Android 4.4.3 KitKat Update Causing Battery Drainage Issues for Nexus 7, Nexus 10

Android 4.4.3 KitKat Update Causing Battery Drainage Issues for Nexus 7, Nexus 10

Updating to Android 4.4.3 will bring about some nasty by-products

iOS 7.1.1 Battery Drain: Another Potential Fix

iOS 7.1.1 Battery Drain: Another Potential Fix

Try a hard-reset and use iTunes to restore, some users report success

Battery Health Apps Explode on the App Store Amid iOS 7.1.1 Battery Drain Complaints

Battery Health Apps Explode on the App Store Amid iOS 7.1.1 Battery Drain Complaints

System Monitor app looks after memory usage, battery life, and even battery health

  • iWorld
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 29th, 2014
These Apps Are Battery Killers, May Be Partially Responsible for iOS 7.1 Power Drain

These Apps Are Battery Killers, May Be Partially Responsible for iOS 7.1 Power Drain

Tone down the usage of some of these “popular” apps to save precious battery life

Japan Display Develops 10.1-Inch 4K Tablet Screens That Won’t Kill the Battery

Japan Display Develops 10.1-Inch 4K Tablet Screens That Won’t Kill the Battery

The company has already started shipping samples of the 4K tablets

Facebook Is Killing Your Battery and You Know It

Facebook Is Killing Your Battery and You Know It

You don’t need lengthy tutorials and guides to save some battery life


  • iPhone
  • By Filip Truta
  • March 26th, 2014
iOS 7.1 Battery Drain and WiFi Issues Become Widespread

iOS 7.1 Battery Drain and WiFi Issues Become Widespread

Apple needs to deploy a patch sooner rather than later

iPhone/iOS Battery Drain Could Be Caused by Facebook, WhatsApp

iPhone/iOS Battery Drain Could Be Caused by Facebook, WhatsApp

Social networking takes its toll on the CPU and, implicitly, your iPhone’s battery

Google Refutes Claims of Battery Drainage Caused by Its iOS App

Google Refutes Claims of Battery Drainage Caused by Its iOS App

“Reports that Google Now on iOS drains battery life are incorrect”

  • iWorld
  • By Filip Truta
  • January 4th, 2013
iOS 6.0.2: Potential Battery Drain Fix Available from Apple Support

iOS 6.0.2: Potential Battery Drain Fix Available from Apple Support

Customer claims to have fixed his troubles with a simple settings reset

  • Mac
  • By Filip Truta
  • August 9th, 2012
Professional Tests Confirm OS X Mountain Lion Battery Drain Issue

Professional Tests Confirm OS X Mountain Lion Battery Drain Issue

Apple support rep tells customer there’s an update on the launch pad

So This Is What’s Draining the iPhone’s Battery

So This Is What’s Draining the iPhone’s Battery

Free games and apps draw more energy than their paid counterparts

iOS 5.0.1 Fixes Battery Life Woes, Users Say

iOS 5.0.1 Fixes Battery Life Woes, Users Say

Apple not out of the woods yet as some customers are not seeing any improvement

iPhone 4S Battery Drain Reduced via Settings Tweak

iPhone 4S Battery Drain Reduced via Settings Tweak

The issue could be caused by a time-zone bug, according to report

  • Windows
  • By Marius Oiaga
  • September 29th, 2011
Windows 8 Build 8102 Can Keep Consuming Battery When Switching from Sleep to Hibernation

Windows 8 Build 8102 Can Keep Consuming Battery When Switching from Sleep to Hibernation

An update is already available from Microsoft to resolve this issue