Saturday, May 18, 2013
It’s no secret that many have found themselves less than pleased with the toll the iPhone 3.1 update takes on the device’s battery life. While the new features brought about by 3.1 were a welcome addition, they don’t really have much use if the battery of your iPhone can’t keep up with them. Apparently, Apple [...]
While iPods remain as popular and in demand as ever before, reports that Apple is going to great lengths to cover up alleged malfunctions by the MP3 players have surfaced in recent days. Of note is an investigation done by Consumer Investigator Amy Clancy of KIRO 7 that revealed an “alarming number of Apple brand [...]
Following a series of reports of alleged battery malfunctions, South Korea has pressured Apple into a recall of it’s first-generation iPod Nano. This marks the first time that Apple has ever had to issue a recall for the iPod Nano, a fact that had one of the world’s leading consumer electronics and software manufacturers initially [...]
“Buyers are finding that the device, introduced two weeks ago, has trouble making it through a workday without a rest stop at the electrical outlet. It’s proving to be something of an Achilles’ heel on Apple Inc.’s flagship device, more than 1 million of which were sold in the first weekend.” L.A. Times
While Apple is making great strides in bringing about a better battery for it’s notebooks, iPhones and iPods; there’s still a lot to be desired when it comes to getting the run-time you need from the devices you count on everyday. Battery performance will continue to improve and allow for longer use of wireless gadgets, [...]
To no great surprise, Apple’s iPhone was announced as winner of the JD Power 2009 Wireless Consumer Smartphone Customer Satisfaction Study. Apple scored 791 on the 1,000-point scale while LG was second with 772 and Samsung third with 759. RIM Blackberry, Palm, and HTC followed, with
We’re on the eve of the release of yet another iPhone accessory as the Juice Pack Air from Mophie will be made available for purchase tomorrow. With many of it’s users pointing to the iPhone’s battery life as it’s most notable deficiency, there have been a large number of products put out on the market [...]
While the non-removable lithium-ion battery used by the MacBook Air is part of what allows Apple to deem it the “world’s thinnest notebook, it can also serve as an inconvenience to those looking to use their Mac. Air while on the go. Laptops featuring removable batteries allow the user to bring along back-up batteries for [...]
An interesting story of an exploding iPhone came across the newswire this past week. According to the Airdrie Echo, a news site based out of Alberta, Canada, a grade 11 high school student was busy texting on his iPhone when it all of the sudden began to heat up and expand. “It expanded, it got [...]
Apparently Dell has decided to take a page out of Apple’s book with it’s soon to be released Adamo. Aside from the sleek design featured by the Adamo, the battery, which claims around a 5 hour life-span, has been made to be non-removable by the user. So basically if your battery cracks out for some [...]
In most cases, the Yuasa YTX14-BS motorcycle battery is not factory sealed with electrolyte. This means the customer is responsible [...]
This article shows you how to clean corroded motorcycle battery terminals. The same technique can be used for all lead-acid [...]
