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Will BlackBerry Playbook Battery Measure Up to Standard Set by the iPad?

Will BlackBerry Playbook Battery Measure Up to Standard Set by the iPad?

[ 0 ] January 31, 2011

With RIM eagerly prepping for a first quarter release of the new BlackBerry PlayBook (many expect it to ship the U.S. beginning in March), many are wondering aloud if RIM’s battery life will be comparable to the 10-hr battery life of it’s main competitor, Apple’s uber-popular iPad. To that query, senior product lead Ryan Bidan [...]

iPad 2: Will Upgrades Take Toll on Battery Life?

iPad 2: Will Upgrades Take Toll on Battery Life?

[ 0 ] January 27, 2011

When Tim Cook/Steve Jobs recently confirmed that Apple is indeed working on an iPad 2, speculation regarding how they would improve on the groundbreaking iPad was rampant. One of the main things prospective iPad 2 owners want to know is whether or not the same impressive battery life enjoyed by its predecessor will accompany the [...]

Customizing Your Battery Life: Apple’s Smart Power Management Patent

Customizing Your Battery Life: Apple’s Smart Power Management Patent

[ 1 ] January 7, 2011

“Different strokes for different folks” That timeless saying is quite honestly the best way to sum up the millions of different ways and reasons that people use their laptops. And while a continued advance in laptop power management allows users to customize and extend their machine’s battery life better than ever before, there’s still a [...]

New MacBook to Feature 10-hr. Battery Life

New MacBook to Feature 10-hr. Battery Life

[ 0 ] May 18, 2010

The mere thought of 10 hr. battery life on a laptop will bring a smile to almost anyone’s face. Apple of course is well aware of this, which is why it has apparently created the latest version of their MacBook with the same lengthy amount of battery life as the recently released MacBook Pro.

New MacBook Pro Loaded with 10 Hr. Battery Life

New MacBook Pro Loaded with 10 Hr. Battery Life

[ 1 ] April 13, 2010

The release of Apple‘s newly upgraded MacBook Pro unveiled a wide range of tweaks and improvements to the popular notebook. For one, they will all be furnished with new Intel i5 and i7 processors, except the 13-inch models which still have Core2Duo technology. The change means the 15-inch and 17-inch models will be up to [...]

iPad Reviews: Exceptional Battery Life, Potential Laptop Killer

iPad Reviews: Exceptional Battery Life, Potential Laptop Killer

[ 0 ] April 1, 2010

Just days away from the highly-anticipated release of the Apple iPad, reviews of the device are all over the place. And while Steve Jobs’ latest gadget is being called everything from “absurd” to “the laptop killer”, most seem to agree that the battery life of the iPad will meet and even exceed initial expectations-

Forget the Battery, Apple to Replace Entire iPad

Forget the Battery, Apple to Replace Entire iPad

[ 0 ] March 13, 2010

“If your iPad requires service due to the battery’s diminished ability to hold an electrical charge, Apple will replace your iPad for a service fee.” -Apple- In what will be quite an interesting move once the highly anticipated iPad makes its way into the hands of consumers, Apple has announced that once the iPad battery [...]

iPad Excitement: Apple’s New Gadget Features 10 Hr. Battery Life

iPad Excitement: Apple’s New Gadget Features 10 Hr. Battery Life

[ 0 ] January 29, 2010

“You can book it right now that it will be the product that kids of this generation grow up with and look back on with affection just like we did with the first video games. Video games changed how we grew up. The iPad will change how kids grow up.” Mark Cuban Apple’s new iPad [...]

Apple’s Low-Budget $999 MacBook Features 7 hr. Battery Life

Apple’s Low-Budget $999 MacBook Features 7 hr. Battery Life

[ 0 ] October 23, 2009

You may have seen the television commercials depicting Apple’s laptops as too expensive and out of reach for the average joe. And while many of Apple’s top of the line computers do come with a hefty price tag, the American consumer electronics manufacturer has just unveiled it’s most inexpensive laptop computer to date; one whose [...]

Apple Acknowledges iPod Nano Overheating Battery Issues

Apple Acknowledges iPod Nano Overheating Battery Issues

[ 0 ] October 19, 2009

In what comes as a rare move for one of the world’s largest computer and tech-gadget manufacturer’s, Apple has publicly acknowledged that the battery of some of it’s 1st generation iPod nano’s may have a tendency to overheat. SYMPTOMS: Apple has determined that in very rare cases, batteries in the iPod nano (1st generation) sold [...]