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Want More Battery Life? Turn Your iPhone Off

By M. Gilden on November 2, 2011 in Culture, Entertainment, Hardware, Odds And Ends

When David Carnoy, an executive editor over at CNET, asked an official Apple Genius for help with his iPhone’s battery life, I don’t think he was prepared for their answer: turn it off to save your battery. I’m not making this up. Apparently, the official Apple Store technicians (referred to as Geniuses) say that leaving […]

Better Batteries From Berkeley

By Tom Wyrick on September 27, 2011 in Culture, Future Tech, Hardware, Science

The Lawrence Berkeley National Lab has made a breakthrough resulting in longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries. Berkeley says the key is in the creation of a new polymer binder surrounding silicon particles that make up the anode of the battery. In existing li-on batteries, the silicon is surrounded by a binding material such as PVDF, mixed with […]

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