MacNN | battery+life News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us battery+life, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Strategy Analytics: iPhone battery weakest feature http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/01/iphone.battery.criticized/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0908/iphone-survey-01.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Strategy Analytics has released research that shows battery life as the iPhone's most dissatisfying feature. The buyer analysis firm concluded that the most common owner of an iPhone falls into the 25-44 age group, with a $50,000+ income -- they are also likely employed full-time and over 80-percent own an iPod as well.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/01/iphone.battery.criticized/ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:25:00 GMT iPhone leads 3G handsets in battery life http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/14/iphone.leads.3g.batteries/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/iphone3g-review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />While Apple CEO Steve Jobs' concerns about 3G's impact on the iPhone's battery life were valid, the iPhone 3G still maintains a longer-running battery life than other popular competing mobile devices, including the new Samsung Instinct. PC World investigated several 3G smartphone handsets, showing that the iPhone 3G bests the Instinct, the HTC Touch Dual, and the LG EnV with 5h 38m, the only three... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/14/iphone.leads.3g.batteries/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:35:00 GMT iPhone praise, concerns: WSJ, NYT, USA Today http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/09/iphone.praise.and.concerns/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/iph_080306_gamesm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The iPhone 3G's official launch on June 11th is just over two days away, and several industry heavyweights have already offered their opinions on Apple's next generation device, offering mostly praise, peppered with a few criticisms. Among the acclaimed technologists were Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal, David Pogue of the New York Times, and USA Today's Edward Baig. The three writers not... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/09/iphone.praise.and.concerns/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:30:00 GMT MacBook Air battery life almost truthful - report http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/07/macbook.air.battery.life/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/airteardown.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The MacBook Air's touted five-hour battery life is an almost acceptable measure of the ultraportable's abilities, while enthusiast site Mac on Air has performed a full take-apart of the laptop. According to tests performed by AnandTech, the MacBook Air is capable of running for four and a quarter hours with normal web browsing, while playing MP3s in the background. The test was conducted by browsi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/07/macbook.air.battery.life/ Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:55:00 GMT Zune hard drive models plagued by battery drain issue http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/11/28/zune.battery.issue/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0711/zune80-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Owners of both the original Zune 30 and the new Zune 80 have discovered that the latest firmware is refusing to properly enter its sleep mode, say multiple reports from Microsoft's official forums. While the handhelds are supposed to enter a low-power mode when idle to preserve battery life when not in use, many are finding that the players continue to operate at near full power. In many situati... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/11/28/zune.battery.issue/ Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:55:00 GMT