News tagged with battery market

China's drive for 'green' cars hits roadblocks

Foreign and domestic car makers are struggling to sell environmentally friendly vehicles in China, the world's largest auto market, even as Beijing pumps billions into clean energy.

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created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

1.4 million orders for world's cheapest tablet in India

The world's cheapest tablet computer has clocked 1.4 million bookings since it was put up for sale online two weeks ago in India, a spokeswoman told AFP on Tuesday.

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created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Battery-powered Christmas carol: A trip down memory (effect) lane

(PhysOrg.com) -- As consumers anticipate unwrapping the latest electronic gadget during the holidays, they may not give much thought to how long their shiny devices will last. But it's a topic under significant ...

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created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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.

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

Making sodium-ion batteries that are worth their salt

(PhysOrg.com) -- Although lithium-ion technology dominates headlines in battery research and development, a new element is making its presence known as a potentially powerful alternative: sodium.

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created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New record voltage for organic solar cells opens the tech to consumer electronics

Molecular Solar Ltd, a spinout company from the University of Warwick, has achieved a significant breakthrough in the performance of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells. They have achieved and demonstrated a record ...

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created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (12) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

India launches 'world's cheapest' tablet computer

India on Wednesday launched its long-awaited "computer for the masses", unveiling a $46 tablet device designed to bring the information technology revolution to tens of millions of students.

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created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Green tech cleans up with investors

Is there still big green to be made in green tech? A few years ago, investing in green technology companies in Silicon Valley was as de rigueur as vertical social-media sites. Those sites went away, but money continues to ...

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created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lithium market could bloom as tide goes out on oil

Lithium is not much to look at. It's a soft and light, silver-white metal known for its use in mood stabilising drugs. But the 25th most abundant element on earth could, one day, help cure the world of its ...

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created Jun 23, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (14) | comments 20

Sony to enter car battery market: Stringer

Sony Corp. will tap the rechargeable car battery market amid a growing focus on electric cars and green auto technology, chief executive Howard Stringer said Thursday.

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created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

SKorea targets world electric car market

President Lee Myung-Bak Thursday offered full government support to help South Korean firms secure about 10 percent of the global electric car market by 2015.

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created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

RIM rules out battery flaw with Blackberry Bold

Canada's Research In Motion said Friday it has ruled out faulty batteries as the likely cause of keyboards heating up during recharging of its BlackBerry Bold smart phones sold in Japan.

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created Feb 28, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0