Hardware Mobile Xiaomi working on improved lithium-ion batteries for future smartphones The company made a battery that has 10 percent higher capacity at the same volume By Adrian Potoroaca , December 13, 2021, 1:31 PM
Electronics Wearable Tech An important step to better lithium-ion batteries can be found in Whoop's latest wearable Ten years and 55,000 tries later, Sila's next-gen battery tech is here By Adrian Potoroaca , September 9, 2021, 8:06 AM 9 comments
Car Tech Hardware Sakuu's 3D printed solid state battery could be a boon for electric vehicles The company will begin mass production in 2022 By Adrian Potoroaca , August 20, 2021, 6:26 PM 81 comments
Apple Mobile Apple's MagSafe Battery Pack offers on-the-go wireless charging for $99 Power adapter and cable not included By Cohen Coberly , July 13, 2021, 5:54 PM 10 comments
Gaming OtterBox's new battery pack keeps your Xbox controller synced while you hot-swap dead cells One on the dock, one in the controller, and an auxiliary power cell in the middle By Cal Jeffrey , June 10, 2021, 2:43 PM
Electronics Mobile Xiaomi demos HyperCharge: fully juice a 4,000mAh battery in just 8 minutes HyperCharge pushes 200W through wired and 120W through wireless mode By Humza Aamir , May 31, 2021, 7:55 AM 7 comments
Apple Mobile Upcoming iOS update will bring battery recalibration for the iPhone 11 series The feature is meant to improve accuracy of the phone's battery health estimates By Humza Aamir , April 1, 2021, 8:41 AM
Electronics Industry MIT study shows plunge in lithium-ion battery cost over the last 10 years Electric vehicles could get more affordable in the near future By Adrian Potoroaca , March 25, 2021, 7:02 PM 26 comments
Gaming Software Epic's game launcher is a battery hog on some platforms, especially Ice Lake Gaming with the Epic Games Store app running in the background consumes up to 20 percent more juice By Cal Jeffrey , March 24, 2021, 12:31 PM 25 comments
Electronics Apple Apple has a MagSafe Battery Pack in the works, but technical issues stall its release iOS thinks it's overheating when it's not, among other things By Cal Jeffrey , February 19, 2021, 11:51 AM
Electronics Car Tech New StoreDot battery promises electric vehicles that can fully recharge in five minutes The company aims to achieve mass production by 2025 By Adrian Potoroaca , January 20, 2021, 7:38 AM
Microsoft Gaming Xbox controllers still use AA batteries because of a long-standing agreement with Duracell The Duracell-branded Xbox One controller from 2018 totally makes sense now By Cal Jeffrey , January 7, 2021, 1:56 PM 49 comments
Mobile Rumors of Samsung unbundling chargers reinforced by removal of Apple-mocking Facebook post Because less is more By Cal Jeffrey , December 23, 2020, 3:43 PM 20 comments
Apple Apple explains how AirPods Max conserve power when not in use Bottom line: Don't worry about the battery unless you are not going to use them for a few days By Cal Jeffrey , December 18, 2020, 12:56 PM 16 comments
Apple Mobile Some iPhone 12 owners are finding their batteries draining fast while idle Closing apps or turning off background refresh does not seem to help By Cal Jeffrey , December 3, 2020, 5:21 PM 8 comments
Apple Apple settles multi-state iPhone-throttling investigation for $113 million Mere chump change for a company with a market cap of $2.01 trillion By Cal Jeffrey , November 18, 2020, 5:14 PM 12 comments
Industry Car Tech GM recalled more than 68,000 Chevy Bolts due to battery fires Chevrolet does not have a 'permanent fix' yet, but limiting charging to 90 percent should reduce the risks By Cal Jeffrey , November 16, 2020, 4:41 PM
Apple Mobile iPhone 13 could see big efficiency gains from new battery and display tech Efficiency gains are always welcome By Shawn Knight , November 13, 2020, 12:49 PM 9 comments
Mobile Apple Apple's new iPhone 12 has a smaller battery than the iPhone 11 But don't worry, it still manages the same 17 hours of video playback, according to Apple By Joe White , October 18, 2020, 10:21 AM 18 comments
Electronics Tech Culture Ikea, which sold 300 million alkaline batteries last year, will stop offering them in 2021 Ikea hopes customers will shift to rechargeable solutions By Shawn Knight , October 1, 2020, 1:18 PM 26 comments
Mobile Samsung launches Galaxy M51 with 7,000 mAh battery A smartphone that lasts three days By Rob Thubron , September 1, 2020, 8:21 AM
Science Red bricks can be used as battery-like energy storage devices Turning walls into supercapacitors By Shawn Knight , August 12, 2020, 9:56 AM 11 comments
Electronics InfinaCore's new 'completely wireless' power bank can charge up to four devices at once Supports 4 standards; USB 2.0 and 3.0, USB-C, and Qi wireless charging By Cal Jeffrey , July 28, 2020, 1:01 PM
Apple Class-action claim portal for litigants in Apple's 'throttle gate' is now live It's still not enough to compensate the cost of Apple's discounted battery program By Cal Jeffrey , July 13, 2020, 4:34 PM 12 comments
Science Electronics Researchers develop new cathode coating that extends lithium-ion battery life and boosts safety Another promising battery advancement By Shawn Knight , July 10, 2020, 12:39 PM 14 comments