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While range anxiety regarding electric cars might have lessened over the years, thanks to modern day electric cars being able to travel greater distances, the next problem that needs to be addressed would be charging. This is because while charging tech has improved greatly, it still takes considerably longer to charge an electric car versus filling it up at the gas station.

However, thanks to researcher done at Penn State University led by Chao Yang Wang, they think they might have solved that problem by coming up with new battery technology that could potentially recharge an electric car to 80% in just 10 minutes. This might still be a tad longer than it would take to fill up a gas tank, but it is still pretty damn fast.

Wang’s research focused started out rather simple, with the idea of just pumping a lithium-ion battery with as much energy as possible. However, the problem with supercharging a lithium-ion battery is that in the process, there is a chance for lithium to form plate-like deposits on the negative electrode’s surface, which in turn decreases its battery life.

However, the researchers came up with an idea that by heating up the battery to a high temperature first, they could make it too hot for the lithium plates to form. They then tested it out on a commercially available industrial battery where first they tested it without heating, where after 60 cycles, lithium plates began to form.

They then tested it out again where at 60C, they managed to recharge the battery 2,500 times without lithium plates forming. This is said to be equivalent to about 750,000 kilometers. While we’re not sure if and when this tech could find its way to electric car batteries, the researchers are now hoping to go even further by reducing charging time to as low as 5 minutes.

New Battery Tech Could Juice Up Electric Cars In Just 10 Minutes , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

All of Samsung’s 2019 flagships, including the Galaxy Fold, are out in the market and it seems that Samsung is winding down a bit and working steadily on getting Android 10 to those phones. That said, the company is believed to be preparing “lite” versions of its two flagships, among other phones. One of those, believed to be the Galaxy … Continue reading

If you are thinking about getting your hands on an iPad Pro, you might want to hold off until 2020. This is because according to reports, it has been suggested that Apple might not refresh the iPad Pro this year, meaning that for the sake of futureproofing, holding off until next year might be a good idea if you don’t have the need for it right now.

This is according to Apple’s chief financial officer Luca Maestri who during Apple’s earnings call, said that Apple’s revenue guidance for the holiday quarter accounts for the iPad Pro having a different launch timing on a year-over-year basis. This has led to speculation that there is a good chance that the iPad Pro refresh might not take place until 2020.

There have been reports suggesting that the refresh could happen in March 2020, so the comments made by Maestri seemingly corroborates those claims. It has been pointed out that Apple usually refreshes its 12.9-inch iPad Pro every 18 months or so, so it makes sense that we might not see a refresh this year for that particular model.

It is possible that Apple could still refresh the tablet this year, but if they don’t, don’t be surprised. Either way, we’ll be keeping an eye out for it.

iPad Pro Might Not Be Refreshed This Year , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

According to the rumors, Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro will actually look a lot like the 15-inch MacBook Pro. This is because while the screen will be larger, it will have thinner bezels that will help it maintain its overall size. Now according to a report from 9to5Mac, they have discovered a new image in macOS 10.15.1 which suggests a slightly redesigned Touch Bar.

As you can see in the image above, the Touch ID button seems to have been separated from the Touch Bar itself. In case you’re unfamiliar, current MacBooks with the Touch Bar feature a look that stretches the Touch Bar from end to end, with the Touch ID button at the right hand corner. The way it’s been designed makes it look seamless, but with this design, Touch ID has been clearly separated from the Touch Bar.

It has been speculated in the past that Apple could actually also introduce a physical Esc button. Right now, Esc exists as a software button on the Touch Bar, which some users weren’t too thrilled about. With this redesigned Touch Bar, it has led to speculation that a physical Esc button could be part of this design. Some of the other changes include a redesigned scissor switch keyboard.

That being said, it is unclear when the laptop will be announced. It was previously rumored that the laptop could be announced this month, but it’s starting to feel unlikely. A new report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is now suggesting that it might not arrive until mid-2020.

16-inch MacBook Pro Could Sport Slightly Redesigned Touch Bar , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

It’s no longer really surprising to hear about yet another malware on the rise on the Android platform. Sometimes, their threat can be genuinely frightening, especially when they manage to get past Google’s automated security checks. The Xhelper malware being reported is, fortunately a bit different in that, this time, infected apps are being traced to unofficial sources outside Google … Continue reading