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Phones With Replaceable Batteries Primed for Comeback in EU

Tim April 4, 2022 22

A development of note is taking place in the European Union, one that seems worthy of discussing even to us Yanks. The EU Parliament has recently voted to mandate that by 2024, portable batteries in appliances, like the ones found in smartphones, must be...

Galaxy S9 and S9+ Batteries Likely Same Size as Galaxy S8 Line

Kellen February 1, 2018 32

Samsung will announce the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ on February 25, yet here we are on February 1 continuing to find out about each phone's specific details. Today's update arrives as a component leak that shows the battery capacities we'll likely hear about...

Samsung’s Balls Will Make Battery Charging 5x Faster

Kellen November 28, 2017 35

Their graphene balls, guys. It's true, though - Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) has developed a graphene ball that will not only increase capacity of batteries in your phones (and electric vehicles too), they'll charge insanely fast too. After...

Tuesday Poll: What is Your Typical Screen on Time in a Day?

Kellen April 11, 2017 132

Battery life is one of the subjects we still talk a lot about, unfortunately. While phones typically almost all excel in performance and camera departments these days, not all are great when it comes to getting you through a day without looking for an outlet....

Official: Samsung Halts All Sales of Galaxy Note 7, Recommends Powering Down and Getting a Refund

Kellen October 10, 2016 260

Moments ago, Samsung confirmed that they are halting all sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note 7 across the globe. Not only that, but they are recommending that owners of the phone turn them off and "take advantage of the remedies available." Those remedies...

Reports: Samsung Halts Galaxy Note 7 Production as Carriers Stop Sales (Updated)

Kellen October 10, 2016 195

When we last left you on Friday, both Sprint and AT&T released statements suggesting that they would accept exchanges of "safe" Galaxy Note 7 devices, after a report or two had surfaced of those same "safe" replacement devices catching fire. Then, as the...

Two More Replacement Note 7s Explode, So Yeah, Don’t Buy a Galaxy Note 7

Kellen October 9, 2016 274

At the end of last week, after a report surfaced of a Galaxy Note 7 owner whose supposedly safe phone caught fire on a Southwest plane just before takeoff made the rounds, and carriers began accepting returns for those worried about their own replacement...

Samsung: “About Half” of Recalled Galaxy Note 7 Devices Exchanged

Kellen September 23, 2016 81

With exchange stock arriving in stores this week, owners of the Galaxy Note 7 seem to finally have the motivation to swap out their unsafe Note 7 for a safe model. Samsung announced yesterday afternoon that "about half" of the recalled Galaxy Note 7 devices in...