Smartphone Battery

Flexible supercapacitors to help charge your phone within seconds

You could soon charge your smartphones within seconds, thanks to scientists, including one of Indian origin, who have developed new flexible supercapacitors that can be recharged more than 30,000 times without degrading.

What we need is better battery tech, but what we have is fancy cameras and quick charge

When I go to buy or recommend a phone, two considerations still stand above others. Namely, good battery life and good call quality. They are called phones for a reason.

Hydrogen fuel cell tech can give smartphones enough juice to last a week on single charge

With this new technology, your phone could get an entire week's battery life in a single charge.

NASA Wi-Fi chip to extend your smartphone's battery life

A NASA researcher has developed a wi-fi chip for wireless phones, computers and wearable devices that uses 100 times less power than traditional receivers.

Free mobile apps with ads drain smartphone's battery faster, reveal scientists

Free mobile apps with ads drain your smartphone's battery faster, cause it to run slower, and use more network data, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have found.

Packing peanuts can help charge batteries faster

Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have turned waste packing peanuts into high-performance carbon electrodes for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.

Facebook is the biggest reason for battery drain on smartphones

It seems that the more socially connected you are, the more likely your smartphone's battery is running almost on empty.

Batteries made of sugar can last 10 times longer

New process could speed up smartphone charging by three times

Your smartphone could soon be powered by water droplets in the air