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3/25/2012

Is Your New iPad Fibbing About Whether It Is Fully Charged?

There is no question that the new iPad battery is bigger and, as a result, can take longer to recharge than its predecessor.

However, one analyst says that his testing shows that it may take longer to fully charge than the iPad indicates. DisplayMate’s Ray Soneira said last week that the iPad continues to charge well after the device shows 100 percent.
In follow-up testing, Soneira said that the iPad is only about 90 percent charged when it first indicates it is fully powered up. The iPad, Soneira said, will run more than an hour longer, if left to fully charge.
AllThingsD’s Walt Mossberg noted in his review that the new iPad delivers on its impressive claim of 10-hour socal battery life, starting when the tablet’s indicator said it was 100 percent charged.
Soneira plans to offer full details of his findings in an updated report on Monday.
Apple representatives were not immediately available for comment.
By Comment: I hate how apple modifies indicators.  if it's 85% after X hours let it display 85% and communicate to users 85% will last X hours.  If it really takes X+2 hours to reach 100% charge document it.  It reminds me of the whole 3G bar debacle on iphone 3G.  Real engineers would not indicate 100% charged at some other capacity number other than fully charged.
 

3/20/2012

Johnson Controls Raises Battery Prices To Charge Up Margins

Johnson Controls, the automotive Motorola Two Way Radio Batteries manufacturer, has decided to raise the price of its lead acid batteries sold in the U.S. and Canada by 8%. The company has said that this hike is in response to the tightened environmental, health and safety regulations because of which it has to make increased investments in its infrastructure.
The company is upgrading its manufacturing facilities after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued stringent air standards for lead emissions in 2008 and in January this year. It is investing $162 million in its North American recycling centers to make them compatible with recommended environmental standards.
See our full analysis of Johnson Controls here
Last year, the company raised the cost of its Acer Aspire 5732z Battery by 5% – 9%, citing the rising raw material prices and delivery costs as the reason. This is unlikely to impact the company’s business as demand for its products has been strong due to a pickup in the business of automotive manufacturers and their ramp up of production world-wide.
The margins for the company have remained steady for the past few years but the recent price hike might push them up slightly.
Automotive batteries is the most important division of Johnson Controls, accounting for nearly 33% of our $38 stock value. The Canon G-10hi Battery division enjoys a healthy margin of better than 19% (adjusted by Trefis for pension and other items) which is right there with the best in the industry.
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3/19/2012

Laptops with long battery life 2012

As we review laptops throughout 2012, we'll add their hp campaq battery life stats here. If battery's the most important thing to you, this is the place to look.
We run two separate Dell latitude d630 battery tests when we test laptops at CNET Australia — a heavy test, which turns up screen brightness and volume to full and plays back a 720p H.264 video; and a light test, which sets screen brightness to 40 per cent and visits three different websites every 20 seconds until business notebook nc6220 battery  exhaustion.
While our database is still building due to introducing these benchmarks in November 2011, we will keep updating this article throughout the year as laptops come in for review, with the eventual aim of splitting the charts into screen sizes. Keep in mind that there's a massive spread here in both size and performance capability — Dell inspiron 1420 battery isn't the only thing to consider.

3/14/2012

A Point Of View

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I can think of few superior methods to developing skill as a photographer than with the bar bill on expenses, not to mention the lenses, and a beautiful model in the frame. As this approach has yet to be authorised, the least I can do is open the idea out to discussion: hence this blog.
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There has never been for me - up until now at least - a gorgeous muse under studio lights but there have been plenty of gorgeous locations, or there would have been, if I hadn’t missed photographing them all. My travel photos of the world are proof of that. The end result is to begin a necessary education in discovering how to frame a picture - for a man who can barely make a bed.
And so it goes for all of us. We want better images so we need to know what works and why. This blog is an attempt to do just that. That last points sticks, I hope. This isn’t designed to be a lecture on what camera you should buy, or a thesis on the history of photography. It is to tap into forty years of expertise available at Ted’s and look at how to get better pictures. Regardless, it will only ever be a point of view. Sometimes, with luck, it may not even be mine - if the guests turn up - but always yours too. A forum in the best sense of the word.
Ultimately, of course, it’s the pictures that do the talking, or, we hope, the shouting - so let’s work on that. Now, isn’t that a nice idea.

