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Apple Watch battery is holding back the future of these wearables

08/22/201608/25/2016 Julie Campbell

The wearable technology is struggling to move forward without enough juice to power it. The next generation of wearable technology from the iPhone maker won’t operate independently of the smartphone as the Apple watch battery capacity remains too small. Reports suggest that Apple is struggling to add cellular support features to its wearables. The problem is that the smartwatch battery capacity is restricting its potential for complex features. The initial report came from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg. He is a reporter known for providing solid news on upcoming Apple products…

Smartphone battery technology that lasts for life accidentally found by scientists

05/04/201605/03/2016 Stephanie Beck

smartphone battery technology picture of scientists in lab

Researchers have discovered a nanowire-based material that will allow for hundreds of thousands of recharges. Scientists in California have now come up with a type of smartphone battery technology material that uses nanowires and that can be recharged hundreds of thousands of times before wearing out. This opens up the potential for new computer and mobile device batteries that could last a lifetime. In fact, while many consumers would be able to benefit from this discovery as a smartphone battery technology, the fact is that it may also have applications…

Mobile devices could see longer battery life with LG and Samsung tech

07/08/201507/06/2015 Jorge Gonzalez

thread like battery for wearable technology mobile devices

The companies are looking into new materials that could double the capacity of current lithium-ion power packs. Samsung and LG Electronics have both issued announcements with regards to new battery technology for mobile devices that has been designed to extend the life of rechargeable gadgets. The Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) has created new materials that could make a meaningful difference. The Samsung announcement said that these new materials could potentially double the capacity that is currently available in lithium-ion batteries. At the same time, LG Electronics made an…

Is your smartphone battery life suffering because micro USB ports are too small?

03/09/201503/07/2015 Jesse Collins

Smaller mobile technology may be more portable but it’s getting too tiny to be practical…unless you know these tips! Making sure that your tablet or smartphone battery life is at its very best may not be as easy as it sounds when you need to work with a micro or mini USB port, particularly when it’s the end of the day and you’re not exactly functioning at your best. At that point, the darned things may as well be invisible. Mogix has taken a look at this and many other…