News tagged with battery life

Free apps drain smartphone energy on 'advertising modules'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have shown that popular free smartphone apps spend up to 75 percent of their energy tracking the user's geographical location, sending information about the user to advertisers and downloading ...

Technology / Software

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Research firm: New iPad more expensive to make

Apple appears to be making less of a profit from each new iPad than it did when it launched the previous model a year ago, according to a research firm's analysis.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Droid Razr Maxx's longevity tops Galaxy Note's stylus

With so many Android smartphones on the market these days, many sporting quite similar screen sizes and underlying technical specs, manufacturers are having to find new ways to differentiate their products.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Review: Vita sets new standard for portable games

(AP) -- The PlayStation Vita won't replace your smartphone. For starters, it isn't a telephone (although it will eventually let you use Skype). And it's too big to fit in your pants pocket, unless you're wearing ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 3

New battery could lead to cheaper, more efficient solar energy

A joint research project between the University of Southampton and lithium battery technology company REAPsystems has found that a new type of battery has the potential to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of solar ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Powering pacemakers with heartbeat vibrations

Sick hearts may help to keep themselves beating longer with a device that could harvest energy from heartbeat-induced chest cavity vibrations.

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

LED lights point shoppers in the right direction

Looking for an item in a large department store or mall can be like searching for a needle in a haystack, but that could change thanks to a hybrid location-identification system that uses radio frequency transmitters and ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gadget turns table-tops into stereo speakers

Roger Arnold reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a gadget that turned an ornate wooden table in a Las Vegas nightclub into a booming stereo speaker.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Intel begins shipping new Atom processors

Intel today announced the availability of the latest mobile Intel Atom processor-based platform, formerly codenamed "Cedar Trail." Designed to provide small, compact, on-the-go computing with great battery life at an affordable ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A device attempts to elevate the iPad's keyboard

Even if you love the iPad, you're probably not keen to write your next novel using its on-screen virtual keyboard. You may not be thrilled to type up a lengthy email with it, either.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 18, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (15) | comments 5

Gift guide to the hottest smartphones and tablets

Choosing the right gadget can be hard, especially if you are unfamiliar with the mobile landscape. Many ask, "What's the best?" But priorities vary among users. You'll have to weigh those for yourself.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Battery life fix out for new iPhone, Apple devices

Apple has released a software update to fix a problem that is shortening the battery life of some iPhones, iPads and iPods.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

iPhone 4S fever hits Hong Kong

Hong Kong was gripped by iPhone 4S fever on Thursday as more than 1,500 fans and resellers queued outside the Apple store ahead of the release of the smartphone in the southern Chinese city.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

iPhone 4S gets thumbs up from Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports, the influential magazine for product reviews, gave a thumbs up to Apple's new iPhone on Tuesday after declining to recommend the previous model because of reception problems.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple fixing iPhone 4S battery drain

Apple said it is working to squash software bugs that have evidently been eating away at battery life in the iPhone 4s and other gadgets powered by its latest mobile operating system.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Battery (electricity)

In electronics, a battery or voltaic cell is a combination of many electrochemical Galvanic cells of identical type to store chemical energy and to deliver higher voltage or higher current than with single cells.

The battery cells create a voltage difference between the terminals of each cell and hence to its combination in battery. When an external electrical circuit is connected to the battery, then the battery drives electrons through the circuit and electrical work is done. Since the invention of the first Voltaic pile in 1800 by Alessandro Volta, the battery has become a common power source for many household and industrial applications, and is now a multi-billion dollar industry.

For more information about Battery (electricity), read the full article at Wikipedia.
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