International Battery owes Pennsylvania millions

International laptop Battery, which surprised local officials when it abruptly closed its Upper Macungie plant last week, owes Pennsylvania more than $2 million, and state lawyers are initiating efforts to recover some of the debt.
State officials are also in discussions with the company regarding a project for which International Sony vgp-bps13a/b battery received an $800,000 grant in 2010. That project has not been completed.
“This is a big deal,” said Sen. Lisa Boscola, D-Northampton. “We want to get back as much of that money as we can, so we can give it to other companies and help them succeed.”
The situation highlights how government-funded economic development — taxpayer investments in private companies that are expected to generate a return through job creation — sometimes goes bust. In the aftermath, the government officials and business executives who publicly announced their partnerships retreat behind closed doors to clean up the mess.
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“This is very common,” said Greg LeRoy, executive director of Good Jobs First, aWashington, D.C., nonprofit that monitors government investments in companies. “As you would expect through a recession, lots more deals are falling short.”
Pennsylvania offered several million dollars in assistance to lure International latitude d630 battery to the Lehigh Valley from New Jersey in 2008, expecting the company to create hundreds of good-paying engineering and manufacturing jobs. Four years later, all of the company’s employees have been laid off and International inspiron 14v n4030 battery is selling its assets and equipment to pay an undisclosed amount of debt.
That means the state may have to get in line with others trying to get paid. A major stakeholder in the company is Greenwich, Conn., hedge fund Wexford Capital, which invested $35 million in International battery for Dell Inspiron 6400 in 2010. Several of the firm’s partners have backgrounds in corporate restructuring and bankruptcies, according to its website.
International Battery made rechargeable lithium-ion cells and batteries for military and industrial uses. The company, which was expected to employ 250 people within three years of opening, notified employees last week that it would be immediately closing. It’s unclear how many workers were at the plant on Snowdrift Road at the time it closed, though the company reported having 80 workers last year. Company officials have not returned calls.
“The market for energy storage, including lithium ion inspiron 1545 battery, has been extraordinarily challenging,” International Battery said in a statement emailed to The Morning Call on Tuesday. “While International dell inspiron 1545 charger Battery has a unique product and green manufacturing process, it has not been able to reach profitability. Unfortunately, given the challenging market, it was unable to raise additional capital to fund its operations. While it is no longer manufacturing any products, it is focusing on selling its assets and technology. Moneys received on account of these assets will be used to pay creditors.”
Its abrupt closure upends terms of various agreements International Battery had with the state, requiring new negotiations.
By closing, the company defaulted on a $500,000 opportunity grant it received in 2008 from the state Department of Community and Economic Development. International Dell Studio 1747 AC Adapter Battery was supposed to stay in business through 2012 as a condition of receiving the assistance, department spokeswoman Theresa Elliott said. Because it closed before that time, it has to repay the state, she said.
“Our office of chief counsel will be notifying the company of their default under the contract and begin the process of recouping the $500,000 grant,” Elliott said Monday.
Weaknesses in the state’s Opportunity Grant program were highlighted in a 2007 report by the state auditor general’s office. The program doled out more than $200 million in grants from 2000 to 2005, but lacked adequate oversight to ensure the jobs promised were being created, and the Community and Economic Development Department waived millions of dollars in penalties against grant recipients that failed to meet their obligations, according to the report.
In addition to the Opportunity Grant, International inspiron n5010 battery owes nearly $1.7 million on a low-interest state loan it received to purchase equipment, according to the department. The company was current on the loan as of February. The department would not comment further on the remaining balance until it speaks with International Battery representatives, who had yet to notify the department about its closure as of Tuesday afternoon, Elliott said.
International toshiba pa3356u-1brs battery in November 2010 received an $800,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to design, build and test a power storage system for such renewable electricity sources as solar and wind. Such a storage system would make wind and solar power more viable, according to the state.
The project is 80 percent complete, said DEP spokeswoman Amanda Witman. The department had conversations with International Dell vostro 1400  Battery representatives Tuesday about transferring the project to another company so it can be completed, Witman said. The state’s investment is in equipment that can be sent to another company, she said.
“There is a grant contract that exists between International Battery and DEP, which is designed to resolve these types of situations,” Witman said. “There is an ongoing dialogue between International Dell studio 14z battery and DEP to resolve this situation. Because it is an ongoing issue, DEP can provide no further comment until the matter has closed.”
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3/12/2012

Motorcycle Owners Must Prepare for Potential Summer Battery Damage, Says CTEK

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - March 9, 2012) - Cold, winter conditions are often associated with damaging motorcycle batteries, leading owners to be extra precautious during colder months of the year. However, leading smart battery charger producer CTEK is advising motorcycle owners to be just as cautious during the spring and summer months as damage is just as likely during the warmer months of spring and summer.
The majority of damage to Acer Aspire 5250 batteries happens during the summer months due to a number of factors. One of the leading causes is a lack of maintenance, whilst misunderstanding of the charging process and confusion about how battery chargers work are other problems that can easily be avoided with the use of a smart battery charger.
One of the most likely problems a motorcycle owner will face during the summer months is overheating. Without the use of a smart charger, an uncontrolled charge could be used on the battery, risking fluid loss through overheating or boiling. This will cause the Canon mv940 Battery to become unusable due to dried out cells.
Sulphation could also occur, an effect of leaving a battery undercharged. This problem is commonly only addressed during the winter, but with factors such as alarms and trackers taken into account, it becomes apparent that the problem could still affect motorcycles throughout the year. Batteries may also dry out through the plates becoming damaged, a problem easily avoided in the first instance through the use of a smart charger.
Jan-Ulf Soderberg, Head of Brand and Marketing at CTEK, commented: "Motorcycle owners must be aware of the potential risks of  Sony PCGA-BP1N Battery damage during the summer months. Although winter is when most people feel maintenance is most important, motorcycle owners are under just as much risk during the hot, summer months, and as such must ensure they regularly check and maintain their batteries to avoid potential damage."
Motorcycle owners should look towards a smart battery charger to assist with the Acer Aspire 5735 Battery maintenance and charging process. The CTEK XS 0.8 smart charger, for example, maximises the performance of lead-acid batteries and comes inclusive with a practical and easy to understand display, making the battery charging process as easy to understand as possible.

