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Battery life on the iPad 3G still impressive
iLounge did some preliminary battery testing on the newly released iPad 3G this weekend and the results were almost as good as the battery life on the wi-fi model. Refreshing a large webpage every 60 seconds via 3G, with the screen set to 50% brightness, the iPad 3G lasted for 8 hours and 38 minutes […]
Continue reading...Gizmodo dissects iPhone 4G, no user removable battery
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
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Before handing back the “stolen” iPhone 4G to Apple, the folks over at Gizmodo managed to take the device apart piece by piece in an attempt to discover just how their scoop of the century was put together. Giz posted some new photos of the teardown process earlier today, and while there’s nothing extraordinarily new […]
Continue reading...Apple updates MacBook Pro lineup
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
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Apple on Tuesday revamped its lineup of MacBook Pro’s with speedy Intel Core i5 and i7 processors (on the 15 and 17 inch models), high-res displays, intertial scrolling, backlit keyboards and improved battery life across the board. And as for specs, here’s what we got. The 13-inch MacBook Pro now starts at $1199 and comes with […]
Continue reading...Apple appears to have purchased ARM design firm Intrinsity
Friday, April 2, 2010
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Confirming earlier speculative reports, it appears that Apple has in fact acquired a privately held ARM design firm called Intrinsity. Intrisity is well regarded for their low power designs, enough to earn them a spot as an EDN Innovation Aware finalist “in both the microprocessor and Innovator categories.” “We’re a speed shop that doesn’t go […]
Continue reading...iPad battery life impresses, lives up to Apple’s hype
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Promises of long battery life on tech devices tend to be looked at with skepticism. And rightly so. Often times, when a manufacturer says that such and such a product can run for ‘x’ amount of hours between charges, the fine print typically mentions a few caveats, such as screen brightness turned half way down […]
Continue reading...A closer look at the iPad’s A4 processor and its incredible battery life
Monday, February 8, 2010
One of the more impressive specs on the iPad is that Apple managed to get 10 hours of battery life on a device with a sizeable 9.7-inch screen. The processor behind this incredible achievement is the Apple A4, a system on a chip running at 1 Ghz and based on the ARM Cortex A9 CPU. In […]
Continue reading...Apple fast tracks efforts to address battery concerns following iPhone OS 3.1 update
Monday, September 21, 2009
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In the wake of Apple’s recent iPhone OS 3.1 update, a number of users are reporting noticeable and significant drops in battery life. One of the more recent complaints on an Apple discussion board on the topic writes that “the phone is using 10-12% of the battery every hour of standby.” Yikes. In response to […]
Continue reading...Snow Leopard keeps MacBook users abreat of battery issues
Saturday, June 20, 2009
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The most recent build of Snow Leopard coming out of the WWDC gives MacBook users a warning that their battery might be on the fritz, according to a recent report from AppleInsider. When the battery has been used often enough that it ‘s losing capacity, the icon is overlaid with an exclamation mark warning and […]
Continue reading...New MacBook Pro battery life is “to die for”, with 15-inch model hitting 8 hours
Sunday, June 14, 2009
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During last weeks WWDC keynote, Phil Schiller announced that Apple was making significant changes to its fleet of notebooks, chief among them the inclusion of a non-removable battery across its MacBook Pro line. As has been explained by Apple before, removing the mechanics involved to make a battery removable frees up space to allow for […]
Continue reading...Last Minute WWDC Rumors: iPhone 3GS and better battery life?
Sunday, June 7, 2009
John Gruber weighs in with his predictions for Schiller’s keynote tomorrow morning. One additional tidbit I’ve heard is the new hardware’s code name: iPhone 3GS. I’m not certain that’s what it’ll be officially named, but my hunch is yes Hmm, iPhone 3GS. What could the ‘S’ possibly stand for? Gruber suggests that it might stand […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Full specs and release date of Apple’s next iPhone revealed
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
With Apple’s WWDC about 3 weeks away, the rumor mill is in full effect. According to AppleiPhoneApps, they were approached by someone with connections to Apple’s hardware development team who divulged that the next iPhone model will be released on July 17, 2009. This supposed source also dished out the specs of the next iPhone model. Some […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Next Gen iPhone to have “innovative battery technology”
Sunday, March 22, 2009
iPhoneHellas, a Greek iPhone site, is reporting today that the next iteration of the iPhone will “feature new and innovative battery technology.” The site claims that it received information from a reliable source, and if you recall, iPhoneHellas is the same site that predicted the launch date for the iPhone OS 2.2 software update nearly […]
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Sunday, May 2, 2010
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