All the stories tagged with battery
Sony works on paper-powered battery
12/20/2011, Who would have figured out that batteries will be powered by paper one day? Engineers at Sony did, where they recently paraded a bio battery that is capable of generating electricity through the clever use of paper as fuel. This [...]
Samsung releases extended battery bundle and cover for the Galaxy Nexus
12/16/2011, The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has officially launched on Verizon and so far nothing but good things has been said about the device. With its 4.65” Super AMOLED Plus display, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on board with 4G LTE connectivity, [...]
Verizon Galaxy Nexus with extended battery caught on video
12/13/2011, Despite the constant rumors of shifting release dates and reports of stock sitting in the back room – the Samsung Galaxy Nexus seems to be available all over the world but US right now. Yesterday, a new video surfaced online [...]
New Bluetooth chip by Broadcom claims 10 year battery life for Bluetooth peripherals
12/07/2011, The downside to wireless keyboards and mice is that unless you’re the type that diligently charges your batteries on a scheduled basis, there are times when your devices run out of juice at the most inconvenient moments, i.e. typing up [...]
iOS 5.1 beta apparently does not solve battery woes
12/02/2011, The iOS 5.1 beta was seeded to developers not too long ago. Many had expected the update to address the battery draining issues that quite a few iOS owners were experiencing, but as it turns out that is not the [...]
Galaxy Nexus gets an optional larger battery in Korea
11/29/2011, The Samsung Galaxy Nexus still hasn’t reared its head on this side of the world yet, but it looks like its Korean brethren have already started receiving matching accessories. According to reports online, folks who purchase the Samsung Galaxy Nexus [...]
Task killers do little to prolong battery life
11/28/2011, It is said that for all Android smartphone owners, one of the first few apps that you would need to install on your handset right from the get go would be a Task Killer of sorts – good thing those [...]
New battery electrode could last 40,000 charge cycles
11/25/2011, As our smartphones start doing more for us and become more feature packed, the more battery it would drain, but the thing is it does not matter how big a battery you have because the more you charge it, the [...]
Apple: iOS 5.0.2 update in the works, iOS 5.1 major update to follow (Rumor)
11/17/2011, We know that Apple’s release of iOS 5.0.1 failed to solve some of the battery woes that have plagued iOS users since the update to iOS 5. While the reports are conflicting, with some users claiming that they have no [...]
Small holes actually increase battery strength
11/15/2011, Who would have thought that a slab of cheese with holes inside might actually be the inspiration to boost the performance of batteries in devices that we use? Yes sir, scientists have actually managed to give battery strength a much [...]
Mirasol displays might extend Android phone battery life to days
11/15/2011, I have gone through a few Android-powered smartphones from the HTC Desire to the HTC Desire S, Sony Ericsson Live Walkman, Sony Ericsson Arc S, and now, the HTC Sensation, and have found one common denominator (no, if you answered [...]
Tesla’s flat pack battery in Model S
11/14/2011, IKEA isn’t the only one to come up with the idea of flat packs – Tesla, the manufacturer of electric cars extraordinary, has just introduced the flat-pack battery. Yes sir, this particular battery will lie at the bottom of the [...]
Apple patent reveals new MacBook battery and SSD configurations
11/14/2011, Apple has patented many inventions and innovations in the past, some practical and some bordering on something you would expect from a sci-fi novel, but a recent publishing of Apple’s patents for their MacBook series of laptops might suggest that [...]