3/11/2012

Cook County judge faces battery charge after Daley Center incident

A Cook County judge is free following her arrest on charges of misdemeanor Dell latitude d630 battery for allegedly shoving a sheriff's deputy and tossing a set of keys at a security checkpoint in the Daley Center downtown.
Judge Cynthia Brim was taken into custody by deputies Friday afternoon, processed into the lock-up at the Daley Center and released, according to sheriff's office spokesman Frank Bilecki.
At about 4:45 p.m., Brim -- who presides in the Cook County courthouse in Markham -- approached deputies and asked if they had found any keys, Bilecki said. "They don't know who she is, and she never identified herself," he said.
Deputies showed her three sets of keys that had been left at the checkpoint, Brim claimed one set and walked away, Bilecki said. But about 10 minutes later, she returned, tossed the keys toward one deputy and shoved another in the chest with both hands, he said.
At that point, Bilecki said, the deputies handcuffed Brim, placed her under arrest and took her to the detention area in the Daley Center, which houses numerous Cook County Circuit Court courtrooms. She was charged with misdemeanor sony vgp-bps2 battery and released on bond Friday evening, he said.
Brim's arrest followed a Thursday incident in which she went on an extended tirade while on the bench in a courtroom in Markham. Brim, a "floating judge" who fills in for other judges, was hearing traffic cases from South Holland when she began behaving erratically, according to sources.
Markham Acting Presiding Judge Brian Flaherty eventually asked Brim to leave the courtroom, and she complied. Because it happened in traffic court, there was no recording or transcript made of what Brim said.
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans' office later released a statement that Evans was aware of the Thursday incident and was looking into it.
In May 2010, Brim was one of four judges Evans reassigned and paired with mentor judges because their judicial conduct had been questioned. "I do not want any unacceptable behavior of a few judges to undermine the credibility and integrity of our entire system of justice," Evans said in a news release at the time.
Evans' move came after a FOX Chicago News/Better Government Association investigation that showed some Cook County judges were leaving court earlier than they were supposed to.
Evans could not be reached Saturday to comment on Brim's arrest.
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3/08/2012

Test suggests iPhone battery issue not a hardware problem

According to research carried out for me by an iPhone app developer, the Toshiba pa3285u-1brs Battery issue that some iPhone 4 and 4S owners are experiencing is not, as some have suggested, related to the hardware.
The developer, who at this point wishes to remain anonymous, approached me late last week to discuss the issues he was experiencing with one of his two iPhone 4S handset. The problem he was seeing was pretty much along the lines of what others are reporting - rapid drop in Fujifilm Finepix z1 Battery when the handset is doing little or nothing.
Nothing new there, but what I thought was interesting was that he had two handsets, one that was displaying the battery problem that some people are screaming about, and another that wasn’t. He admitted that the two handsets were very different in their configuration and had different apps installed. One was a test bed for apps he develops, the other was his day-to-day use handset. It was his day-to-day handset that was displaying the ACER Aspire 9300 battery problems.
Both handsets were bought at the same time (direct from Apple for delivery on launch day), both are connected to the same network (AT&T) and both handsets are now running iOS 5.0.1. This to me was strong evidence to suggest that the problem affecting iPhone handsets was not a hardware issue. However, so that we could totally rule out this being a hardware problem the developer took things a step further. He factory reset both handsets and then recovered them from a backup. However, rather than reloading them with their original backup, he swapped them over. He reloading his day-to-day handset with the backup from his development handset, and loaded the development handset with the backup from his regular day-to-day handset.
Would the Canon Digital Ixus 330 Battery problem stay with a specific handset or swap over with the software?
The problem jumped handsets. Now the handset that was his development test bed (but loaded with the apps and settings from his day-to-day handset) is displaying the battery drain problem. The other handset (the one that was displaying the problem), is showing excellent Canon Nb-4l Battery life.
Note: This is a sample of one so bear that in mind. Ideally I’d like to try this with multiple handsets, but I don’t have access to armloads of iPhones.
The problem, it seems, is down to software. What exactly (whether it’s an app or set of apps, or a setting somewhere), we’re still not sure. However, I am now convinced that this problem ISN’T a hardware issue and will eventually be fixed by a software update.
Sidenote: As an aside, I think that iOS 5.0.1 has introduced the Toshiba Satellite Pro 2100-405eg Battery bug to my iPhone 4. Typically the handset would drop about 3 - 4% battery capacity overnight (around 7 hours). Since installing iOS 5.0.1 I’ve noticed a much bigger drop of around 15 - 20% with no change in how I’m using the handset. I’ll keep a closer eye on this over the next few days and see if the pattern holds true.
RE: Tests suggests iPhone battery issue not a hardware problem
bradmiller@... 14th Nov
Shortly after installing iOS 5 on my 3GS I discovered the issue to be with the wireless synch. I have very good battery life untill I enabled the wirelles synch feature in Itunes and synched my phone. After that the drain on the Sony VGN-B3VP Battery life became terrible. I reconnected my phone to the laptop and dissabled wireless synch and the problem resolved and now I have my origianl battery life or slightly longer than what I was getting before iOS 5. Seems the phone is contstanatly looking for my laptop to synch to even when not plugged in when the wireless synch is enabled. Others should try this and see what the results are. I have not found a way of disabiling this feature from the phone settings but inly ny unchecking this feature in Itunes.
Actually, only certain ZDNet bloggers troll about it being hardware problem
dderss 14th Nov
@bradmiller@... ... even though it was known right from the start that this is software issue given the fact iOS 5 influenced this way on some of iPhone 4 and iPhone 3Gs devices. Also, Apple itself said that this is software issue.
RE: Tests suggests iPhone battery issue not a hardware problem
SackScratcherton 14th Nov
@Johnpford This is why I thought multitasking was a bad idea. Just because Android does it doesn't mean Apple should have followed suit. Not every crammed-in feature from Android is a good one.

