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OneXPlayer 2, the successor of the original OneXPlayer, promises to bring many improvements over the first model. The company has now begun sharing more details about the new handheld, including details on Intel and AMD processor options.  OneXplayer shared a video on Twitter showing the core features of its new …

It has been just over a week since Apple announced this year’s iPhone line-up, consisting of the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max. During the announcement, Apple did share some details on the upgraded A13 Bionic chip but deeper technical specifications were left a mystery. …

After Samsung’s annual flagship launch in February, owners finally managed to get their hands on the Galaxy S10 range earlier this month. Unfortunately, all three flagship devices are marred with a bug that causes the phone to accidentally wake, draining the battery much quicker than usual. ‘Tap to wake’ is …

Given the popularity of Apple’s smartphones, it’s not surprising to see launch events met with huge overnight queues simply for a chance of being one of the first to own one of the new iPhone Xs range. Android rival Huawei has taken the opportunity to troll its competitor during this …

The progress Samsung has made to leave behind its 2016 Galaxy Note 7 debacle has been reduced to ash after a brand new Galaxy Note 9 reportedly caught fire earlier this month. This has sparked a renewed concern surrounding the supposedly “safer than ever” batteries, as the affected New Yorker …

Battery technology has remained stagnant for quite some time, as shown by the increasingly short lifespan of modern smartphones. This might be a thing of the past in the next few years, as Norwegian scientists claim to have uncovered the much needed “X-factor” needed for next-generation batteries. After years of …

Apple doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to batteries, from reports of swelling in the iPhone 8 Plus to being caught red handed intentionally slowing performance in favour of extending battery life. In its latest debacle, iPhone users are complaining that iOS 11.4 botched their battery life, causing …

Just last week it emerged that Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 customers are experiencing some battery issues. Some owners of the phone had begun finding themselves unable to charge the device up if battery levels dipped to 0 percent. Now, Samsung has responded and is looking into the issue. Speaking with …

While the Samsung Galaxy S9 is rumoured to improve the battery life of the flagship series, the current Galaxy S8 Plus and Note 8 are reportedly experiencing problems. Users have apparently been experiencing the inability to charge the device after the battery has fully drained out. The reports surfaced on …

Future smartphones from Samsung may charge much, much faster. This week, it was revealed that the engineers at Samsung have managed to create new battery technology using graphene to rapidly increase charging speeds by up to five times, while also increasing capacity. The folks at Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology …

Shortly after the iPhone 8 Plus began landing in the hands of consumers, we heard a report that one unlucky buyer had their phone mysteriously pop open while being charged up. Now it seems a few other users have experienced the same thing in a few different countries, leading Apple …

In the aftermath of the massive recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone over issues with its batteries, South Korea has announced new rules to safeguard against such a problem in the future. Safety requirements and new regular inspections of manufacturing facilities will come into play in the near …

It looks like we may not need to worry about exploding lithium-ion batteries in the future as a group of researchers have developed a new battery with a built-in fire extinguisher, cutting off the possibilities of fires right at the source. Exploding batteries have been a bit of a hot …

The days of a simple ‘open mic' baby monitor are far behind us. Netgear's Arlo Baby solution comes disguised as a bunny, kitten or puppy with a 2,440mAh rechargeable battery, AC633 WiFi speed and a host of detectors for motion, temperature and air quality – all inside a 330 gram …

Samsung has had a difficult time of things the past couple of months. Despite a much publicised recall, the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone it released just kept overheating and exploding. Ultimately it had to scrap the entire launch and call in millions of handsets, costing it billions. Looking to rebound …

Samsung is in double-damage control mode. Following numerous reports of even supposedly safe, recalled or replaced Galaxy Note 7 smartphones catching fire, the South Korean electronics maker has simply recommended that all Note 7 owners shut the handset down while it investigates. It's very possible too that it will stop …

Samsung Electronics has generated close to $900 (£690) million by selling small share holdings it has in various companies. Purportedly the reasoning is to help generate investment funds for the core business, which will help consolidate Samsung's efforts into its major earning divisions. Companies that Samsung sold shares for includes …

The battery status and longevity check built into HTML5 to allow web providers to display low-power versions of their sites to those without much battery left, has been hijacked by tracking APIs to keep an eye on web users. Using battery status and estimated time left as unique identifiers, they …

Up until now, lithium air batteries have been purely theoretical. However, recently some researchers at Cambridge University managed to put together a working prototype, with extreme energy density, with a 90 per cent energy efficiency boost. Early tests also show that it can be charged more than two thousand times, …

Acer's newly announced all-in-one PC just so happens to double as a massive tablet. The 17.3 inch Acer Aspire Z3-700 comes with a touch screen, an Intel Skylake based CPU, 8GB of RAM, an SSD or traditional hard drive, along with a high-capacity battery so you can take it around …

Apple has gone ahead and updated its Apple Care extended warranty, allowing users to secure battery replacements for their devices faster than before. Previously, those with Apple Care could only get their batteries replaced should its overall health fall to 50 per cent, or fail completely. However, now Apple's premium …

Want to take a look at how Tesla's monstrous battery production plant, termed the Gigafactory is coming along? Well now you can, as there's a new 4K resolution, drone video flyover of the facility in its current state, which is at 1/4 the size of the final thing. Termed the …

Swatch Group, the world’s largest maker of watches, is working on a new long-life battery technology that will allow to build mobile gadgets, which will not require charging for months. The tech could revolutionize the world of mobile electronics as early as next year. No details behind the innovative battery …

When Elon Musk announced Tesla's new Powerwall battery technology last week, it wasn't quite the big news it could have been, since we'd been given a heads up a few days before about his intended unveiling. Still, that doesn't seem to have impacted people's interest in the high capacity UPS …

Earlier this week we heard that Elon Musk's electric car company, Tesla, would soon be unveiling new battery technology designed with the home and businesses in mind, and now it's done so. The idea behind the new tech, is to reduce dependence on the grid, allow for the local storage of …

Tesla, the electric car company headed by Space X's CEO, Elon Musk, is set to announce a new commercial venture this week, and according to some, it's a giant battery for your house. The idea is, that you will use the monstrous uninterruptable power supply (UPS) to store up energy in …

It seems that smartphone makers are finally starting to take a serious look in to improving batteries. We already know that Apple has a team working on new technology and now it looks like Google is doing the same thing, with a small team working out of the secretive Google …

Better battery life is something that the world is striving for at the moment. Whether it's in the manufacturing of smartphones and wearables, electric cars or the ever just out of reach armoured exo-skeletons or our Iron Man inspired dreams. Fortunately then there's a technology just around the corner that …

Samsung's latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S6, has a revamped design, ditching the plastic used on past models in favor of metal and glass. There are some upsides to this, including the premium look and feel. However, there are some downsides, such as the lack of ability to swap out …

Bill Fernandez, the first official employee of Apple, has worked on multiple devices and technologies, but now he is a well-known expert in user interfaces. In a recent interview the man, who introduced Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, said that battery technology is the biggest obstacle for developing of mobile …