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[ad_1] Silicon anodes have the potential to far-exceed the lithium ion storage capacity of carbon anodes, if only they didn’t change size so much as they absorb the ions – as this physical swelling and shrinking quickly wrecks the structure of any Si-Li-ion battery. Plenty of companies have claimed solutions to the swelling problem, butRead more about Has Norway discovered the X factor for silicon-Li-ion cells[…]

[ad_1] YouTube has always allowed you to delete selected items from your watch history, but now Android users can take that a step further. The YouTube app’s new Incognito Mode will let you watch videos without ever leaving a digital trail of evidence in the first place (your IP address will still be recorded, so it’sRead more about YouTube gets covert with new Incognito mode for Android[…]

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[ad_1] Microsoft has worked out another exclusive emoji for Windows 10, the infinitely awesome Astro Cat. Found by Emojipedia, the emoji is achieved by joining the ‘Cat Face’ and ‘Rocket’ emojis by a small string of characters in between. Specifically, this technique is known as the ‘zero width joiner’ (ZWJ), a specific string of charactersRead more about Windows 10 has a new exclusive emoji: the Astro Cat[…]

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[ad_1] Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has a reputation for predicting product advancements with a reasonable amount of accuracy, so when he starts talking about what the Cupertino company has in store, it’s generally worth listening. As reported by 9to5Mac, the prolific prognosticator has just published new research notes predicting that Apple plans toRead more about Apple's Mac lineup reportedly getting a big update, new Mac mini rumored[…]

[ad_1] Britain is 35th in the world for broadband speeds, according to Cable, putting us behind Slovakia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Andorra. Madagascar, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary and Romania among others. Last year we were 31st. Only 560,000 premises in the UK have FTTP connections. Recommended Articles broadband 2018-07-12Read more about UK 35th in Broadband Speed[…]