In an environment where anyone with a computer can cobble together an Android or iOS app, it seems unwise to open up resource utilization while the app is no longer running to the masses.

I'd love to see a services API to run apps in the background, one that constrains their resource utilization.
I am with you - no multitasking for iPhone or Winphone 7(.5)/8
Solid Water 14th Nov
@SackScratcherton

I talked to my son today who has iP 4S. He says he tried to disable everything that he found on the Internet being said should help to no avail. His iP 4S dropped 10% of the charge in 10 minutes when he was playing solitaire... sad

He was also saying that after he uses applications they do not quit, so he has to kill them manually. Imagine that! sad sad

From what I see the same is true about Winphone - until they do not do real multitasking like Android does they are good enough. As soon as they start multitasking they will be like any other smartphone on the market.

This leads me to a thought - do not do multitasking if do not know how to do it right.

Note:
I still have Sony Clie NX-60 PDA with 800x600 screen that I bought quite a while back (to read books). It is AMAZINGLY fast for the device with a 200 MHz CPU. That is where my train of thoughts about multitasking came from.
RE: Tests suggests iPhone battery issue not a hardware problem
Champ_Kind 14th Nov
@Johnpford I found that the issue, at least for me, is Location Services. I can have all apps closed, the phone totally cold restarted (hold home and sleep until the Apple logo appears then goes away), but until I restart Location Services, it keeps draining the Acer Aspire 5742 Battery.

