Tag Archive | "battery"
HTC confirms the astuteness of Apple’s 4G strategy
With everyone clamoring for 4G, Apple has been happy to ride the 3G train and record breaking iPhone sales confirm that people prefer a solid user experience on 3G than a subpar one on 4G. Tim Cook famously said that Apple was hesitant to jump into the 4G pool due to battery concerns and bulky [...]
Continue reading...Apple working on iOS 5 updates; seeks to end battery life issues and add new Siri commands
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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By Luis Estrada: The iOS 5.0.1 update Apple issued last week was primarily charged with alleviating the bevy of complaints concerning abnormally poor battery life on the iPhone 4S. Unfortunately, the update hasn’t proven to be a panacea for everyone as battery performance issues still persist. Still looking for a universal fix, the German-language Macerkopf [...]
Continue reading...Apple releases iOS 5.0.1 update
Thursday, November 10, 2011
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By John Hiesler: After releasing a few betas to developers in quick succession, Apple today finally released iOS 5.0.1 to the public. While a seemingly minuscule would typically fly under the radar, this iOS update is particularly important in that it seeks to address widely reported battery problems that have affected a decent number of iPhone [...]
Continue reading...Apple releases iOS 5.0.1 to select end users with particularly bad battery life
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
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By Luis Estrada: After releasing the second beta of iOS 5.0.1 to developers last week, Apple yesterday began seeding iOS 5.0.1 to select users who have been complaining of terribly poor battery life. The users selected were referred for participation via their complaints to AppleCare. As you recall, some iPhone 4S users have seen their [...]
Continue reading...Apple to fix iPhone 4S battery woes with upcoming software update
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
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By John Hiesler: You know the battery performance issues that continue to plague a good number of iPhone 4S users? Well, Apple today issued a statement to All Things D confirming the existence of a few bugs along with plans to fix them in an impending iOS update. “A small number of customers have reported [...]
Continue reading...“Time Zone” bug may be responsible for poor iPhone 4S battery performance
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
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By Josh Rosenthall: Apple, more so than most companies, spends an inordinate amount of resources towards increasing a device’s battery life. From larger battery units to low power chips, Apple understands that a device, as incredible as it might be, is ultimately useless if the battery life proves to be more trouble than its worth.
Continue reading...iPhone 5 battery prototypes surface
Monday, August 22, 2011
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With the iPhone 5 now largely expected to debut in early October, battery photos purporting to be from Apple’s next-gen iPhone are starting to emerge.
Continue reading...Charlie Miller finds security flaw in Apple’s notebook batteries
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
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Apple doesn’t want users tinkering with or even removing their notebook batter, but an overlooked security flaw might give hackers access to a machine’s battery, giving them the ability to wreak all sorts of havoc on a user’s laptop. The security flaw was discovered by security researcher Charlier Miller (shocker) who plans to explain the [...]
Continue reading...Apple taps Sharp to provide next-gen display for the iPhone 6
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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Always looking to make their products lighter and more power efficient, AppleInsider points us to a new report from the Japanese-based Nikkan which relays that Apple recently struck a component deal with Sharp for displays to be used on the 6th generation iPhone. Sharp has reportedly already begun preparing for the manufacturing cycle, set to [...]
Continue reading...Apple faces shortage of lithium-ion batteries following Japan quake
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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A new report from the Wall St. Journal notes that Apple is experiencing shortages of the lithium-ion batteries used in its line of iPods. Going down the supply chain, Apple traced the shortage back to a Japanese chemical manufacturing company called Kureha Corp. Kureha, the report notes, commands a 70% global share of an integral [...]
Continue reading...Upcoming iOS 4.3.1 update rumored to fix battery drain issues
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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Jonathan Geller, the Boy Genius himself, writes that a heretofore unreleased and unseen iOS 4.3.1 update will drop in the next week or two and that users can expect to see a slight improvement in battery performance in addition to a number of minor bug fixes. We reported the changes from iOS 4.3 a few days back, [...]
Continue reading...iPad battery and glass display most at risk in wake of Japan disaster
Thursday, March 17, 2011
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iSuppli writes that while most of the iPad 2 components can be outsourced outside of Japan, the glass display and the battery may prove more challenging to swap out. The glass used in the iPad 2’s touch screen overlay could present another supply problem for Apple. While the supplier of this glass cannot be confirmed [...]
Continue reading...iPad 1 battery vs. iPad 2 battery
Friday, March 11, 2011
How did Apple crank up the internals on the iPad 2 while maintaining impressive battery life? Well, they put in an absolute motha’ of a battery. Check it out compared to the battery used in the original iPad. Indeed, the iPad 2′s battery is 1.8x larger than the one found on the original. via app advice
Continue reading...iPad 2 – it’s all battery baby!
Friday, March 4, 2011
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Steve Jobs made a point of bragging about how the iPad 2 is faster, lighter, and thinner than its predecessor. Moreover, the iPad 2 has better hardware, a gyroscope, and of course, front and rear facing cameras. Still, Apple was able to maintain the astounding 10-hour battery life it achieved with the original iPad.
Continue reading...Mophie juice pack plus for the iPhone 4 more than doubles battery life
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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Apple has made tremendous strikes in increasing the battery life on the iPhone, but with so many websites to visit and so many apps to play, you can never have enough juice when you’re out on the town. Sure, you can limit your phone usage Windows Phone 7 style, but why take all the fun [...]
Continue reading...iOS 4.2 improves network performance while increasing battery life
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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The Nokia Siemens Blog writes: With its latest iPhone iOs 4.2 software, it looks like Apple is joining efforts to cut smartphone signalling down to size. Tests by Nokia Siemens Networks have shown that iPhone iOs 4.2 supports a technology called Network Controlled Fast Dormancy, which we have already introduced into our networks. Basically, the [...]
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Monday, February 6, 2012
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