Direct lithium extraction technique for greener batteries gains traction Special method for production gets cash injection from govt, vendors Science08 Apr 2022 | 37
Panasonic's new strategy: Pump $4.89b into software, EV batteries and more One year in, CEO Yuki Kusumi wants diversification and growth Software04 Apr 2022 | 1
We have redundancy, we have batteries, what could possibly go wrong? On Call Practise makes... less than perfect On-Prem11 Mar 2022 | 180
AMD claims up to 24 hours of laptop battery life with its latest Ryzen 6000 silicon Lisa Su tells CES her biz has cracked the daily power cord issue Personal Tech04 Jan 2022 | 17
Electric car makers ready to jump into battery recycling amid stuttering supply chains It's better to get lithium from used batteries than from the ground, says Elon Musk Offbeat13 Oct 2021 | 189
US road safety watchdog decides against probe into Tesla battery fires Automaker accused of using software to cover up defects. Regulator says non-crash blazes are 'rare events' Software05 Oct 2021 | 13
Battery recycling boosted by dentist-style ultrasonics, if manufacturers can cooperate New technique quicker and greener, but needs batteries to be designed for dismantling Science01 Jul 2021 | 24
Xiaomi touts Hypercharge 200W charging tech, claims 4,000mAh battery goes from 0 to full in 480 seconds One of the few differentiators left in the smartphone arena Personal Tech01 Jun 2021 | 17
Tesla owners win legal fight after software update crippled older Model S batteries Automaker didn't even bother defending itself Software24 May 2021 | 273
First Verizon, now T-Mobile: US carrier suggests folks use 2G to save battery Why are cellular networks so worried about batt life during lockdown? Networks05 Mar 2021 | 31
Apple slapped with €60m lawsuit from Italian consumer rights org for slowing down CPUs in old iPhones Third time's a charm? Suebell number three filed by Euroconsumers members Personal Tech26 Jan 2021 | 41
Apple rummages through pockets, hands out $113m in change to US states to make iPhone slowdown row go away Arizona-led fight over battery-gate ends in settlement Personal Tech18 Nov 2020 | 12
Oh Mi: Xiaomi shows off 80W wireless charging, claims battery fully fat again in under 20 minutes Commercially available? Er.... not yet Personal Tech20 Oct 2020 | 58
There's a battery-free Game Boy that runs solely on the power of sunlight and the speed of your button-mashing Video Just not very well Bootnotes04 Sep 2020 | 32
If it's Goodenough for me, it's Goodenough for you: Canuck utility biz goes all in on solid-state glass battery boffinry Hydro-Québec to take tech to market On-Prem02 Mar 2020 | 112
Latest battery bruiser Android from budget Moto G range appears ahead of MWC after an Amazon whoopsie Leaks, damn leaks and £219 phones Personal Tech07 Feb 2020 | 33
Guilty as charged: Apple confesses some Smart Battery Cases are having 'issues', offers replacements Nine-month production run of gear provides 'intermittent' charging results for fans Personal Tech13 Jan 2020 | 23
Nokia 2.3: HMD flings out €109 budget 'droid with a 2-day battery But get ready to flip your cables cos it's microUSB Personal Tech06 Dec 2019 | 31
That lithium-ion battery in your phone or car? It has just won three chemists the Nobel Prize Goodenough for Goodenough as boffin is still working at 97 Science09 Oct 2019 | 69
It's now officially the WhackBook Pro: If the keyboards weren't bad enough, now MacBook Pro batts are a fire risk Apple issues voluntary recall for godforsaken laptops, again Personal Tech20 Jun 2019 | 54
Euro data centre club throws itself to the li-ions – to the delight of battery vendor members Whitepaper sings upcoming power tech's praises On-Prem06 Jun 2019 | 5
Bad news from science land: Fast-charging li-ion batteries may be quick to top up, but they're also quick to die Video Today in current affairs... Science05 Jun 2019 | 112
Vertiv: Li-ion already eats 1 in 3 battery sales... let's shove multi-batt box into data centre folk's paws Server-cabinet-sized chunk has new management tools On-Prem30 Apr 2019 | 10
With the right training, algorithms can predict Li-ion battery lifetime – with 95% accuracy Video Predictive prognosis could boost life, profits AI + ML26 Mar 2019 | 16
Apple: You can't sue us for slowing down your iPhones because you, er, invited us into, uh, your home... we can explain We're like a building contractor, explains Cupertino. More like vampires, thinks rest of world Personal Tech28 Jan 2019 | 175
Most munificent Apple killed itself with kindness. Oh. Really? Analysis Why the battery story doesn't add up Personal Tech17 Jan 2019 | 106
Ding dong merrily on high. In Berkeley, the bots are singeing: Self-driving college cooler droid goes up in flames Kiwibot snack shuttle snuffed by thermal runaway Science17 Dec 2018 | 57
AI lifeline to help devs craft smartmobe apps that suck a whole lot less... battery capacity Remember the days when you didn't have to charge your phone several times a day? AI + ML09 Oct 2018 | 5
Berkeley bio-boffins' butt-blasting belly-bothering batt-teria generates electricity Infection gives you the runs – and the ability to produce power Science14 Sep 2018 | 22
