Battery

Panasonic Shows Off Thin, Flexible Battery

The flexible battery could be used for gadgets carried in wallets or worn on the body

8 years ago

Microsoft Readies Patch For Surface Pro 3 Battery Problem

Limited battery life with Surface Pro 3 is down to a software problem, Microsoft confirms as it readies patch

8 years ago

Smart Antenna Firm Gets £1.5m To ‘Double’ Smartphone Battery Life By 2018

Sofant plans to commercialise smart antenna by 2018, boosting Wi-Fi performance and battery power consumption

9 years ago

Qualcomm: Don’t Worry, USB-C Charging Is Safe For Your Phone

Chipmaker reassures Android users following overheating concerns caused by Quick Charge functions

9 years ago

Super-Long Lifespan Battery Invented By Scientists

Scientists claim rechargeable battery breakthrough with drastically increased battery lifespan

9 years ago

This Rechargable Battery Could Enable Homes To Be Taken Off Power Grid

Eli-Home can help make better use of solar power cells and provide a backup source in the event of outages

9 years ago

New Smartphone Chip Could Charge Up Your Battery In Ten Minutes

Hardware could also be used to power the likes of electric cars in the future

9 years ago

Huawei Super-Powered Battery Tech Could Charge Your Phone ‘In Minutes’

Next-generation batteries can charge up to 50 percent in a matter of minutes

9 years ago

iPhone 6S Battery Life Is ‘Dependent’ On Who Made The Chip

Researchers find that iPhone 6S and 6S Plus devices powered by a Samsung chip last far shorter than those from…

9 years ago

Electrode Innovation Could Triple Laptop Battery Capacity

Researchers in the US and China have developed an aluminium-based electrode that drastically reduces batteries' lithium consumption

9 years ago

Boffin Reveals Folding Battery Powered By Bacteria

Breakthrough design could mean smaller, more powerful batteries than ever before

9 years ago

Swatch Is Developing A Smartwatch Battery That Lasts For Six Months

Swiss watchmaker says new batteries will last far longer than the Apple Watch

10 years ago

Dyson Invests $15m In Tech To Double Smartphone Battery Life

Sakti3's technology could ultimately double battery life for electric cars and smartphones

10 years ago

Jony Ive – Trust Me, You Wouldn’t Want A Bigger iPhone Battery

Apple design guru says that fans crave portability and sleek design

10 years ago

CES 2015 – Storedot Battery Can Fully Charge Your Phone In Seconds

Israeli company says it can charge a device's battery over a hundred times faster

10 years ago

IBM Recycles Old Laptop Batteries For Poor

The ultimate act of recycling? IBM turns old lithium-ion batteries into useful power supply for the poor

10 years ago

StoreDot Bio Battery Ready For Smartphones In 2016

The bio-organic battery from StoreDot that can be fully charged in just 26 seconds, could be available on the market…

10 years ago

Scientists Develop Safer Child-Friendly Battery Coating

Scientists invent coating to prevent visits to hospital A&E departments due to battery ingestion

10 years ago

The New Chip That Could Double Your Smartphone’s Battery Life

New chip will potentially tackle one of the biggest bugbears for smartphone users, namely battery life

10 years ago

Sony Warns Of Fire Risk From Vaio Fit Laptops

Sony warns of a serious risk of fire from its new Vaio hybrid laptop launched in February

11 years ago

Microsoft Fixes Skype Battery Drain On Android Devices

Microsoft fixes an irritating problem with Skype on Android devices, which could drain batteries

11 years ago

Sugar-Powered Battery Could Be Your Phone’s Next Boost

Breakthrough from American scientists means your smartphone or tablet could be sugar-powered in just a few years

11 years ago

Apple To Offer In-Store iPhone Repairs – Report

Apple stores are to receive special machines to enable on site repairs of damaged iPhones

11 years ago

Robotic Solar Charger Follows The Sun

Solar panel moves automatically to catch more rays

11 years ago

Scientists Invent Mobile Phone Charging Powered By Urine

Boffins assure sceptics they are not taking the proverbial after revealing a mobile phone charged by urine

11 years ago

Boffins Claim ‘Super Battery’ Breakthrough

Researchers in America claim to have invented a new type of “super battery” that may transform gadgets

12 years ago

Motorola RAZR MAXX Launches Next Month With Longlasting Battery

New smartphone supports up to 17 hours talk time

13 years ago

Nokia Lumia 800 Gets Battery Boost Update

Nokia responds to customer complaints over battery with a Lumia 800 update

13 years ago

Former BT Exec Warns Fibre Cabinets At Risk Of Battery Theft

Fibre to the cabinet is "one of the biggest mistakes humanity has made" former BT exec tells the House of…

13 years ago

Apple Reacts To New iPad Battery Charge Claims

Apple vice president Michael Tchao has claimed that battery charge issues in the new iPad are a feature of iOS

13 years ago