Jan 16

Seidio’s oversized G1 battery is bursting with juice and joy

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Seidio's oversized G1 battery is bursting with juice and joy

We’re not particularly fond of over-sized battery covers in general; your average smartphone is chubby enough. That said, some handsets need more help than others in the longevity department and, given that we found the G1‘s battery life to be about a third that of the iPhone’s in our review, it certainly falls in the “more help” camp. Seidio’s Innocell 2600mAh replacement does the trick, offering more than twice the oomph of the stock 1150mAh cell, but it also resulting in a considerable bump in the chubbiness of a phone that wasn’t particularly slender to begin with. Suffice it to say if you’re still bummed about the G1’s chin rubbing you the wrong way in your pocket this won’t be the upgrade for you, but if your little Android stays constantly tethered to your laptop just to keep kicking, this might be $55 well spent.

[Via CrunchGear]

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Seidio’s oversized G1 battery is bursting with juice and joy originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 16

Palm Pre to use Centro-sized battery (Updated)

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For all those commenters in our recent Palm Pre feature wondering just exactly what kind of battery we could expect to see in the device, wonder no more. According to Dieter Bohn over at the newly christened PreCentral, the phone will use the exact same battery as the Treo 800w and the Centro — a 1150mAh model. Apparently Palm reps were happy to snap the back off the device and show the source of its juice off. That same size battery is used in the G1 as well, and Dieter notes that there’s an aftermarket 1350mAh version which could offer more power. Certainly such a small battery — a size which we know leaves a lot to be desired in a next-gen phone like the G1 — isn’t music to our ears, but since we don’t know how the Pre handles power consumption, there’s still plenty of questions to be answered. And hey, you could keep a spare around, right?

Update: Jenn at Pocketables tells us that the battery is 1200mAh as told to her by a Palm rep at CES.

Update 2: We’ve just gotten word from Palm that this actually isn’t set in stone yet. In their words: “We’re still doing some final development and testing various user scenarios as part of carrier certification.”

[Via Palm Infocenter]

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Palm Pre to use Centro-sized battery (Updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 14

Apple reveals 17-inch MacBook Pro battery replacement details

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Ever since the new 17-inch MacBook Pro was introduced, the million dollar question (make that $179 question) has been: what goes down when the battery fails? Sure, the machine is small — and the alleged eight hours of charge is nothing to sneeze at — but is all that worth the hassle of a non-removable battery? When the thing eventually goes kaput (and they always do), those of us in the States can expect to lay out $179 plus tax for a replacement. According to the site, if you drop the machine off at the Apple Store they can turn it around in a day (with appointment). If you mail it in, give it four days or so upon receipt. If you decide to do it yourself? Well, you probably shouldn’t. But if you do, make sure you send us pictures.

[Via Boy Genius Report]

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Apple reveals 17-inch MacBook Pro battery replacement details originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 10

Nokia admits some N73 batteries have put on a little weight

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Nokia’s fessed up to the fact that “a limited number” BP-6M batteries used in the N73 have, over time, swollen up — apparently in some cases to about three-times their original size. The worst of these cases have resulted in handsets with a battery cover that won’t close at the back — rendering the phone totally not cool. It’s a fairly common lithium-ion battery occurence after a few years, but don’t worry — it’s not dangerous, just annoying. Look at this this way: at least the batteries aren’t exploding.

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Jan 08

HP Mini 1000 six-cell battery spotted by Mr. Blurrycam

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While most folks will apparently have to wait at least a few more weeks to get their hands on a six-cell battery for their HP Mini 1000, Xavier Lanier of Notebooks.com was able to snag one a tad early and, whilst he was showing off the stash of gadgets hidden in his Scott eVest, he gave everyone a little glimpse of it. As you can sort of see above, it expectedly adds a bit of bulk to the otherwise slim Mini 1000, but we’re guessing that’s a more than acceptable trade-off for those craving some extra runtime. Still no word on a price or exact release date just yet, unfortunately, but those details should be popping up before too long. Hit up the link below for the full, slightly less blurry video.

[Via imjosh.com]

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HP Mini 1000 six-cell battery spotted by Mr. Blurrycam originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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