battery life

Intel's Yonah chip is hungry for power

News A higher thermal ceiling, in some cases, can mean shorter battery life, greater heat dissipation or a heavier laptop. Increased power consumption results in shorter battery life. Average power is important for battery life, but maximum power is...

12 October 2005, 10:04

News.blog: Microsoft's MP3 player sparks rumours

News Now, I love a frenzy as much as the next person, but remember that Origami turned out to be a pricey little tablet PC with not much more battery life than a standard PC. And while the prospect of wirelessly downloading tunes and/or TV shows is neat...

12 July 2006, 12:51

Microsoft leaks Origami details

News Chairman Bill Gates displayed a prototype concept at a hardware conference last spring, outlining his ambitions for a 450g tablet with all-day battery life and a cost of $800 (£458). We want to get down below 900g, as close to 450g as we can, get...

3 March 2006, 10:09

Samsung touts improved Q1 Ultra

News Samsung's original Q1 UMPC, powered by a low-end Intel Celeron processor, was released a year ago to disappointing reviews and sales and was plagued by complaints of battery life that lasted only an hour and a half to three hours, slow performance...

8 May 2007, 11:56

Intel's new Centrino -- for work and play

News This is partly because of cost and partly for battery life, because integrated graphics chipsets consume less power than separate chips. An Intel representative said the company focuses on designing its mobile chipsets with several factors in mind...

9 May 2007, 9:57

Photos: Top ten holiday gadgets

News A rugged, weatherproof digital radio with an impressive 15-hour battery life, the PURE Oasis lets you take your favourite DAB stations outdoors. It's powerful enough to run most applications, has outstanding battery life, and is surprisingly good...

26 July 2006, 10:55

Microsoft: Vista does support Turbo Memory

News Turbo Memory offers a performance increase of around two times for disk-intensive normal operation, as well as an average battery-life boost of 20 minutes and a significant reduction in start-up time, according to Intel.

8 June 2007, 10:22

Tools for the ultimate high-tech survival kit

News One of the most significant tech innovations for survival kits in recent years is improved battery life. And while Scott recommends a trustworthy torch or battery radio for all disasters, solar- or wind-up-powered radios are making the grade for...

3 October 2005, 9:08

The awkward smart phone grows up

News You could argue, for example, that core mobile phone features like battery life, sound quality and simplicity trump Wi-Fi and high-res photos any day. It's a special kind that doesn't erase all your data when the Treo's battery dies (unlike most...

4 July 2005, 9:25

BlackBerry avoiding touchscreen bandwagon

News Speaking at RIM's Wireless Enterprise Symposium in Orlando, Florida, Alan T Panezic, VP of software product management at BlackBerry-maker RIM, said the Bold is all about "balance", as it has a high-resolution screen that gives the user more...

Tags: keyboard, iphone, blackberry, flip

15 May 2008, 8:37

Get ready for the 9-to-5 laptop

News If all goes well, within three to four years, portable PCs could see battery life double from today's four-hour stretch. The biggest gains in battery life are likely to come from the guts of the batteries themselves.

7 June 2005, 9:01

Photos: Apple's updated 5.5G iPod

News Features such as gapless playback, instant search and enhanced games, plus stronger battery life and a brighter backlight, give this one-year-old form factor some fresh legs coming into the Christmas season, one that will include competition from...

22 September 2006, 10:57

News.blog: Sony upgrades PSP

News Demoed onstage at E3 by Sony's Kaz Hirai, the new PSP doesn't look all that different on the outside, but it's said to be 33 per cent lighter, 19 per cent slimmer, offer better battery life, faster game load times and video output to TVs.

12 July 2007, 9:12

Manufacturers unwrap first Origami PCs

News Pankaj Kedia, Intel's manager for low-power IA marketing, told CNET.co.uk's sister site ZDNet UK that these first devices have a battery life of between two and three hours, depending on whether they were used to play video or not.

9 March 2006, 11:41

UMPCs not doomed, say analysts

News The slow advance of the UMPC will be hampered by the lack of appropriate processors, In-Stat said, with battery life failing to match the functionality demands of the devices themselves. However, both Intel and Microsoft have said they are working...

28 April 2006, 9:32