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<title>Test: iPad easily best tablet for real-world battery life</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/06/apples.customized.battery.tech.excels.at.wi.fi.surfing.test/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1354779124_Which-tablet-battery-test-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A UK-based electronics testing and recommendation magazine and website, Which, has rated the tablet battery life of various sized tablets -- and found that the iPad and iPad mini ran away with the competition, besting its rivals by very significant scores. While scores were closer between the iPad 2 and the better 10-inch tablets, the Retina fourth-gen iPad model's score was well over 50 percent b...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 06:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Testing confirms battery drop in 10.8, fix coming in 10.8.2</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/09/10/lion.still.king.of.battery.life.among.released.versions/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1209/Apple-108-battery-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[First, the bad news: three sets of separately-conducted independent tests have confirmed what many users suspected -- the initial release of Mountain Lion contained a bug that severely decreased battery life in the latest MacBook models compared to previous releases. The good news is that those same tests show that the not-yet-released 10.8.2 update, currently in beta testing, may fix the issues -...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mophie set to release Juice Pack for Samsung Galaxy S III</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/09/03/case.to.more.than.double.existing.battery.capacity/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1346691461_thumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Mophie is gearing up to release its first battery case for a non-iOS handset. The Juice Pack for Samsung Galaxy S III is claimed to add more than 100 percent to the existing battery life of the Android smartphone, according to Engadget. This could potentially see the handset run for over 21 hours, double that of the 10 hours 20 minutes when used for 3G calls during tests....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Carat app offers smartphone users longer battery life</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/06/15/carat.checks.for.power.hogs.bugs.to.improve.battery.life/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1206/carat-app-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Carat, a new app for iOS (Free, iTunes) and Android (Free, Google Play), has been designed to give users a personalized set of recommendations on their app usage to help extend their battery life. Developed by a team of UC Berkeley researchers, the free app collects data in the background and requires a few days of collection before it can offer recommendations. The anonymous crowd sourced data is...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google blames short Android battery life on background apps</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/05/19/users.have.to.manually.watch.for.power.hogs/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1005/htcnexusone-3review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google co-founder Larry Page, speaking at the company's I/O developer conference, suggested that there is "something wrong" if an Android handset cannot get through a full day without recharging the battery. The executive was responding to a question regarding the company's plans to address battery life issues on the mobile platform....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Adobe rebuffs claims of short Flash mobile battery life</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/02/24/devs.claim.3.hours.of.flash.video.playback/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1002/nexusonein.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Following a video preview of Flash running on a Nexus One, Adobe has rebuffed claims that the software slashes battery life. Several bloggers, including Daring Fireball's John Gruber, observed that the battery charge indicator dropped from the 50 percent level down to 25 percent during the eight minute video. The preview was edited, however, making it unclear how long the team actually used the ph...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Strategy Analytics: iPhone battery weakest feature</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/09/01/iphone.battery.criticized/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0908/iphone-survey-01.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Strategy Analytics has released research that shows battery life as the iPhone's most dissatisfying feature. The buyer analysis firm concluded that the most common owner of an iPhone falls into the 25-44 age group, with a $50,000+ income -- they are also likely employed full-time and over 80-percent own an iPod as well....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>iPhone leads 3G handsets in battery life</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/07/14/iphone.leads.3g.batteries/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/iphone3g-review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[While Apple CEO Steve Jobs' concerns about 3G's impact on the iPhone's battery life were valid, the iPhone 3G still maintains a longer-running battery life than other popular competing mobile devices, including the new Samsung Instinct. PC World investigated several 3G smartphone handsets, showing that the iPhone 3G bests the Instinct, the HTC Touch Dual, and the LG EnV with 5h 38m, the only three...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>iPhone praise, concerns: WSJ, NYT, USA Today</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/07/09/iphone.praise.and.concerns/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/iph_080306_gamesm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The iPhone 3G's official launch on June 11th is just over two days away, and several industry heavyweights have already offered their opinions on Apple's next generation device, offering mostly praise, peppered with a few criticisms. Among the acclaimed technologists were Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal, David Pogue of the New York Times, and USA Today's Edward Baig. The three writers not...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MacBook Air battery life almost truthful - report</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/02/07/macbook.air.battery.life/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/airteardown.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The MacBook Air's touted five-hour battery life is an almost acceptable measure of the ultraportable's abilities, while enthusiast site Mac on Air has performed a full take-apart of the laptop. According to tests performed by AnandTech, the MacBook Air is capable of running for four and a quarter hours with normal web browsing, while playing MP3s in the background. The test was conducted by browsi...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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