Have you ever gone somewhere and forgot to recharge your smartphone? I know I have, and many others out there have dealt with the same issue since the smartphone era has begun. While the battery power of mobile devices has not improved too much in the last years, many have started to look towards other gadgets, such as portable battery [...]
With the latest iPhone 5 launched several months ago, time has shown that this device could have packed a better battery. The one mounted right now is a lithium polymer unit of 1440 mAh (5.45 Wh) capacity with an autonomy of 225 hours in stand-by, 8 hours of talk time and 40 hours of music play. In reality, we’ve seen cases that [...]
We all know that besides the display size, processor type, general speed and other technical specifications, the battery is also a very important factor when choosing the phone. When all those wonders above haven’t got enough juice to supply a decent battery time, the phone is as good as dead (unless you have a smart bag) and these also reflect [...]
There has always been a tight controversy between keeping a laptop packed with the battery plugged-in at all times, or not. Many have wondered if this overcharging process, if we are allowed to call it so, may reduce the battery life over the years or, even damage the product in some way. As a laptop owner myself, I had troubles choosing [...]
Globalfoundries has just announced its upcoming transistor technology, 14nm-XM, which is claimed to be optimized for smartphones and most mobile devices. Supposedly, the new design will improve the overall battery life with approximately 60%, while increasing performance and leaking less heat than any previous standard. The company developing such a technology deals with the fabrication of chips, helping well-known designers [...]
I believe the iPhone impressed with its battery life only once – when it was first launched on the market, in June 2007, 5 years ago. But even then, the crowd didn’t applause right after Steve Jobs said – “we’ve managed to get 5 hours of battery life”, which means it was good, but not impressive. Where do we stand [...]
In a world where the use of alternative energy sources has become crucial to preserving the ecosystems that have been nurturing us since the dawn of man, one of the most recent and most promising new technologies is the fuel cell. What is that, you might wonder? Well, a fuel cell is a practical device that generates electricity via a [...]
What has been the most annoying problem that smartphones users had to deal with ever since the introduction of such gadgets? Battery problem. Every single avid user of smartphones will tell you that. The power drainage results due to the fact that Internet surfing or app use is excessively demanding on the battery, so you are lucky if you get [...]
As anticipated, the new iPad problems are growing in numbers. First we had the overheating issues, then the backlight bleeds and now another inconvenience has stepped forward to play with the nerves of brand new iPad owners. This time, it’s the wireless reception. What’s wrong with it? Well, according to the drama spread all over the forums, wireless reception is [...]
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