Apple announced that by 2025, its new batteries found on iPhone, iPad, etc. will have 100% recycled cobalt. The company has similar goals of using 100% recycled rare earth elements and gold plating.
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Google's ChromeOS and ChromeOS Flex have diagnostic tools to let you learn about your battery's health, CPU usage, and memory usage. Unfortunately, they're buried, here's how to get to them.
Apple is raising the price of iPhone battery replacements by $20 from March 1. The iPhone 14 line-up is not affected but these phones already had a higher battery replacement price since launch.
Several reputable hardware reviewers and YouTubers are reporting that the batteries inside their older Samsung phones are swelling up while devices from other OEMs don't, despite similar conditions.
Although Apple has not changed the prices of the new iPhone 14 models, there are some notable hikes when it comes to repairs. Owners of the new iPhones will have to pay more for replacing batteries.
A recent bug in Google Messages is causing your phone's camera to remain open even when you're not using the app, leading to excessive battery drain and overheating. A fix is now rolling out.
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The OnePlus 10 Pro in Europe, China, India, and other markets will support 80W SuperVOOC charging, but the U.S. will receive a somewhat downgraded variant that supports only 65W charging.
After being accused of throttling the performance of its devices for over 10,000 apps using the Game Optimizing Service (GOS), Samsung has indicated it will allow unlocking full performance.
Samsung has been accused of throttling over 10,000 apps by explicitly naming them in its Game Optimizing Service (GOS). Popular apps include TikTok, Microsoft Office, Instagram, and more.
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Vodafone UK has developed a mobile mast that uses a wind turbine, solar panels, and batteries to stay powered. This enables the tower to supply connectivity in the UK's remotest areas.
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It has been an exciting week in the world of Microsoft thanks to lots of Windows updates and builds, and the Surface Laptop SE and Windows 11 SE. Find out more about this in our latest weekly digest.
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The recent Windows 11 Dev builds have a new visual glitch that seems to show the battery of laptops going beyond the 100% chargeable capacity. Microsoft seems to be aware of the issue.
A team at the University of California San Diego has made a breakthrough on lithium-ion batteries which boosts the energy density by up to ten times. A start-up will now attempt to commercialise it.
Microsoft has added a nice visualization for battery consumption in Windows 11 along with a few nifty UI improvements. However, it has removed some features that were present in Windows 10 too.
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Tesla's Big Battery at Geelong, Victoria, caught fire earlier today. The responsible authority has since deployed fire firefighting teams there, and a warning for the locals has also been issued.
Google has announced a bunch of privacy- and security-focused improvements for Chrome 92. It has also stated that phishing detection is now 50 times faster and drains lower battery than before.
Inventor of the graphite anode, Dr. Rachid Yazami, says he's designed a new car battery charging technique that makes your car battery "happy" which then leads to super-fast charging times.
Xiaomi took it to Twitter to showcase its latest 200W "HyperCharge" technology. The video shows and claims that it managed to fully-charge a custom-built Mi 11 Pro in just eight minutes.
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Israel-based StoreDot has announced the production of engineering samples for a car battery that can charge up in just 5 minutes. The batteries were produced in existing production lines.
Microsoft has denied allegations that it is forced to include AA batteries from Duracell in its wireless Xbox controllers, going as far as to say that gamers are free to utilize "any brand".
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Xiaomi has announced its 80W Mi wireless charging technology that can wirelessly charge a 4,000mAh battery to 50% in just 8 minutes and to full in 19 minutes. There was no word on public availability.
The automaker is in talks with Giga Metals, a Canadian mining company, to secure a nickel supply for batteries manufactured in a carbon-neutral way. This will help Tesla reduce its carbon footprint.
Panasonic has said that it will increase the energy density of its 2170 battery cells used in Tesla Model 3s. This will allow cars to go further on a single charge and batteries should be smaller.
Documents obtained from the city government show that the automaker plans to build a battery manufacturing facility in Fremont. The project called "Roadrunner" will operate around the clock.
The impact of Oppo's 40W fast wired charging on a smartphone's battery capacity has been revealed. Such fast wired charging solutions degrade the lifespan of a smartphone's battery noticeably.
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The U.S. aviation authority has issued a notice reminding airlines that MacBook Pros with defective batteries, which Apple has recalled, are banned from flights. Some airlines have also done the same.
An internal document from Apple reveals that iPhones with third-party batteries are now eligible for regular repair services at any Genius Bar and Apple Authorized Service Providers.
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 lifetime.
Microsoft has quietly run battery tests with its Edge browser in Windows 10 October 2018 Update, once again finding it to be more power efficient than Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
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Apple released its second iOS 12 beta featuring new emojis but it also contained a fix for the charging issue that many were experiencing with the new iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max.
The iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max have not had the smoothest rollout, having been found to have weaker battery life and inferior cellular and Wi-Fi reception. Now, the phones have a charging issue.
An alleged image of the battery destined for the OnePlus 6T has been spotted on Weibo which, according to its listed typical capacity, could be up to 12% larger compared to the existing OnePlus 6.
Mozilla launches Firefox 114 with fairly small, but plentiful changes
I wanted the "Wow" factor for the Apple Vision Pro reveal, but all I got was a "Why?"
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