Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has battery problem
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Thursday, 28 December 2017 11:01

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has battery problem


Tame Apple Press claims it is just copying Apple again

While the iPhone has been suffering from battery problems, thanks mostly to Jobs' Mob's throttling of users for their own good, the Tame Apple Press has been focusing on the rival Samsung Galaxy Note 8, which appears to have problems of its own.

Apple sued for throttling battery use
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Friday, 22 December 2017 12:59

Apple sued for throttling battery use


But, but, it is a feature


Apple is facing two class-action lawsuits, filed by furious customers just days after the firm admitted to intentionally slowing down older iPhones.

Apple may give throttled replacement batteries for old phones
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Apple fanboys cheer at assault and battery

The fruity cargo cult Apple appears to have come up with a novel scheme to force Apple fanboys who refuse to buy a new phone every year to buy one anyway.

Stanford works out way to investigate battery fires
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Close to solving the mystery why some batteries fail

Boffins from Stanford University and the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have come up with a new way to look inside a battery and find out why some fail.

Driverless cars suffer from an energy problem
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Huge brain needs huge power

While driverless cars are supposed to be the next big thing, there is a significant hurdle they have to overcome – power.

Asphalt can improve battery charge speeds
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Thursday, 05 October 2017 10:48

Asphalt can improve battery charge speeds


Road power

Boffins at the  Rice Lab have developed anodes comprising porous carbon made from asphalt that showed exceptional stability after more than 500 charge/discharge cycles which means batteries can be charged 20 times faster.

iPhone 8 ships with super cool exploding feature
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Just plug it in and watch the fireworks

Those super, cool, innovative design people at Apple have slipped in an easter egg function with the new iPhone 8 Plus so that it detonates when you try to recharge it.

Study confirms new iOS is a battery vampire
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Tuesday, 26 September 2017 12:08

Study confirms new iOS is a battery vampire


iOS is robbery, assault on battery

A study conducted by security research firm Wandera has confirmed that iOS 11 is causing iPhone and iPad batteries to drain twice as fast.

Boffins create battery free mobile phone
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Thursday, 10 August 2017 11:58

Boffins create battery free mobile phone


Runs off radio signals

US boffins have emerged from their smoke filled labs with a prototype of a battery-free mobile phone.

Toyota will release solid state battery
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Wednesday, 26 July 2017 06:00

Toyota will release solid state battery


Ready for electric cars

Toyota is in production engineering for a solid state battery, which uses a solid electrolyte instead of the conventional semi-liquid version used in today's lithium-ion batteries.