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Nokia Phone Owners, Check Your Pockets

That burning sensation may not be the result of an ill-advised hookup over the weekend, but an overheating cellphone battery Nokia has recalled.

MacBook Pro Battery Exchange

I think I was actually vaguely aware of the 15-inch MacBook Pro Battery Exchange Program, but *I* wasn't having any battery problems so I never looked into it.

MacBook Pro Laptops 39% Faster With Core 2 Duo

Apple updated its flagship MacBook Pro notebooks with Intel Core 2 Duo processors today, claiming an enormous leap in performance over the previous generation.

DRM Hurts Battery Life?

Engadget posts that CNet's MP3 Insider studied several MP3 players and discovered that you lose several hours of battery life when playing DRM music.

M.I.T. Charged With Battery

M.I.T. just announced a battery breakthrough. Successfully scaling down technology in development over the past 40 years, the crew at M.I.T has put together what they call "the first technologically significant and economically viable alternative to conventional batteries in more than 200 years."

Battery Busters: HP & Apple Recalls

California computer manufacturers Hewlett-Packard and Apple issued recalls for lithium-ion batteries on certain notebook computers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued the orders for both companies. Both companies' batteries experienced the same problems, which is overheating and possible melting due to an internal short.

Apple Charged, Loses Battery Suit

The makers of the iconic iPod media player chose to think different about customers experiencing battery problems with their iPods.

IBM, Sanyo Introduce Fuel Cell Battery Prototype For IBM ThinkPads

Today, IBM and Sanyo have introduced plans for a prototype micro direct methanol fuel cell system to power IBM ThinkPad notebooks.

Toshiba Announces One Minute Rechargeable Battery

Electronics giant Toshiba today announced the development of a new lithium-ion rechargeable battery, which may revolutionize the rechargeable battery segment of the electronics industry.

The Care and Feeding of Your iPod

Before I ponied up the bucks and bought my first iPod, I had one of those peewee flash memory MP3 players that held about 32 megabytes of music and sucked down AAA batteries like a Tampa Bay linebacker guzzling Gatorade on a hot Florida day. When I saw the light and bought an iPod, the realization that I was not going to have to keep feeding the Energizer Bunny every other day was a joyous one. The iPod's rechargeable battery promises hours and hours of music on the go, and all I had to do was remember to plug it into my Mac or an AC adapter to charge it up when it needed more power.