@bradmiller@, my WiFi sync doesn't kill the Canon Nb-8l Battery  at all, even when performing a full backup. Having WiFi N available makes it faster than USB syncing ever was.
RE: Tests suggests iPhone battery issue not a hardware problem
Rama.NET 14th Nov
@comp_indiana
Why should I turn it off? I have a smartphone and as a user I expect it to work properly as mentioned. I don't care about platform, whether it is powered by iOS, Android or Windows, it should work as mentioned when it was sold. And as a consumer I expect premium quality because I paid top $ because I was told device wasmade with premium parts and quality of itself as its manfacturer was touting.
Reality
use_what_works_4_U 14th Nov
@Rama.net
In an ideal world I agree with you 100%. in the real world of software development it's not so simple. It is possible that the culprit is a combination of apps/features that, on their own, are harmless but put together cause a huge problem. Ideally the vendor should catch it, in reality it is impossible to test every possible configuration of software on any given device. That's how the real world is for Apple, Microsoft, Google, HTC (I speak from experience with my HTC phone) and pretty much everyone else out there. If you want a really rock-solid product, wait for the X.1 (not X.0.1) release.
I had similar results, but didn't quantify them as nicely.
flightning 14th Nov
I bought a 16GB 4S on Verizon, restored my data from my previous 3GS, the Olympus Sp-310 Battery lasted 6 hours and the phone was always hot. I went online and tried all the tweaks that were suggested and was able to bring Acer Travelmate 505 Battery life back to normal, even better than my 3GS. After two days I realized I needed more storage so I bought a 32 GB 4S and transferred the 16GB 4S to my wife. Both phones were reset, I restored my 4S backup onto the new 32GB phone. Both of us have had zero battery life issues, she actually goes 3+ days on a single charge and has no over heating issues on the same phone I couldn't keep alive 6 hours. This was done weeks before the iOS 5.0.1 update was made available.
We can stress these devices...
wellcraft19 14th Nov
@flightning
True, but we can also these days so easily load "too much" SW on these devices and we tend to treat them as small portable computers - which they are not. A phone is still hampered by the amount of "energy" one can expect to store inside the "physical volume". That energy just do not last for certain processor/power hungry apps. Just like we can load a Nissan Micra with bags of concrete, it would just not run very well, or far.
There are more apps out there than there are educated users. I think most Smartphones, by it based on iOS, Android, WP, or webOS, do an amazing job. Competition will push the envelope even further, but in essence, we the users are the beta testers or real test bed - since the combinations of SW/HW are essentially endless.
RE: Tests suggests iPhone battery issue not a hardware problem
swiftsmile12 14th Nov
When both the phones are reset, why restore it from a back up ? Just leave them as they are brand new phones and see if there is Canon Legria Hf m306 Battery issue on either of the phones (say both phones lose 50% in 6 hours). I would fully charge the phones and then start loading some apps (say 5 apps) on one phone and see the battery after 6 hours. Then fully charge the phone again and load 5 new apps.
RE: Tests suggests iPhone battery issue not a hardware problem
Christian D. H. 14th Nov
That sounds like a very independent and objective source of information... I'm holding out on buying the phone until this is fixed, if it ever gets fixed. One would reckon that development of iOS is done in emulators where memory use is measured, which makes it smell like a hardware problem they didn't anticipated like the last launch of iPhone 4. Moreover if it was for sure a software issue Apple would be stupid not to go live with this information.
RE: Tests suggests iPhone battery issue not a hardware problem
augustus_rome 14th Nov
@augustus_rome
comp_indiana
boycott will be shown in the next release all customers are not fools or blind fanbois. there are alternative products. apple was portrayed as a perfect product company. that halo was punctured when the antenagate happened. now with HP Compaq Business Notebook 6715b Battery gate that reputation is pretty much shredded. let us see how the competition take advantage of this window of opportunity.
RE: Tests suggests iPhone battery issue not a hardware problem
non-biased 21st Nov
@augustus_rome Your right, not all customers are fools that would believe anything you post. As soon as you have to resort to antennagate (try spelling it right) and CASIO Exilim Zoom EX-Z70 Charger batterygate to prop up your pathetic little rant you lost all but the fools. But by all means please do boycott Apple products, it will leave one more on the shelf so that one less person has to wait on production to catch up with demand.
RE: Tests suggests iPhone battery issue not a hardware problem
Narg Updated - 14th Nov
@Userama Agreed, but at least on Google you can install a 3rd party app to take tighter control over apps that multitask. Apple should take this step too and allow th user control over what apps to allow to multitask and which ones not to. Or at least allow the devs the ability to set if their app stays running or not. I'd much rather have seen iOS not allow any app to stay resident unless the developer programmed it specifically to do so. There are so many apps still that don't behave well while "suspended" on iOS. But in the users control, there's a LOT of apps that I'd prefer not continue to stay operational in the background suspended or not. When I want an app to stop, I would prefer not to have to take the multiple step process to manually kill it each and every time. This kind of falls into the thought of: Aren't computers supposed to work for us? Why do I need to take so many extra steps to ensure a clean operation environment on my iPhone? iOS itself should provide the ability to ensure operation like we want it to. (I know, asking too much )

iOS 5.1 beta 2 still doesn't address iPhone 4S/4 battery issue

According to a registered Apple developer with access to the latest iOS 5.1 beta 2 update for the iPhone, the latest release does not address the Panasonic Dmw-bce10e Battery drain issue that some handset owners are experiencing.
Shortly after Apple released the iOS 5 update for the iPhone I started hearing complaint from owners of both the iPhone 4 and 4S who were not getting as a good mileage from their battery as they were with the previous iOS release. iPhone owners were seeing a rapid drop in Dell Studio 1555 Laptop AC Adapter battery while the handset seemed to be doing little or nothing.
This was not unusual though, as every major iOS release has suffered from some sort of battery issue. What made the iOS 5 battery problem special was that the 5.0.1 update failed to fix it. What’s more, this update introduced the bug to my previously well-behaved iPhone 4 and my test iPhone 3GS handsets.
So what about the new iOS 5.1 beta 2 that’s just been made available to registered Apple developers? Does that fix the problem? According to a developer who has been using it since its release (and who wishes to remain nameless as disclosing information about a beta could land them in trouble with Apple), no.
‘I had high hopes that Apple would finally fix this issue, but when the release notes made no mention of a battery fix, I started having doubts. Having had it installed for over a day on a 4 and a 4S, I’m seeing no improvement in Sony Np-fc11 Battery life.’
This information is contrary to what is being reported by some outlets, but my guess is that these folks don’t have access to the beta or anyone running it.
Previous testing carried out by this developer for me narrowed down the battery problem to an iOS issue, rather than it being a hardware problem.
It is worth bearing in mind that this release to registered developers is a beta and not a final release, so Apple might still be working on the Toshiba pa3285u-1brs Battery issue behind closed doors. That said, it would be nice (as someone affected by this bug) to get some sort of peep from Apple that the problem is being worked on.

