The long-awaited Power Cover for the Microsoft Surface is finally set to ship this month. Although pricey at $200, the accessory promises to nearly double Surface running time, and will be something that all dedicated Surface users will want to check out.
Mophie Space Pack iPhone Case Combines Battery and External Storage
Mophie announced the new Space Pack case for the iPhone 5 and 5s on Tuesday, which combines one of the company’s popular battery cases with up to 32GB of external flash storage. But don’t get too excited; users will have to manually manage the external storage via a new Mophie app.
iPhone 5s Manufacturing Defect Kills Battery Life on Some Devices
Apple revealed on Tuesday that a small number of iPhone 5s units are affected by a manufacturing defect that significantly reduces battery life and increases charging times. The company is contacting purchasers of the defective units individually to arrange replacements.
Pushing It To The Limit: 2013 MacBook Air Battery Life Tests
When Apple released the 2013 MacBook Air in June, the company leveraged the increased power efficiency of the Haswell platform to provide significantly improved battery life. After spending some time testing the new MacBook Air’s 802.11ac Wi-Fi performance, we turned our attention to power efficiency. Just how accurate are Apple’s impressive claims for the 2013 MacBook Air battery life? Testing Hardware We’re testing an entry-level 2013 13-inch MacBook Air, with a 1.3GHz Core i5 CPU, Intel HD 5000 GPU, and…
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Intel Claims Haswell Will Offer 50% Better Battery Life
The industry has long been told that Intel’s upcoming Haswell architecture, scheduled for a formal launch June 4 at Computex, will bring improvements to battery life, but recent comments by the company indicate that the improvements could be significant. Intel’s Rani Borkar revealed Thursday that the platform will offer 50 percent more battery life for laptops than current generation Ivy Bridge-based systems. Intel has discussed several times that, while all computing platforms will receive performance and efficiency boosts, the true…