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Poor design in terms of battery and power causes frustration to most users
Member Review If the backup battery power is gone, and probably in 30 minutes, the device is reset. iMate had made a mistake in the design. All applications and settings are gone. This hapenned with me and many collegues many times, although we were very careful...
[February 8, 2005, 13:40]
MC9000: Best-Practice Power Management Techniques Deliver Maximum Battery Efficiency
White Papers Peak battery performance in mobile computing devices is obtained through a combination of user practices and application setup, as well as power management techniques and features implemented by the device manufacturer.
[September 9, 2004, 3:00]
Air-based battery promises 10 times the power
News A new type of air-fuelled battery being studied could provide up to 10 times the energy storage of designs currently available, and eventually be used to power electric cars, mobile phones and laptops, according to researchers at the University of...
[May 21, 2009, 11:45]
Mobile Unit Power Plus: Maximizing the Battery Life of Your Mobile Units Through the WLAN Switch
White Papers Power Plus - This is a unique feature of Motorola wireless mobile devices that allows the mobile devices to automatically adjust its output power based upon the power settings of the associated Motorola AP.
[August 15, 2009, 1:20]
iPAQPanel System Monitor
Downloads iPAQPanel is a PocketPC 2002 animated Today Screen Plug-in that displays battery power, memory availability, and storage availability. Charging and power status of both the main battery and external battery (if attached) in either percent, or hours...
[November 29, 2003, 1:41]
SapphireBattery
Downloads Battery power is not infinite. It is important to ensure that your users don t find themselves without any battery power right when they need it the most. Monitor the device's battery level within your application.
[July 7, 2005, 21:40]
First SpeedStep numbers appear
News Intel has unveiled a new generation of mobile processors that bring near desktop PC performance to notebook PCs without sacrificing battery power, but initial tests show unremarkable results. That's because the processor has relatively little...
[January 19, 2000, 12:12]
PC firms boost battery life via power-efficient parts
News Battery technology is not advancing fast enough to satisfy the portable energy needs of enterprise laptop users, but the industry is making headway in making components more power-efficient, analysts have said.
[September 15, 2008, 11:29]
Start-up introduces safer notebook battery
News Boston-Power plans to show off a battery on Tuesday that it claims is a lot like conventional lithium-ion batteries but with a difference: it is less likely to blow up. A contract to put the battery inside a notebook has yet to be signed, but it's...
[January 31, 2007, 7:59]
Power to the people: ZDNet's guide to notebook batteries review
Reviews Even though the CPU consumes about half the notebook's total power, recent advances in processor technology have eased the burden placed on a system's battery. We explain the technology behind battery power, and provide tips on how to maximise it.
[April 14, 2004, 10:00]
Sony VAIO PCG-C1MGP review
Reviews Transmeta's low-power Crusoe processor has not been the runaway success that either its creators or legions of battery-life-hungry notebook users hoped it would be, but Sony has remained faithful to the cause ever since introducing the first...
[May 3, 2002, 13:12]
Battery Meter
Downloads A system tray or task bar icon shows battery power in percentage and the state of external power connection. Clicking the icon will bring up a dialog box with loads of useful information about the battery: power status of main and backup batteries...
[October 3, 2005, 8:00]
QuickBoard 2006 Build 1034
Downloads Product Features Display Available Battery Power: : Main Battery : AC Line or Charging Display Available Memory: : Program Memory : Main Storage Memory , , : Storage Card Memory System Cleaner: : System Cleaner Clean Windows temporary files Clean...
[March 13, 2002, 7:00]
Radioactive laptops? Perhaps not...
Blog Here's a story that's doing the rounds on the blogs - Scientists Invent 30 Year Continuous Power Laptop Battery. As with every radioactive system, it has a half-life depending on the isotope; tritium's half-life is around twelve years, so every...
[October 2, 2007, 12:09]
Windows XP Service Pack 2: a first look
Talkback After installing sp2 on a packardbell ipower5305 laptop, i am getting a bsod with only battery power.Once i insert AC power it works, but remove it whilst the battery is in the laptop causes a bsod with a "machine check exception error".
[January 1, 2006, 11:04]
Linux Laptop Battery Life: Measurement Tools, Techniques, and Results
White Papers Battery life is a valuable metric for improving Linux laptop power management. This paper describes this Linux battery life measurement tool-kit, and some of the techniques for measuring Linux laptop power consumption and battery life.
[April 1, 2007, 1:00]
Mobile Power Delivery
White Papers The presentation provides update on Notebook Power Sources and challenges facing emerging chemistries battery and Fuel Cell technologies. It also provides overview and benefits of Intel Mobile Power System (IMPS) including implementation methods...
[January 31, 2009, 6:05]
Intel plans to cover all mobile PC bases
News The series of initiatives, which fall under the umbrella code name Geyserville, include breakthroughs in power consumption and battery life, a high-performance platform code-named Colfax, new packaging and processors for mininotebooks and other...
[March 11, 1998, 11:22]
SoundOn!
Downloads prevents PowerBook G4's speakers form turning off when you use battery power. In fact, to save energy, Mac OS X turns PB G4's speakers off after a while if no sound is played and you're using battery power.
[January 26, 2003, 7:00]
Get ready for the 9-to-5 notebook
News A somewhat outlandish idea a few years ago, the eight-hour notebook is moving closer to reality as promising trends in battery materials and power consumption converge. The equation for studying battery performance, Trainor said, is relatively...
[June 7, 2005, 11:25]
