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by Alex Dobie
Dec 01, 2011
We've got around a fortnight of Galaxy Nexus use under our belts, so we thought we'd offer up some updated thoughts on the device's battery performance. Before we begin, remember that we...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 01, 2011
An OTA for the Lenovo ThinkPad (see our hands-on) went out for a while today, included was a firmware update for the battery. Lenovo says they have halted the update, but just in case --...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 23, 2011
If you're a MetroPCS fan and are eyeing the LG Esteem that we first showed you yesterday, here's a quick look at the extended battery cover that will be available at launch. No word on the e...
Review
by Phil Nickinson
Sep 08, 2011
We're knee-deep into our Motorola Droid Bionic review (update: Read our comprehensive Droid Bionic Review!) but wanted to take a quick second to talk about the battery. Specifically, ...
Review
by Phil Nickinson
Sep 01, 2011
Let's not be bashful here: This desktop docking station is what the HTC ThunderBolt has needed from the very beginning. The beloved phone and its 4G LTE data suck through a battery lik...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 26, 2011
Since we're talking about keeping your phones charged today, let's give away a pretty cool charging pad. Energizer's wireless inductive charging pad (read our full review here) lets you charge yo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 09, 2011
And here's yet another pic of the upcoming Motorola Droid Bionic (suffice it to say it's deep in the throes of testing among average Joes at this point). So you see some speed test action going on he...
Review
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 14, 2011
If you've got an HTC ThunderBolt on Verizon, chances are you spend a lot of time charging the thing. I will never again be plugging in my ThunderBolt, however. Picked up Verizon's wireless charg...
Review
by Joshua Munoz
Jul 05, 2011
We've all been there: You played Angry Birds for too long or manually refreshed your Gmail inbox incessantly. Before you knew it, your battery was in the red. Unfortunately, this app won't help ...
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by Jared DiPane
May 03, 2011
Ever since the Droid Incredible was first released, we have heard about bump charging, and many of us are left wondering what is it, and how does one accomplish such a thing? If you have ever taken yo...
Review
by Phil Nickinson
Apr 01, 2011
Find the latest HTC ThunderBolt accessories When it comes to extended batteries, there are a couple things I worry about. First and foremost is having more juice. That's a given, though. With th...
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by Sean Brunett
Mar 23, 2011
HTC ThunderBolt Extended Battery review The HTC Thunderbolt is Verizon’s first 4G LTE device. This, combined with the 4.3-inch display, have us eager to know how long the battery will/can l...
Review
by Phil Nickinson
Feb 05, 2011
We travel quite a bit, which means we're always looking for ways to keep our phones charged while on the go. And the folks at 3GJuice sent us a fun little charger to try out. It's called the Android ...
Article
by Menno
Jan 28, 2011
Beautiful Widgets, the popular clock and weather app from Level Up Studios, saw a significant update this morning to version 3.3. This update brought several welcome changes, including the...
Review
by Jesse Potter
Jan 20, 2011
The stock battery on the HTC EVO 4G leaves much to be desired, and many of us with an EVO 4G can't go a whole day on one charge. The Seidio Innocell 3500mAh extended life battery just might...
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by Jared DiPane
Jan 07, 2011
When they say "Droid Does" they really mean it, and we have yet to see a limit be put on that. We have seen devices launch into space, devices take pictures of the lunar eclipse, and now we...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 30, 2010
Let's face it -- Android phones use a lot of juice. They do a lot, and need a lot of power to do it, and the Evo 4G's big screen doesn't help matters. This makes a spare battery almost a m...
Review
by Andrew Melnizek
Oct 28, 2010
Being a heavy Droid Incredible user, I grew sick of the ever-dying stock 1300mAh battery from HTC. Some days, while using the stock battery, I would barely make it through lunchtime. Nothing is worse ...
Review
by Jared DiPane
Sep 15, 2010
One of the hardest parts of owning my Motorola Droid has been keeping a battery that is charged in the device. But while on the go there is not always a charger that is easily accessible, so I had to...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 02, 2010
Remember this one? When the Motorola Droid X launched in July, it did so with a little confusion surrounding how to remove the battery. We had report after report of people ripping off the tab -...
Review
by Andrew Melnizek
Aug 31, 2010
The Droid Incredible by HTC is, well -- nothing short of incredible (sorry, I just had to). What's not incredible is the meager battery life, with the stock 1300mAh power plant. That's where the 2150 ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 05, 2010
Update: Version 1.3.1 is out, and Facebook says it should fix the battery issues. What's everybody seeing?Original: The bad news: Facebook's recent update for Android indeed is beating...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 21, 2010
We mentioned in passing the other day that the innards of the Droid X can be a little confusing, so let's do this up right. There's a little tab that sticks out from underneath the Droid X's battery t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 13, 2010
We've been watching this discussion with interest for a little while now, and it appears that it's finally working. A gent who goes by infinitemods has hacked the back of his Evo 4G so that it charge...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 07, 2010
The Apple-Google zingers at today's WWDC gathering (that's the one where the Apple faithful dress up in robes and dance and sing around trees, right?) were actually pretty tame compared to the war of...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 19, 2010
Google co-founder gets a day's life out of his Android battery, and he thinks you should, too. Speaking at Google's Zeitgeist forum (alongside CEO Eric Schmidt), Page said poorly written third-party a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 08, 2010
Howdy! It's me again, and this week we're gonna talk about something near and dear to all of us -- battery life. It's always at the tip of everyone's tongue (especially as new phones are r...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 03, 2010
We've all had a nice, long weekend with Verizon's HTC Droid Incredible. Let's take a gander in the forums, shall we, and see what's leading the discussion: First and foremost is battery life. Ti...
Review
by Phil Nickinson
Apr 15, 2010
I love the Google Nexus One. I don't love its battery life. Sure, its 1400mAh battery (officially rated at 10 hours' talk time on EDGE and 7 hours on 3G) can get me through most of a day, but just ba...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 09, 2010
We're well into our review of the Motorola Devour (check out our initial hands-on), but we wanted to take a station break to mention how to get at the battery and microSD card. Because the Devou...
