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Scientists create a lithium-ion battery with super speed charging and longer life

Researchers discovered a new lithium-ion battery that can charge super fast and lasts 20 years. The battery could be used in electric cars and gadgets.
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Korea’s capital is getting an outdoor water-powered smartphone charging station

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Apple launches limited battery replacement program for iPhone 5

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Lithium anode breakthrough could double or triple gadget battery life

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Organic power: Nokia charges Lumia 930 with 800 potatoes and apples

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How do you get three times more battery life? With sand, of course!

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside were able to triple battery performance and battery lifespan. How? By using sand, of course!
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Tesla may be able to sell electric cars in New Jersey again – and open up two more stores

Tesla may be able to sell its electric cars in New Jersey again (and open two more stores), thanks to a bill that was passed with a 4-0 vote.
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StoreDot’s next-gen smartphone batteries go from zero to charged in 30 seconds

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Fire hazard: Lenovo recalls batteries for ThinkPad computers following incidents

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Trontium’s colossal battery pack has enough juice to charge your iPhone 50 times

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Some Surface Pro 2 users say they circumvent sleep, battery issues with this workaround

There could be a temporary solution to the Surface Pro 2 sleep and battery issues.
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Is wireless charging coming to the iMac, Mac Pro or MacBook?

Wireless charging may make its way to the iMac, Mac Pro or MacBook at some point.
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Phone batteries may heal themselves and last longer, thanks to this high-tech band-aid

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Source explains how Apple will deal with iPhone 5S battery issue

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iPhone 5S: Apple acknowledges battery life issue, will replace affected phones

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LG is making curved phone batteries – and bendable batteries are just around the corner

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How to squeeze the most juice out of your phone battery

Smartphones run out of juice all too quickly, but you can work to reduce the frustration. Here's our smartphone battery saving tips, apps, and accessories.

New-fangled version of an old idea: lead-carbon batteries could re-energize ‘micro’ and mild hybrid cars

Battery developers have created a new, inexpensive and easily recycled batteries for hybrid cars called the lead-carbon battery.
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Jackery Air offers slim design, will charge a smartphone two to four times

Dead battery? Charge your phone using your own body heat

Vodafone is introducing a new method of charging phone batteries: converting body heat into electricity.

Germans create lithium-ion EV batteries that could last for over 25 years

Hybrids and EVs of today need to have their lithium-ion battery packs replaced around every 10 years.

Renault reaffirms commitment to EVs despite partnering tech service company filing for bankruptcy

New battery can increase smartphone life by 25 percent

A new lithium ion battery can help to increase cellphone lifespans by 25 percent.

Student invents a way to fully charge a phone battery in one minute

A teenager created a means to charge cellphone batteries in less than one minute, earning her a large cash prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

Tesla to introduce swappable battery packs and service stations for the Model S?

The Tesla Model S' battery pack could become more modular, allowing for quick changes of depleted packs and replacement of defective ones.

Siva Cycle’s pedal-to-power generator leaves bikers no excuse for dead smartphones

Another reason to bike to work? You can charge your gadgets or extra battery packs while doing it with the Siva Cycle Atom.

Mitsubishi’s Boeing-related lithium-ion battery issues puts new Outlander PHEV production on hold

Mitsubishi faces several cases of malfunctioning lithium-ion cells and halts further production until the issue is corrected.

Volkswagen ponders bringing a few 261mpg XL1s to the U.S., uncertain of legality

Unsure of laws surrounding limited production cars, Volkswagen ponders shipping a few of the 261mpg XL1s to the U.S.

Chinese manufacturer may have stuffed a 5000mAh battery inside a smartphone

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Microsoft tablet: Surface team addresses Pro’s battery/storage issues in Reddit AMA

EV infrastructure company, BetterPlace, drops out of North America and Australia

Losing money hand over foot, BetterPlace, the company that aimed to offer EV recharging infrastructure as well as battery swapping, has given up on the US and Australia, focusing instead on Denmark and Israel.

Mophie’s Helium case doubles the battery capacity of the iPhone 5

Exogear stackable battery packs let you build a power tower

Apple replacing 1st-generation iPod nanos due to overheating issue