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Sprint HTC Hero Issue Results in Battery Drain

Wireless carrier Sprint put on sale not too long ago its first mobile phone powered by Google's Android operating system, the HTC Hero, becoming this way the second US carrier that has such a device available for its users. The Hero that came to Sprint is a different model than the one that went to the market ar...

17 October 2009
06:40 GMT

Apple Surveying iPhone OS 3.1 Users on Battery Life

Apple is reportedly taking matters into its hands with numerous reports of poor battery life hitting its Discussions forums soon after the release of iPhone OS 3.1 earlier this month. The company is sending out forms to select forum commenters with as many as eleven questions and software that, once installed, logs b...

21 September 2009
09:46 GMT

Philips Xenium X650 Surfaces

Philips X650 Xenium is yet another mobile phone that comes to the market with impressive battery life, only that this time around it seems that the device is set to become available for purchase in more markets besides Asia and Russia, where the other such handsets usually landed. Given the fact that this is a Xenium...

25 July 2009
02:44 GMT

QuickerTek Launches Powerful Battery for MacBook Air

Accessory maker QuickerTek has introduced an external battery for users of the Apple MacBook Air, with the promise to extend computing time to as much as 16 hours. Interested parties will need one modified 45W MagSafe power adapter, which costs an additional $100 USD, or they can send theirs in to have it modified fo...

14 April 2009
05:11 GMT

Samsung N110 Netbook Released, Offers Over 7 Hours of Battery Life

After having announced the new NC310 netbook, Samsung has surprisingly updated its netbook lineup with the addition of yet another model, dubbed N110. The new model will replace the company's successful NC10 netbook and will compete in the same performance segment as other 10-inch netbooks currently available ou...

23 March 2009
09:44 GMT

Apple Releases MacBook Battery Update 1.4

Apple has released a new update for owners of any 13-inch MacBook model, in an attempt to improve battery life when the system is shut down and is not used for some time. The update is available for free by downloading the standalone installer and performing the installation manually.Apple's Support section reve...

3 March 2009
02:58 GMT

World's First 32nm ARM Processor Announced

Approximately one week after Santa Clara, California-based Intel detailed its plans to accelerate the adoption of the 32nm manufacturing technology, chip maker ARM has just announced the introduction of the world's first ARM processor designed on a 32nm High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) process technology. The company�...

16 February 2009
03:44 GMT

Third-Party 9-Cell Battery for Samsung NC10 Really Boosts Runtime

Most of today's netbooks are all basically the same, especially if you compare two systems that are based on the same Intel Atom platform. This means that there are only a few aspects where a PC vendor can improve its system, providing a better overall product compared to other competitors on the market. One of ...

2 February 2009
06:55 GMT

Extend Battery Life with ActiveSync Tweaks

Windows Mobile users looking to leverage the life of their devices' battery can achieve this if they are using ActiveSync to perform synchronization with a corporate or hosted Exchange server through simply tweaking a few settings. To be more precise, those that have a device running under Windows Mobile 6.0 or ...

27 January 2009
12:19 GMT

HP Boosts Battery Life to 24 Hours

Hewlett-Packard announced today that it managed to resolve one of the biggest problems users of mobile devices face: battery life. According to HP, its EliteBook 6930p is able to run for a full 24 hours without recharging if its configuration includes an ultra-capacity battery and few other options, one of them being...

9 September 2008
03:12 GMT

ASUS to Improve Battery Life for Eee PCs

ASUSTek is really taking care of its Eee brand, and we've seen that already on a number of occasions, every time various Eee devices were released or just announced. Not that it could be any other way, especially given the success the Eee PC has enjoyed worldwide, ever since it was released. Moreover, according ...

25 July 2008
09:02 GMT

Kensington Extends Battery Life for iPhone, iPod

Kensington Computer Products Group has released two Battery Pack kits for iPhone and iPod. One is regular-sized (whatever that means) complete with charger, while the other is a Mini Battery Pack kit (also ships with Charger) for the same Apple iPhone and iPod. They cost $69.99 and $49.99 respectively, and are availa...

7 May 2008
06:37 GMT

8.5 Hours to Recharge the MacBook Air Battery. What?!

A somewhat alarming piece of news has recently hit the Internet, saying that Apple's MacBook Air needs 8 and a half hours in sleep mode to fully recharge its Lithium-Ion battery. Luckily, an update on the same report tells a different story. Secondary tests showed that Air actually requires less sleep time with ...

28 January 2008
10:42 GMT

Tips or Tricks: a Few Ways to Increase Battery Life

Laptops are getting better, faster, lighter day by day. Only one thing still remains "frozen": the battery. Progress in developing a revolutionary battery, lighter, with increased capacity, low cost, RoHS compliant and compatible with most laptops around the world is painstakingly slow. Other features found in laptop...

13 July 2007
04:16 GMT


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