Boffins bash out bonkers boost for batteries Patent sought for honeycomb design that could massively lengthy battery life Science17 May 2018 | 61
Apple iOS 11.3 adds health records for battery, people too Privacy also a priority for Apple, unless you're Chinese Personal Tech29 Mar 2018 | 25
Chemical burns, explosive fires, they all come free with Amazon power packs US issues recall for 260,000 batteries after 53 'incidents' Personal Tech14 Mar 2018 | 40
Organic battery tech could work better than a woolly hat in the cold Parky Prius? Frosty fondleslab? Help may soon be at hand Science02 Mar 2018 | 23
Wow, MIND-BLOWING: Florida Man gets an earful from 'exploding Apple AirPod' bud Bloke claims expensive audio kit detonated mid-workout Personal Tech10 Feb 2018 | 67
Swiss cheesed off after Apple store iPhone does Samsung Galaxy Note 7 impersonation Hard to remain neutral on this one Personal Tech10 Jan 2018 | 36
You. Apple. Get in here and explain these iOS slowdowns and batteries – US, French govt reps Difference in opinion over what constitutes an 'update' Personal Tech10 Jan 2018 | 45
Wait! Before you fire up that HP lappy, check the battery New year, new recall – like the one in 2017, 2016, 2013, 20... Personal Tech05 Jan 2018 | 41
Whizzes' lithium-iron-oxide battery 'octuples' capacity on the cheap Illinois team says cell tech great for mobes and 'leccy cars Science05 Jan 2018 | 117
Yes, your old iPhone is slowing down: iOS hits brakes on CPUs as batteries wear out Analysis You're not going crazy – Apple really does this (and wants you to upgrade) Personal Tech20 Dec 2017 | 175
Ugh, stupid power supplies hogging server density, who needs 'em? Supermicro's battery backup module will fit another rack in Storage18 Dec 2017 | 16
New battery boffinry could 'triple range' of electric vehicles Scientists create self-applying membrane to protect cell Science12 Dec 2017 | 120
Li-ion batteries blow up because they breed nanowire crystals Video Boffins think 'dendrites' are the inevitable result of re-charges, which is awkward Science27 Oct 2017 | 31
Is that a bulge in your pocket or... do you have an iPhone 8+? Apple's batteries look swell I fear big batts and I cannot lie. Y'all better duck and dive... Personal Tech06 Oct 2017 | 111
Achievement unlocked: Tesla boosts batteries for Irma refugees Then by September 16 those a few extra miles will go On-Prem11 Sep 2017 | 45
US Navy develops underwater wireless battery-charging tech Submersible drones are vulnerable when they surface to recharge, hence the need for wetter-is-better top-up tech Science29 Aug 2017 | 35
Where there's smoke there's a Galaxy Note: Refurbished Model 4 batteries recalled Phablets sent to AT&T customers with batteries from FedEx are at risk Personal Tech18 Aug 2017 | 10
Batteries that don't burn at the drop of a Galaxy Note 7? We're listening Zinc-air batteries are hard to charge: boffins think new catalysts can fix that Science16 Aug 2017 | 73
UK waves £45m cheque, charges scientists with battery tech boffinry Attempt to make Blighty an innovator in the field Science28 Jul 2017 | 59
In touching tribute to Samsung Note 7, fidget spinners burst in flames Hang on, there's a tech angle in here somewhere... IoT, right? Bootnotes29 Jun 2017 | 78
As you head off to space with Li-ion batts, don't forget to inject that liquefied gas into them What could go wrong? Science16 Jun 2017 | 40
Headphone batteries flame out mid-flight, ignite new Li-Ion fears Crew douses flaming 'phones in bucket of water, but passenger couldn't escape nasty singeing Personal Tech15 Mar 2017 | 109
Li-ion king Goodenough creates battery he says really is... good enough Batt inventor John is back – and says his latest design charges fast, holds more energy Personal Tech03 Mar 2017 | 82
Finally proof that Apple copies Samsung: iPhone 7 Plus halts, catches fire like a Galaxy Note 7 Vid Teen's shock as Jesus mobe turns into hottest tech Personal Tech24 Feb 2017 | 64
Samsung battery factory bursts into flame in touching Note 7 tribute Recycling center processing exploding batts itself explodes. How poetic Personal Tech08 Feb 2017 | 75
Hitachi ponies up $3.5m for laptop battery rip-off Joins Sony, LG and NEC, but Panasonic, Samsung, Sanyo and Toshiba still fighting On-Prem26 Jan 2017 | 5
HP Inc recalls 101,000 laptop batteries before they halt and catch fire Poor Panasonic power packs pinpointed Personal Tech25 Jan 2017 | 12
Li-ion tamers: Boffins build battery with built-in fire extinguisher Can we just go ahead and call it 'the Samsung device' now? Science17 Jan 2017 | 28
Spotty battery life costs Apple's MacBook Pro its gold-star rating Updated Consumer Reports nerd baffled by bizarre results Personal Tech23 Dec 2016 | 53
MacBook Pro owners complain of short batt life – so Apple kills batt life clock in macOS Just bad timing, right? ... Right? OSes14 Dec 2016 | 48
EU dings Sony, Panasonic over rechargeable battery cartel Supergrass Samsung walks free Legal13 Dec 2016 | 25
Engineers say safety features got squished out of cramped Samsung Note 7 Overpacked handset was putting too much pressure on battery Personal Tech06 Dec 2016 | 23
Low-power transistors hint at alternative to battery bonfires Cambridge researchers envision electronics that thrive on a starvation diet Science25 Oct 2016 | 13