Battery articles

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  Nintendo's Wii U GamePad battery lasts 3 to 5 hours, charging takes 2.5 hours

  By Jeff Blagdon on June 5, 2012 10:49 pm + 75 comments

  Nintendo's decision to put a 6.2-inch LCD touchscreen in its Wii U GamePad is one of the most Continue reading…

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  Boulder Ionic's Iolyte could usurp the lithium-ion battery

  By Evan Rodgers on June 2, 2012 09:12 am + 75 comments

  Yesterday, MIT's Technology Review took a closer look at a new process for manufacturing ionic Continue reading…

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  Quad-core Galaxy S III opened up by iFixIt and Chipworks (update: camera sensor by Sony)

  By Bryan Bishop on June 1, 2012 05:01 pm + 77 comments

  We took a look at the experience of using the Samsung Galaxy S III in our recent review, but iFixIt Continue reading…

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  New image of LG's rumored quad-core LS970 'superphone' leaks out

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 18, 2012 09:17 am + 2 comments

  Last week, we heard about a new LG smartphone with some pretty hefty specs, including a 1.5GHz Continue reading…

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  How to light your photos on Mount Everest

  By Sam Byford on May 13, 2012 10:15 pm + 2 comments

  Grayson Schaffer of Outside magazine is currently stationed at Mount Everest's Base Camp, with the Continue reading…

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  US Postal Service to ban overseas shipments of lithium batteries

  By Evan Rodgers on May 12, 2012 12:47 am + 51 comments

  The United States Postal Service (USPS) will be prohibiting international shipments of devices Continue reading…

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  Tesla releases revised Model S range stats: up to 350 miles at 55 mph

  By Bryan Bishop on May 9, 2012 11:02 pm + 34 comments

  When Tesla officially announced the Model S electric sedan last year, it noted that there would be Continue reading…

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  Powermat forms rival Alliance for Wireless Power with Samsung and Qualcomm

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 7, 2012 12:18 pm + 10 comments

  It looks like the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) and its Qi standard aren't the only group trying Continue reading…

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  Scientists develop new material for cheaper rechargeable batteries made with sodium

  By Andrew Webster on May 4, 2012 11:25 am + 19 comments

  Lithium-ion batteries are used in everything from your smartphone to your electric car, but Continue reading…

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  New $399 iPad 2 has improved battery life thanks to 32nm processor

  By Sam Byford on May 4, 2012 03:32 am + 57 comments

  We've already heard that the price-slashed $399 iPad 2 features a new 32nm A5 processor, and that it Continue reading…