Apple: iPad Battery Nothing to Get Charged Up About

In an interview, Apple goes into detail about how charging works in the new iPad — and all other iOS devices, for that matter.
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Is Your New iPad Fibbing About Whether It Is Fully Charged?

DisplayMate’s Ray Soneira said that the iPad is only 90 percent charged when its indicator first shows it as being fully charged.
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New iPad Display Passes With Flying Colors

DisplayMate has a look at the new iPad, and finds a lot to like in its vastly improved screen. However, its analysis still sees some room for improvement.
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A Droid Phone With a Battery That Outlasts Most Talkers

Walt Mossberg reviews Motorola’s Droid Razr Maxx and finds a phone call on it could last 20 hours before the battery died.
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Take Zap! Tech Geeks, Starved for More Battery Power, Give Themselves a Charge.

Any geek can tell you that battery life hasn’t kept up with gadget innovations. But not to worry: Inventors are figuring out how to turn geeks into batteries.

Nvidia’s Tegra 3 Tries to Save Battery in All Sorts of Different Ways

Nvidia says its quad-core processor also can also reduce the power used in backlights, a major drain on mobile device batteries.
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Apple Releases Software Update Designed to Fix iOS 5 Battery Issues

Version 5.0.1 is available on iTunes and coming soon as an over-the-air update.
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Consumer Reports Says iPhone 4S Fixes Antenna Woes, Can Finally Recommend

The magazine says the new model solves the antenna-related issues that caused it to withhold its recommendation of the iPhone 4.
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Verizon’s ThunderBolt Moves Like Lightning

Verizon’s ThunderBolt 4G cellphone is a speed demon, zipping past rival 4G phones’ cellular-data speeds and even past many home land-line Internet connections.
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Nintendo’s 3DS Brings Dizzying Fun On the Go

Katie tests Nintendo 3DS, the first videogame that promises 3-D without the goofy glasses.
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PlayBook on Track for Q1 Kick-Off

PlayBook Sequel Will Run on Sprint 4G

Tablets Flying Fast and Furious at CES