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Microsoft’s Week Involved Battery Complaints, Falling Mobile Share, Security

February 14th, 2010 | No Comments

Microsoft dealt with a number of issues this week, including complaints from a small number of Windows 7 users about degraded battery life for their laptops running the operating system, and reports that some users who installed one of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday security updates are receiving the dreaded Blue Screen of Death. Microsoft is gearing up for next weeks Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, where the company is scheduled to make a high-profile announcement regarding its plans in the mobile space. This announcement will most likely be the unveiling of Windows Mobile 7, its much-rumored smartphone operating system, although recent rumors suggest that Microsoft is interested in potentially acquiring BlackBerry maker Research In Motion.
– This week, Microsoft wrestled with complaints from a subset of Windows 7
users about poor battery life for some laptops running the operating system.
Some of those users reported experiencing battery life as short as 15 minutes
after upgrading their laptops to Windows 7, while others received a
…

Microsoft Says Windows 7 Battery Issues Are Batteries’ Fault

February 9th, 2010 | No Comments

Microsoft claims its engineers have been exploring complaints of poor battery life for some laptops running Windows 7, and that in every case the operating system is not at fault. Instead, Windows 7 had correctly evaluated via a new feature that those users batteries were failing, Microsoft said in a Feb. 8 blog posting. However, posts on Microsoft Watch, TechNet and other discussion forums seem to suggest that at least a percentage of users experiencing these issues also had batteries that were either new or nearly new, which in turn is raising further questions.
– Microsoft’s engineers have been exploring the alleged battery-life issues
associated with Windows 7 running on laptops, and report that the operating
system is not causing those batteries to prematurely fail. In every case,
claimed an official Microsoft blog posting on Feb. 8, Windows 7 correctly…

Microsoft Says Windows 7 Battery Issues Are Batteries’ Fault

February 9th, 2010 | No Comments

Microsoft claims its engineers have been exploring complaints of poor battery life for some laptops running Windows 7, and that in every case the operating system is not at fault. Instead, Windows 7 had correctly evaluated via a new feature that those users batteries were failing, Microsoft said in a Feb. 8 blog posting. However, posts on Microsoft Watch, TechNet and other discussion forums seem to suggest that at least a percentage of users experiencing these issues also had batteries that were either new or nearly-new, which in turn is raising further questions.
– Microsoft’s engineers have been exploring the alleged battery-life issues
associated with Windows 7 running on laptops, and report that the operating
system is not causing those batteries to prematurely fail. In every case, claimed an official Microsoft blog posting on Feb. 8, Windows 7 correctly …

Microsoft Windows 7 Battery Life Claims Spark Investigation

February 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Microsoft is investigating claims from irate users over allegedly poor battery life for laptops running Windows 7, an issue that primarily seems to be affecting users who upgraded from either Windows Vista or Windows XP. While the number of users affected is unknown, complaints about battery life as low as 15 minutes have been reported on Microsoft forums as far back as June 2009. Microsoft has seen the adoption rate for Windows 7 steadily climb since its Oct. 22 release, with one research firm suggesting that 7.5 percent of PCs now run the operating system.
– Microsoft is investigating user complaints related to the
battery life of laptops running Windows 7, a problem that apparently
existed
even before the operating systems Oct. 22 launch. The issue seems to
primarily
affect those users who upgraded their system to Windows 7 from either
Windows Vi…

Dexim unveils P-Flip line of iPhone docks

September 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

The iPhone is known for many things from great usability to poor battery life. Thankfully, there are several aftermarket external battery solutions available to help the poor battery life issue.

Dexim has announced three new iPhone docks today that include the P-Flip Foldable Power Dock, the Rechargeable Power Stand, and the 2x Foldable Power Dock. [...]

Latest iPhone 3.0 Ailment Is Wi-Fi Connectivity

July 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Apple’s iPhone OS 3.0 seems to be causing problems with Wi-Fi connectivity, according to reports. Also, iPhone 3GS users have been complaining about poor battery life and, in some instances, overly hot mobile devices. iPhone OS 3.1 is expected to cure what ails the Apple smartphone.
– The Apple iPhone OS 3.0′s latest ailment seems to be a difficulty connecting
to Wi-Fi, according to PC World, as well
as hundreds of readers on the Apple
discussion boards.

quot;After upgrading my 3G to 3.0 my Wi-Fi is not stable, particularly when
syncing a large database using FMTouch, …