Categories
Apple Apple Silicon Apps battery Developer Hardware iOS iOS 18 iPhone iPhone iPhone 12 iPhone 13 iPhone 14 iPhone 15 iPhone SE News Software

WWDC: iOS 18 to allow for additional iPhone 15 battery charging options

Sometimes it’s the betas that show the really cool stuff that’s coming down the line. After a quick look at the iOS 18 developer beta, all four iPhone 15 models will use a setting that prevents the devices from charging beyond 80 percent while toggled on, which can potentially improve an iPhone battery’s lifespan by […]

Categories
Apple battery Developer Hardware iPhone iPhone 15 Rumor Samsung

Rumor: iPhone 15 could use stacked battery technology, see heat and product life improvements via this method

The rumor mill currently has it that the iPhone 15 could use a “stacked battery” that could result in lower heat and better overall battery life. According to prolific Android leaker “@RgcloudS” who posted a tweet about stacked battery development in Samsung devices, this feature could also be en route to Apple’s next-gen iPhone. While […]

Categories
Apple Apple Silicon battery Business Developer Hardware iPhone iPhone 14 iPhone 15 retail Rumor

Rumor: iPhone 15 handsets to feature larger batteries, significant operating time improvements

Apple is rumored to increase the size of its battery for the iPhone 15 handsets, the change potentially offering a significant boost in capacity versus the iPhone 14 counterpart. Per a posting on Weibo from ITHome, the iPhone 15 generation will gain between 350mAh and 600mAh in battery capacity across the board. The report also […]

Categories
App Store Apple Apple Silicon Apps Business Developer Google Hardware M2 Mac MacBook Pro macOS News Processors Software

Google highlights Chrome optimizations, 18 hours of YouTube viewing time on a 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro

In a recent blog post, Google noted how Google Chrome 110.0.5481.177, the latest version of its web browser, now features optimizations that are designed to preserve battery life. The post noted that Chrome can now browse the Internet for 17 hours or watch YouTube for 18 hours on a 13-inch MacBook Pro notebook. With improvements […]

Categories
Apple Apple Silicon Desktop Mac Fun Hardware How-To Intel M1 M1 Max M1 Pro Mac Desktop Mac mini MacBook Pro MagSafe Microsoft News Processors USB-C Wi-Fi

YouTube DIYer posts video, detailed guide as to how to make the M1 Mac mini 78 percent smaller

Apple’s smallest desktop Mac just got 78 percent smaller thanks to the efforts of a YouTube DIY guru. The M1 Mac mini, which debuted in November 2020, has retained the same unibody design that Apple has used since 2010. Subsequent teardowns revealed that the ‌M1‌ ‌Mac mini‌ contains a very large amount of empty space […]