Kids born in 1988 grew up not knowing a world without personal computers. Kids born a decade later never knew a world in which the internet didn’t exist. For those born in 2008, smartphones have always been around. What’s the world going to look like for those born in 2018, then? What will be taken for granted — and, on the flipside, what will they never experience? Here are our predictions for eight things that the class of 2036 (that’s today’s kids at 18) won’t have to deal with by the time they’re in their late teens....

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) hasfiled a complaintagainst the Detroit Police Department (DPD) regarding the first known wrongful arrest in the U.S. because of facial recognition. The ACLU wants the DPD to stop using facial recognition technology after a Black man was wrongfully arrested earlier this year. In January, Robert Williams was arrested after facial recognition software used by Michigan State Police misidentified him as the person who robbed a watch store more than a year ago....

Instead of just the traditional mattresses, clothing, and outdoor gear,Labor Day salesnow include discounts on just about everything. This shopping event is a great time to grabsmartphone deals. Jump on Amazon’s offer of the Samsung Galaxy S10e if you want a more affordable alternative to theApple iPhone. You can get our pick for thebest small smartphoneat $110 below its usual price today. From its usual $750, the Prism Blue Samsung Galaxy S10e with 128GB storage is now down to $640 on Amazon today....

Hints don’t get much bigger than the one dropped by Oppo Chief Product Officer Pete Lau on the Chinese social network Weiboabout the Oppo Find N5. What makes this hint extra special is that the Oppo Find N5 is a big-screen folding phone that’s almost certainly going toveryclosely resemble the OnePlus Open 2. As tech fans may already know, while Lau works for Oppo now, he co-founded OnePlus. “The world’s thinnest folding flagship, Oppo Find N5, see you in February,” reads the message posted to Weibo, which is accompanied by a teaser image showing a pencil obscuring the side of a phone behind it....

Apple’s mobile game subscription service has been steadily running since its 2019 launch. In addition to adding new games monthly, Apple has revitalized the service with larger surprises of this scale. In 2021, the serviceadded over 30 gamesand changed its model to bundle older mobile games into the platform. Today’s update isn’t quite that big, but it’s one of the service’s most substantial updates yet. Of the 20 games, four of them are brand new....

Baldur’s Gate 3 fans defend Wyll after player explains why they kicked him out Baldur’s Gate 3 players are coming to Wyll’s defense after a Reddit post accusing the character of discrimination garnered attention. It’s no surprise that a game likeBaldur’s Gate 3would leave players incredibly invested in their personal favorite characters. While companions like Astarion andShadowheart are obvious favorites, even more divisive characters have their defenders. This is something that’s been made even more clear after one player shared their dislike of theOrigin characterand potential companion Wyll....

Black Ops 6: How to get points fast in Zombies Black Ops 6 has a brand new Zombies experience to dive into, so here is how to get points fast and set yourself up for success. Black Ops 6’s round-based Zombies experience is a huge return to form for the franchise. Both maps, Liberty Falls and Terminus, offer unique experiences and have tons of replayability, so much so that CoD fans arerushing over to Zombies over Multiplayer....