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Report: Samsung Has Made Rollable Batteries That Bend Into A Hoop
Wearables: great, apart from the fact that batteries last about five minutes. Samsung, though, may have a solution: it’s just announced a new type of battery that is so flexible that it can be rolled up into a hoop.
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Qualcomm’s New Budget Snapdragon Chip Will Give Everyone LTE
Qualcomm has announced that its latest entry-level smartphone system-on-a-chip, the Snapdragon 210, will be cheap enough to appear in sub-$US100 off-contract handsets — and it even offers LTE.
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A New Kind Of Chip Could Make Wearables Last Way Longer On A Charge
Smartwatches, Google Glass, even humble fitness trackers: all great, apart from the fact that the batteries last for what seems like minutes. But now, a new kind of low-power processor could change that.
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Cheap Solid-State Batteries That Last Twice As Long As Li-Ion Are Coming
Most of our devices run (not for long enough) on lithium ion batteries. But there could be a new, old kid on the block — in the shape of a solid-state battery that can hold twice the charge as li-ion.