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Sony shows off battery powered OLED
Sony's 11in OLED television has already attracted a welter of attention, but it appears that a battery powered version is now ready. Engadget has translated a Japanese piece about the Sony dealers convention that talks about a battery-powered television that keeps the same dimensions as the original OLED. Of course, this is an area where OLED could well flourish – with the technology capable of drawing much less power to run than traditional televisions. Low power"Organic (LED) has a lower power consumption than conventional portable LCD TVs, so, comparatively the operating time could be longer," an official apparently confirmed.Not a lot of details have surfaced about this new version, but with OLED technology creeping closer to being both affordable and common expect the news about the exciting screen tech to keep on coming.
MacRumors: iPhone 2.1 Firmware Coming on Friday: Bug Fixes, Connectivity and Battery Life
Image from Engadget Alongside the other announcements, Apple announced that the iPhone 2.1 firmware will be released this Friday as a free update. The much anticipated version upgrade will address many of the issues that have been pla… Source
HP Breaks the 24-Hour Notebook Battery Life Barrie
Holy moly, talk about being charged up! HP claims its new EliteBook 6930p can deliver up to 24 hours of battery runtime, or 5 hours longer than Dell's Latitude E6400, provided it comes equipped with an optional ultra-capacity battery.All-day computing has been the holy grail of notebook computing,but now you don't have to worry.
HP Claims 24-Hour Battery Life On Notebook PC
The specially configured EliteBook 6930p comes with an Intel solid-state drive, a 14.1-inch LED display, and a 12-cell "ultra-capacity battery."
Boost Your Smartphone Battery Life
As phones get smarter and we use them more to surf the web, send emails and other things, the batteries seem to get smaller. Some tips to get the most out of your battery are to turn off the radios you don't use. WiFi and bluetooth are prime candidates and on an iPhone you can even turn off the 3G network and use EDGE if speed is not so crucial.In some cases where there is poor reception and you don't need the phone to work you can turn off the cellular radio altogether. Here is an article on the matter and some sites where you can go for more info on battery saving tips for your device:iPhone 3gBlackberryWindows Mobile
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Notebook battery famine set to continue
Simplo says supply can't keep up with demand The world’s largest laptop battery manufacturer has warned that a global shortage of power cells will last three months longer than expected.…
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2.1 Blues: Safari Change & Battery Life Unimproved
Copyright © 2008 JoeT. Visit the original article at http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/2008/09/20/21-blues-safari-change-battery-life-unimproved/. In my admittedly sporadic testing over the past few days, I’ve not noticed much better battery life with the 2.1 update than before. Starting with a full battery, in a few hours of web/email usage under 3G I am down to 50% battery, and am easily [...]
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Poor Battery Life Under iPhone OS 2.1, Fixes
According to Apple’s release notes, iPhone OS 2.1 delivers “significantly better battery life for most users.” “Most” appears to be the operative word in that sentence, as a number of users are reporting seriously degraded battery life after the update. One iPhone Atlas reader, Jerry Flaby, writes: “Since updating to 2.1 I have seen a dramatic decrease [...]
First Merc hybrid first to use laptop battery tech
The li-ion and the lamb 'Leccy Tech Mercedes' first hybrid car looks set to become the first production motor with a lithium-ion battery when it debuts in Europe next summer.…
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Treo 800w USB and Battery Charging Update
Palm has released a software update for the Palm Treo 800w . The Treo 800w USB and battery charging software update is designed to address the following: USB If your device fails to detect any of the in-box USB accessories such as the power adapter, headset or sync cable, this update will resolve most of the detection issues. Battery charging When plugged into the charger, the device may not charge a complet [...]


