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Photos: O2's 'iPhone rival' unveiled
Photo The O2 Cocoon product manager said: "We have optimised the software in the phone so it doesn't drain the battery. O2 claims one of the differentiators for the Cocoon as a genuine music player is the life of the removable battery, which has talk... [15 Jun 2007]
Stop giving us rubbish batteries, say mobile users
News A survey of global mobile users by research firm TNS found that two-thirds of phone and PDA owners said the most essential feature for a converged device is a two-day battery life span. Mobile TV and MP3 players are all very well, according to... [21 Sep 2005]
Devil's Advocate: Who will win the mobile war - Microsoft or Nokia?
Comment You can now fit substantial processing power and a good deal of memory into your pocket, along with decent battery life. Phones are steadily squeezing the PDA market. As reviewers increasingly favour phones with productivity applications over PDAs... [04 Jan 2005]
T-Mobile and Microsoft team up
News While the MDA III will have improved battery life compared to its predecessor, the MDA II, it will also weigh slightly more and some wireless watchers have expressed disappointment over the relatively low screen resolution of the device. [21 Oct 2004]
Energy Consumption in Mobile Devices: Why Future Systems Need Requirements-Aware Energy Scale-Down
White Paper The current proliferation of mobile devices has resulted in a large diversity of designs, each optimized for a specific application, form-factor, battery life, and functionality (e.g.cell phone, pager, MP3 player, PDA, laptop). [14 Oct 2004]
PDA users loyal to their OS
News Great battery life Phone Telephony and an integrated camera rank down the list of the top 12 features end users want in their dream handheld device - and when they get their next device, most plan to stick with the same operating system. [23 Sep 2004]
3GSM Diary: Nokia gust, 'good clean' phones and the froven
Comment These words came (reportedly) from the mouth of an Ericsson VP, sensibly explaining that not only will 3G phones be a mass market reality by mid-year but that they will be models with adequate battery life, the ability to hand off between W-CDMA... [24 Feb 2004]
Smart phones encroach on unconnected PDA turf
News Burden added that devices have become smaller and battery life has improved but one of the key factors in sales growth has been price. So-called 'converged' mobile phones, which combine organiser functions with the ability to make phone calls, are... [19 Aug 2003]
Devil's Advocate: My quest for the ideal PDA
Comment Against these difficulties, most people report good battery life and most like the display. Who doesn't want an easy-to-use, all-in-one PDA/phone? I hope it will continue working well for him, as it is an excellent blend of PDA and phone... [15 Apr 2003]
The ultra personal computer - the PC industry's only hope?
Comment It is based on Windows XP, has a power-efficient 1GHz processor, around 10GB of disk space, at least 256MB of SDRAM memory and a lithium polymer battery that will last up to eight hours. Today, many users have a work PC, a home PC, quite possibly a... [17 Dec 2002]
Gas powered batteries becoming a longer life reality
News Lal said that medical device makers and cell phone makers have shown interest in commercial applications of the atomic battery, adding that consumers may see the new batteries in cell phones in about three to four years. [14 Nov 2002]
Palm's Tungsten darts into the marketplace - but will it fly?
News The W has always-on GPRS connectivity, though that shouldn't stunt battery life, a previous strength of Palm devices. Connectivity is mainly via Bluetooth, which is always-on - though it can be scheduled to be off at times to save on battery juice. [29 Oct 2002]
Time for the wireless, networked laptop
Comment They're getting lighter, smaller and battery life is getting longer. But it could also take on some of the features of a PDA, like diary and contact management. And anyone who has travelled with a dial-up modem and a bag full of different plugs for... [01 May 2002]
Blackberry hears voices
News From the PDA manufacturers perspective, a user comes into the office and sticks the device into a charger so battery life isn't a big issue, unlike mobile phone battery developers. Nadesan added that the new device may have problems with battery... [25 Jan 2002]
The Gadget Lowdown: Blackberry and the rule of thumb
Comment For example, the icon for turning GPRS on and off (essential to maintain battery life) is an aeroplane - why? The main problem with the Blackberry is the battery life. Top of the wish list, other than vastly improved battery life, is a colour screen. [03 Dec 2001]
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