BlackBerry PlayBook app may hint 17 hours of battery
updated 07:20 pm EST, Wed March 2, 2011
BlackBerry PlayBook battery manager hints 17 hours
A PlayBook Battery Assistant app found for the BlackBerry PlayBook ahead of its launch has hinted that it will have very long battery life. Comparing the battery life at 50 percent and at 20 percent, BerryReview heard the tablet would get roughly 17 hours of battery life in web browsing and a still healthy eight hours for video playback. Full 3D gaming could still last for six hours.
The numbers are likely to vary somewhat depending on the usage and may not necessarily reflect the final numbers. RIM may have supported the claims itself since it has loaded the PlayBook with an unusually high-capacity battery and has estimated that it could match or beat the iPad despite the smaller size.
RIM still hasn't committed to a ship date for the PlayBook six months after its debut and is rumored to be rushing an April launch that would need a patch even as it arrives in stores, although this hasn't been corroborated by other sources. Battery life may have been one of the points needing improvement and is one of the frequent optimization tweaks necessary in the late stages of a product launch.
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we'll see how good it is
Do sports car owners complain about fuel mileage?
Judging by the screen shot (fuzzy type notwithstanding), the lack of typographic finesse alone would drive me nuts.