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Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest seller of smartphones, appears to be facing issues with the batteries in its smartphones again, with reports that batteries in older models are swelling up making the devices unusable.

The volume of electric vehicle battery pack shipments will reach 30 million globally in 2027; from just 10 million in 2022, according to a new research report.

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Volunteer group Australian Parents for Climate Action has urged the NSW Government to reject Snowy Hydro’s proposal to build a $600 million gas power plant in Kurri Kurri; and instead asks the NSW Government to support the manufacturing of solar panels in the Hunter Valley.

Global technology provider IBM has announced it has developed the world's first two nanometer process, a first for the semiconductor industry.

Tuesday 23 March, 2021, will see another batch of deals for eBay Plus members that sees Apple Watch S3 models at 43% off, DJI Mavic Mini Drones for 50% off and more, with the catches being supplies of a few hundred each, the deals dropping from 4pm, and the need to be an eBay Plus member.

The accessories market for flagship smartphones from the major players is huge, and while cheap and cheerful accessories are widely available, there are some quality brands always worth paying extra for to buy quality and peace of mind.

Research firm Venture Insights points out that in south-east Australia's 2019-20 bushfires, about 88% of the telecommunications outages were caused by loss of power outages and only 1% were due to direct fire damage, which implies that better power backups could significantly reduce outages.

Regulations have been introduced by the Commonwealth Government to reduce the risks that button and coin batteries present to young children.

Australian semiconductor IoT start-up Morse Micro has secured $18 milion in additional funding as it moves to expand its product and technology development teams, both in Sydney and internationally.

PROMOTIONAL NEWS Elon Musk is pushing the vehicle manufacture industry to seek out more high purity manganese to power its vehicles.

PROMOTIONAL NEWS Elon Musk is pushing the vehicle manufacture industry to seek out more high purity manganese to power its vehicles.

GUEST Opinion by Jonathan Jackson:  Vulcan Energy Resources (ASX:VUL | FWB: 6KO) has doubled its share price since its low point in March, when COVID-19 struck global markets.

GUEST Opinion by Jonathan Jackson:  Vulcan Energy Resources (ASX:VUL | FWB: 6KO) has doubled its share price since its low point in March, when COVID-19 struck global markets.

The coronavirus outbreak could cause around a US$42 billion revenue gap over the next 9 months for smart device vendors, according to a new global report.

Britain’s Swansea University has selected Australian-listed energy storage technology company Redflow’s ZBM2 zinc-bromine flow battery technology as the energy storage backbone for its renewable energy Active Building demonstrator classroom.

Australian-listed energy storage technology company Redflow has deployed a battery-based energy storage system to boost energy independence and save thousands a year in diesel costs at Yallalong Station, a 348,000-hectare cattle property 650km north of Perth.

Australian-listed energy storage technology company Redflow has been chosen by the New Zealand Rural Connectivity Group (RCG) to provide zinc-bromine flow batteries to store energy in off-grid telecommunication sites in remote rural locations.

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University in the US claim to have developed a means of charging an electric battery in about 10 minutes, removing one of the main fears that owners of electric vehicles are said to have, something called the "range anxiety problem".