How to Extend Phone Battery Life
Smartphones are about as fast as anyone really needs these days, so now it’s all about other aspects such as battery life. Despite chip makers and software vendors optimising their wares for extended […]
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Researchers discover a way to restore lost battery capacity
Rechargeable batteries are now used everywhere, from smartphones to electric vehicles. They’re convenient and more environmentally friendly, and they’ve come a long way in capacity and performance. But there’s always been a […]
Scientists create diamond battery that can last thousands of years
According to a University of Bristol press release, a team of scientists and engineers have made a significant breakthrough, successfully creating the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery. Based on the same radioactive […]
How to show battery percentage on an iPhone with iOS 16
Five years ago, Apple launched the iPhone X. It had a fairly radical design with the ever-controversial notch at the top of the screen. Quite apart from how it looked, it vastly […]
Windows 11 laptops are getting an improved battery indicator
It looks like it’ll soon be easier to quickly see how much battery you have left on your Windows 11 laptop. Neowin reports that Microsoft has hidden a new battery indicator in […]
Battery life on gaming laptops doesn’t have to suck anymore
In the past, gaming laptops would last anywhere from two to four hours on a single charge — a woefully short duration compared to their non-gaming counterparts. Powerful hardware like heavy-duty graphics […]
How to properly charge a phone battery
Why is it that your phone’s battery seems to get worse over time? At first, it might have power to spare as you snuggle into bed at the end of the day, […]
Asus’s 2025 Zenbook lineup includes a laptop with 32-hour battery life
We were wowed by laptops in 2024 with two-day battery lives. Now, Asus has gone one better, unveiling the Qualcomm-powered Zenbook A14, which boasts a 32-hour battery life – that’s almost three […]
Crucial’s new PCIe 5 SSD sips power to save battery
How fast do you need your PC’s storage to be? If the answer is always “faster” (even if you don’t actually need that speed for gaming), you might want to check out […]
A better laptop battery percentage indicator is coming to Windows 11
Windows 11 laptop users can finally rejoice thanks to Microsoft’s latest improvement: a much better battery status display. Up until now, you could only see a battery level indicator in the bottom […]
