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Apple reaching out to users for iPhone 4S battery life data, firmware update may be in the works

With any luck, a firmware update will fix the issue. Per The Guardian, responding to complaints of battery life issues with the iPhone 4S, engineers from Apple are said to have contacted customers directly in an effort to solve any issues. One user who spoke with the newspaper said that he was contacted by Apple, […]

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iLounge review finds iPhone 4S battery less robust for 3G data, media when compared to iPhone 4

The good news is that the iPhone 4S is out and is being regarded as fairly spiffy. The bad news is that its battery may not be the greatest thing in the known universe. Per the iLounge review, the site compared the iPhone 4 battery to the iPhone 4S battery to test comparative better times […]

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battery Hardware News

Intel discusses Haswell achitecture, cites 24 hour notebook battery charge, 10 day standby, expected 2013 release date

Wait two years and your notebook’s battery life problems could get quite a bit easier to deal with. Per Macworld, Intel’s next processor platform, code named Haswell, will offer more than 10 days of connected standby battery life and the ability to run your laptop for a full 24 hours on one charge. Standby connected […]

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MacBook Pro Rumor

Rumor: Next-Gen MacBook Pros to have improved batteries, will see the end of the white model

The rumors are coming in a bit more rapidly now with details emerging that the upcoming MacBook Pros will sport larger trackpads, weigh slightly less than the current models and have a 8 – 16 GB SSD boot drive to house Mac OS X (everything else will be stored on a separate HDD). Per MacRumors, […]

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How-To: deactivate Network Services to improve iOS device battery life

Although the iOS 4 software update has been lauded as improving battery life for most users, some are finding the improvements lacking. Per the Apple Toolbox Blog, one source of this may be overuse of the Location Services feature which can accompany checking Push notifications, and having many open Safari windows open. It now appears […]