'Batterygate': Apple's deathly silence, more transparency needed?

Summary: Apple finally made contact with the outside world over the Canon Digital Ixus 400 Battery bug in iOS 5. Issues over the company’s silence and transparency have been called into question.

(Modified from original — Source: Apple)
Last night, Apple broke radio silence and admitted there was a ASUS F9E Battery-related fault with iOS 5, the company’s latest mobile operating system.
But in comparison, while ‘Antennagate’ may have been a storm in a teacup, ‘Batterygate’ is only reminiscent of, rather than directly comparable to. Many Apple fans, consumers and end-users remain frustrated, and patience is beginning to wain as the company maintained its wall of silence.
To repeat what I said earlier this week, how Apple and Steve Jobs personally handled ‘Antennagate’ showed more about the elusive company than any other speech, action or product release in recent times. It publicly outed its disaster recovery plan, and the company showed its weaknesses.
Jobs took to the stage to greet press within a fortnight of the iPhone 4 release, and only days after ‘Antennagate’ perpetuated into near-widespread hysteria. The media were, on the most part, guilty of this. An explanation was given, after a short wall of silence from the company, but an overwhelming majority felt that the solution it had given its customers was a satisfactory one.
But by allowing the company to bleed, so to speak, Apple healed stronger.
Apple, once again, reaffirmed its “love for its customers”. No other company can rightfully command this respect from its smartphone or tablet using flock.
But three weeks since the iPhone 4S launch, and the general availability of iOS 5, the mysterious Canon Bp-511 Battery bug has left customers questioning where their mothership has gone. After weeks of silent denial, it appeared to make a strategically timed statement last night.
As a swan drifts and glides along the surface of the river, its legs are frantically thrashing under the water. Apple may have ignored its customers, but it has not ignored their cries.
iOS 5 users continue to flood the Apple support communities with cries for help, showing disenchantment and frustration:
“I just got a new iPhone 4S after having my old 3GS for over 2 years.  I truly believed that the Sony HDR-TG1/E Charger battery life was going to make a real difference with the new phone.  Absolutely not!  It is the same or a little worse than the 2 year old phone.  I am really annoyed with the new phone.”
And others:
“Why don’t they offer the option to downgrade to ios4? APPLE GIVE ME MY PHONE BACK!!!!!”
Dissecting the forums and views from users, some are reaching out directly to Apple whilst others offer peer-support.
Within a week of ‘Antennagate’ becoming talk of the town, Apple had to contend with the “accusations”, while the company “wanted to find out the truth”, as Jobs said in an interview with AllThingsD earlier this year.
It wasn’t ignoring the issue. The company was working behind the scenes to get things right — at least, get things right based on what Apple’s ethos and beliefs would allow it to. Instead of firing out a press release every other day to say, “We’re still working on this”, and cluttering the newswires with prolonged words that over time simply grate on the customer, it gathered its collective thoughts and only commented when it felt it was right to.
But because of Apple’s corporate secrecy, one has to wonder whether its trademark silence is damaging its reputation, by focusing on the ‘wrong’ self-image issue.
Either, Apple can uncharacteristically speak out and admit that something was wrong — as was seen in ‘Antennagate’, or the company can remain silent, issue a short statement to one news publication as it did last night, and hope that it will suffice.
In the case of Apple’s location-tracking issue, the company rolled out a fix within two weeks, and while remained relatively tight-lipped about the alleged ‘bug’, it highlighted it and moved on.
Historically, Apple has been slightly slower to the party than on previous occasions. But nevertheless, it has said what it needs to in a short, sharp burst of public relations — a rare move to give an unscheduled media response — to appease the masses at least on a short-term basis.
Ultimately, it boils down to: should Apple have acknowledged the Sony Cyber-Shot Dsc-N Series Battery bug a week ago? Frankly, I don’t think it matters. Timing may be everything, and waiting for a diagnosis is often harder than the treatment itself. But the company has said what it needs to now, and retrospectively ‘Batterygate’ will be nothing short of a blip on Apple’s timeline.
Suffice to say, transparency would have been nice. But Apple, unlike others, remains ‘royal’ in its stance: dignified, to the point, and moves on from controversy swiftly and quietly.

