News tagged ‘battery’
Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012
Apple Clarifies on New iPad's Charging Process
Apple's Vice President of iPad Product Marketing Michael Tchao refuted an earlier report by DisplayMate on the new iPad not reaching full charge when the 100% icon is shown.
Tuesday, 27 Dec 2011
Apple Looking Into Fuel Cells For Future Products
Apple recently applied for patents that point to hydrogen fuel-cell powered devices that could potentially last for "days or even weeks of usage without refueling".
Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011
Researchers Lessen the Load of 3G
While working to tackle the problem of providing wireless internet connectivity to countries in Africa, a group of researchers funded by the Finnish government have found a way to lessen the power consumption of 3G usage.
Friday, 25 Nov 2011
Nokia Lumia 800 to Receive Two Software Updates to Fix Battery Woes
Nokia has announced that two software updates will be issued in December and January to address the battery woes faced by Lumia 800 users.
Monday, 21 Nov 2011
Engineers Boost Batteries
The mobile landscape is changing at a blistering pace, with screen sizes becoming larger and with more powerful processors running the devices. But can batteries keep up with the advancements?
Friday, 11 Nov 2011
iOS 5.0.1 Update Released, Battery Woes Remain for Some Users
Although Apple has released iOS 5.0.1 to the public, some users are still reporting battery issues on their iPhone 4Ss.
Thursday, 3 Nov 2011
Apple Promises iOS 5 Bug Fixes for Battery Drain Issue in iPhone 4S
Apple has confirmed that there are several bugs in iOS 5 that caused battery woes for iPhone 4S users. A software update will be released within weeks to address the issue.
Thursday, 28 Jul 2011
Exploding Batteries to be Thing of Past
Exploding Lithium-Ion batteries may soon become a thing of the past. Researchers from Layden Energy have come up with a more heat and corrosion resistant Lithium-Imide battery.
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2011
Paper Batteries Use Moisture to Recharge
A battery made out of paper sounds incredible. A paper battery that recharges from the air moisture sounds even more plausible. But this is apparently very real from the researchers at CENIMAT.
Thursday, 13 Jan 2011
Sanyo Ships 150 Million eneloop Batteries in 2010
Sanyo announces it has shipped 150 million eneloop batteries as of the end of December 2010 to over 60 countries worldwide.