BatteryCare is a software created to optimize the usage and performance of the modern laptop's battery. It monitors the battery's discharge cycles and helps increasing it's autonomy and improving its More...

BatteryCare is a software created to optimize the usage and performance of the modern laptop's battery. It monitors the battery's discharge cycles and helps increasing it's autonomy and improving its More...

Futuremark, creators of the well known 3DMark graphics benchmarking software, have announced Powermark, a new benchmark that tests battery and power consumption for Windows 7 PCs. More...

Microsoft has confirmed it is investigating a problem causing some Windows 7 users to receive incorrect battery warnings on their laptops. The warning is triggered when a laptops BIOS detects a battery replacement is required. Windows... More...

Jim Wong, president of IT products at Acer Incorporated, believes that notebook battery safety (think overheating Sony fiasco) is the main reason why fuel cells and other advanced technologies that can be used as batteries... More...

Apple has said that "some batteries" in its range of MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops have "performance issues". The company has issued a software update to fix the issue and has offered to replace... More...

Matsushita, aka Panasonic, announced that a safer lithium-ion battery for laptops is now ready for mass-production. How is it safer? A heat-resistant insulator is added to the battery cell. It is meant to prevent overheating... More...

Users running Windows Vista on laptops may see batteries draining faster than they expect, Microsoft said in a warning, because some wireless access points aren't configured to take advantage of the new operating system's Wi-Fi... More...

On Tuesday, Sony said it would recall 60,000 of its notebook computer batteries in Japan, adding its own name to the list of PC makers recalling Sony-made batteries. Sony's move, which was expected, comes a... More...

As the defective laptop battery problem reaches pandemic proportions, with Toshiba, Fujitsu, Lenovo and IBM are among the latest manufacturers to recall their products for fear they might start a fire. Dell has expanded the... More...

According to a report by The Inquirer Intel is working with Zinc Matrix Power to produce a laptop battery that can give up to 10 hours worth of power. Don't expect to get this... More...