3/06/2012

Gaucho hawk new products dominate the technical content of the laptop battery

Relative to the desktop, one of the major advantages of notebook computers is to use rechargeable batteries, it can make the notebook can be easy to use in any environment, but use the notebook all know, the battery is the most vexing parts one of the poor quality of a lot of notebook battery charge sufficient dissatisfaction with the full use of time is very short, brings a lot of inconvenience. Buy laptop battery quality is also extremely important part.
Reporters in an interview with a company, the production of laptop batteries and power is widely praised by a number of honors, which is in Shenzhen Zhuo Eagle (English name: goingpower;).
According to reports, Cho Eagle is a professional manufacturer of laptop batteries and power supply manufacturers, it is one of the largest OEM notebook battery and laptop power supply manufacturers.
"Zhuo Eagle R & D team is very strong, focus on quality and innovation, brand operation is also very mature." IT expert Professor Li told reporters that the laptop battery production, China was only doing the overseas factory, R & D is very weak, while Zhuo Eagle R & D team are graduated from the elite's power at home and abroad Graduate infiltration in the power of professional ten years to master the core technology of the laptop power supply, and well versed in the development of the industry dynamics.
In order to continue to improve manufacturing strength, adding to the core competitiveness of enterprises, the company every year to invest more than the company's revenue 70 percent engaged in technology research and development, engineering training and process improvement to ensure globally consistent high quality products, sent around the world.
The Zhuo eagle high degree of emphasis on product quality, always insist on quality first, excellence, to ensure that each product class engineers, R & D, production in the first-class production line, through a rigorous technical and quality checks, so that the product off the assembly line rate of nearly 99.9% of superior products .
Mature companies from the manufacturing plant to the brand operation, which is the transformation of the Zhuo Eagle in the past few years, the company has a sound corporate culture, established a sound marketing network in the country, but also followed the trend, focusing on online marketing, the establishment of three-dimensional full range of marketing network.
Zhuo Eagle aimed at the notebook HP probook 4510s battery market from the company's unique forward-looking vision, the company spotted the broad needs of the laptop battery, focusing on the layout of this market, development of high-capacity lithium Compaq presario cq60 battery began in 2008, then won a number of certification high-capacity battery through the acceptance of science and technology projects in August 2010 and formally put on the market, the production capacity to 150,000, and the development to the present, the Japanese production capacity has reached more than 400,000.
From engineering design and development services and technical support from high-quality notebook battery to the power adapter, Zhuo Eagle to the global notebook battery market to provide a full range of integrated solutions, with many domestic and foreign computer brands such as Dell, Lenovo, Acer Apple, Asus, Fujitsu has established a long-term relationships, products sold abroad, the Zhuo eagle on the HP Compaq business notebook nx6325 battery safety performance demanding, each product through a rigorous testing, which is it to obtain the favor of the big brands quality assurance.
Independent R & D brand and our years of focus on where. "Mr. Zhou also said the long-term design and development, the company launched a new brand - Zhuo eagle, power adapter the including Zhuo eagle laptop battery and Cho eagle. "This series of products in the quality far ahead of similar products." It is understood that, Zhuo Ying laptop battery for Dell Inspiron N5010 with the latest Intel SpeedStep energy saving technology to extend the use of time than the same capacity battery 20% -30%. Zhuo eagle power adapter uses the principle of advanced technology, excellent transform control circuit, job stability, security and reliability, functionality, strong anti-interference power can be specially designed according to customer needs, product indicators meet the technical requirements of the international and domestic.
Laptop battery is very strict on safety performance requirements, the Zhuo Eagle each with a notebook computer aspire 5732z battery  have carried out rigorous testing after more than one hundred channel quality and safety, including the forced discharge performance test, short circuit testing, reverse charge test, high temperature testing thermal shock test, thermal cycling tests, the heavy impact test, compression test, overcharge performance testing, and multiple safety intelligent protection to ensure safe use.
, So that the Zhuo Eagle have access to the many domestic and international professional organizations recognized the high standards of quality, our products have passed the ISO9001 quality system certification, CE EU security system certification, the Federal Communications Commission FCC certification more than 20 international standardization, product exported to five continents, is also high in the domestic market share of global sales still maintain a computer record of zero safety incidents, the A-grade credit rating company is Shenzhen high-tech industries, businesses, labor and employment law-abiding corporate integrity and the Shenzhen Municipal Bao'an District, private growth plans engineering enterprise.
"I believe more people recognized as Zhuo Eagle, our reputation will be higher." Zhuo Eagle people are very confident.

3/01/2012

10 ways that the iPad 3 event could still surprise us

The next iPad doesn’t appear to have been a well-kept secret. Everyone under the sun has been expecting a Retina Display since soon after the iPad 2 launched. A faster processor, an upgraded GPU, a bigger battery, and improved cameras are also highly anticipated. We’ve even seen outer casings, which are slightly thicker and more tapered than the iPad 2. So there isn’t a lot left to the imagination.
But this is Apple that we’re talking about. The company likes to have its Willy Wonka moments, where the entire world sits, mouths agape at some breathtaking demonstration. It’s why “one more thing” has become one of the company’s most famous lines. So what could Apple possibly surprise us with next Wednesday when it reveals the next iPad?

Name


We’re all assuming that it will be called the iPad 3. Another name that has been tossed around is the iPad 2S. But there’s nothing stopping Apple from naming it something else entirely.
iPad HD? iPad Pro? Your guess is as good as mine. Though it will probably be called the iPad 3, we won’t know for sure until next Wednesday.

