Tag: battery
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Smartphone energy management – at last there is an app for that!
The World Bank issued a report yesterday showing that the number of mobile phone subscriptions in use worldwide, both pre-paid and post-paid, has now reached over 6 billion. The report went on to reveal that more than 30 billion mobile applications, or “apps,” were downloaded in 2011 alone – these apps extend the capabilities of…
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Dell's hellish batteries recalled
According to a report in the New York Times today, Dell is recalling over 4 million laptop batteries because of their propensity to catch fire or explode! Up to now the advice has been if you think your battery might be one of those likely to catch fire, take it out of the laptop and…