A stretchy and flexible battery pouch filled with strategically placed holes is more breathable than cotton. That could make it an ideal power source for wearable sports or fitness devices built ...

Large batteries for long-term storage of solar and wind power are key to integrating abundant and renewable energy sources into the U.S. power grid. However, there is a lack of safe and reliable ...

One of the most important and objective tests we conduct is a standardized battery test. We're proud of our battery test, which we've developed to simulate a typical daily usage pattern for most ...

Devices get more energy-efficient as batteries get larger, but battery life is still a concern for most users. Such is the nature of modern tech, but this doesn’t mean we should be plugging in ...

Why does it always seem like your car battery chooses the day you’re running late to get to work in the cold, dark, snow, or rain to give up the ghost and stop working? You jump in the car ...

Laboratory Technical Project Manager Gianmarco Chumbe has been part of the CNET Home team since 2018. He is in charge of developing and carrying out testing procedures for a wide variety of home ...

All of the power in the smartphone world won’t get you very far without a good battery to back it up. After all, you must keep the lights on to use your fancy cameras and premium processors.

If you had asked me a few years ago what I considered to be the weakness of modern smartphones compared to older phones, I'd have said the battery. When you look at phones from before modern ...

This newer cousin of the DuraXT incorporates Kyocera's Smart Sonic Receiver speaker technology and global roaming with GSM. It also steps up to a larger display and better camera, but is otherwise ...

This update to the DuraXV looks similar, but has upgraded guts. New/improved features include LTE data, Wi-Fi, mobile hotspot, HD video capture, more memory, and a larger display. This basic ...

Size Remember to consider whether having a lighter, thinner laptop or a touchscreen laptop with a good battery life will be important to you in the future. Size is primarily determined by the ...