No home button


This is an old rumor that resurfaced after Apple’s teaser image for the event showed a Retina Display iPad without a home button. Was it a Photoshop job, or the real deal?
We’ll find out next week, but we wouldn’t rule out the axing of the home button. It would be a way of simplifying the product, and Apple has a history of cutting anything that isn’t essential. With the iPad’s multitasking gestures, you could argue that the home button now lands in that non-essential category.

3D gestures


If Apple uses 3D gestures in iOS, this probably won’t show until another few years down the road. But if we’re waxing poetic about potential surprises in the iPad 3, this would qualify as one. A combination of the front-facing camera and a proximity sensor could allow you to pan, zoom, scroll, and multitask without even touching your display.

Siri


Software is much easier to keep under wraps than hardware (those darn supply chain leaks do it every time), so we’re more likely to see surprises in the software department.
One software possibility for the iPad event is Siri. Though this has been bandied about the rumor mill, it isn’t nearly as highly expected as, say, the Retina Display or an upgraded camera. The virtual assistant will (probably) eventually run on all of Apple’s devices, so the iPad would be a logical next step, after its Fall debut on the iPhone 4S.

Aperture


The Retina display, upgraded processor, and improved camera would give Apple the perfect opportunity to release Aperture for iPad. Apple could use this to upstage Adobe’s promising — but flawed — Photoshop Touch.
As tablets transform into more serious content production tools, Apple wouldn’t want to miss the chance to establish its own apps as the leaders in the field. Aperture for iPad would let Apple use its moment in the spotlight to introduce the world to “the most advanced photo editing app for mobile devices.” Apple could intertwine it with iCloud, as an answer to Adobe’s Creative Cloud.
If Aperture actually takes a step forward from its desktop counterpart, and includes (thus far) absent features like layers and masks, then Apple could establish Aperture for iPad as a halo app to eventually overtake consumer-level Photoshop Elements on the desktop.

Netflix rival


This is the longest of longshots, as we would have undoubtedly heard many rumors about content deals being struck. An iTunes subscription streaming service could happen at some point, but it would be a huge surprise — and a monumental show of secrecy — for it to be revealed next week.

iCloud gaming


Onlive’s iPad app was originally set to launch in early December. But it still hasn’t made it to the App Store, and Onlive has been quiet on the subject. Could Apple be set to launch its own rival game streaming service? It has the clout (and cash) to land top-tier content deals, and it could make a splash with the right games at launch. The Onlive rejection (or delay) could then be due to the app’s “duplicating of iOS features.”

Console-quality gaming apps


Barring a streaming service, Apple could still promote the new iPad as a legit gaming console. The tablet should have an upgraded GPU, which would allow for a mind-blowing keynote demonstration of console-esque games on the iPad. This could start to plant the seed in customers’ minds that the iPad is in the same category as the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii. Getting top studios like Rockstar Games involved would be the icing on the cake.

Apple game controller accessory


Could we see an Apple gaming accessory introduced? If we’re talking about Apple pushing the iPad as a console replacement, then a controller wouldn’t be inconceivable. There were recent rumors about an unknown accessory being revealed at the event. Perhaps the physical controller would snap into place via magnets (like the Smart Cover), and connect via Bluetooth?

Apple TV update


Signs are pointing to an imminent Apple TV refresh. As the company prepares us all for the iTV (or whatever the eventual TV set is called), it could use the iPad event as a way to introduce more people to the existing set-top box.
If a new Apple TV box were introduced at the event, then Airplay would take center stage. This would fit perfectly with the above console gaming possibility. Apple could show the world that the combination of an iPad 3, iController, and Apple TV give you a home console experience that beats anything Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo are doing.

Surprise, surprise

Do we think any of these are strong possibilities? Probably not. Siri and the Apple TV update are probably the most likely of these scenarios, but they’re far from sure things.
No matter what Apple brings, though, here’s to hoping that there’s something left to surprise us. After all, these are just electronic gadgets. Sure, they can be useful; but we enjoy them because they’re fun. Surprises can be a big part of that fun.

Showing 6 comments

  • Michael Koehne 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand
    Does anyone besides me think the "no home button" feature is all but a DONE DEAL?  First of all, Jobs hated buttons.  So removing the home button would have been high on his priority list,  And now a fitting homage to his memory.  Even more important, as secretive as Apple is and always has been, they are NOT is the MISINFORMATION business.  Why would they send out a photoshopped picture of the new iPad in the invitation?  That makes no sense at all.
    Just sayin'...
  • Joe 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand
    what about a frameless design?  That would be cool
  • BoxOfSnoo 2 comments collapsed Collapse Expand
    I keep thinking that Apple is an "experience" company and not just a "tech specs" company.  They're certain to surprise us with something totally unrelated to (and probably more significant than) mere hardware specs.
    Oh and why has nobody guessed iPad 2X? :)
  • Paul Gilbert 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand
    That's my question, it seems Apple likes to throw in an intermediary step, iphone 4s anybody?  why not an ipad 2s?
  • Battguide 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand
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  • Alexander ypema, Nerdy, furry, world-is-my-oyster person. 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand
    Aaaaaaaaand 10 less ways apple could surprise us. :P