Android M coming with Doze mode for better battery life and USB Type C support

Google has introduced Android M, the successor to Android Lollipop, at its I/O 2015 Keynote.  Android M is a powerful platform and comes with numerous enhancements which includes six key areas – fingerprint support, Android Pay, app permissions, web experience, app links, and power & charging.

Android M brings two very useful improvements in the power and charging department, it makes the smartphone batteries last longer and makes their charging faster.

 

Let us see them one by one:

1. Doze Mode

If your device stays idle for a while, it will go into the Doze mode. The system uses motion sensors and when they don’t sense motion of the handset for some time, it is put into kind of a deep sleep. The background apps will also doze off but the real time, alarms and incoming notifications will still be working.

This will save you a lot of battery life. Google tested the Android M Doze mode in Nexus 9 tablet and its standby battery life increased by 2x in comparison to Nexus 9 having the same apps and settings but running Android L. This is quite impressive but better to remember that this will happen only in case of devices sitting idle. Of course, the smartphones that are frequently in use may also see some improvements.

2. USB Type-C

Android M supports USB Type-C for faster charging. This is a different type of connector which can be used for reversible charging. Actually, such type of connectors are already being used by Google and Apple in the latest Chromebook and MacBook respectively. The connecter can be plugged in from any side as it can transfer power and data in both directions.

Google also promises that the USB Type-C charging will be “Anything from three to four times faster” compared to the current microUSB options available. What’s more, your Android M running smartphone can even be used to charge other devices for example a smartwatch or a tablet, or you can use your Android M tablet to charge your smartphone.

Android M coming with Doze mode for better battery life and USB Type C support

SONICable the World’s Most Advanced Charging Cable for Android and iPhone

The issue that most of the smartphones users have nowadays is the running out of battery life when they least expect it. There are many ways to solve this issue, the smartphones users can either buy an external battery or sets the devices to be running on saving battery mode.  Alternatively, you can purchase SONICable USB cable. In this entry, we are going to show you more on what it is and what does it offer.

SONICable is a product by Indiegogo which claims that it can charge your iPhone 6 or Android handset twice as fast as the normal USB cable. The cable comes with either a Lightning or a microUSB connector and a special switch in which when it is switch off, it is like a normal USB cable where it can charge and sync. However, when it is switch on, then all the power is focused on charging while the data or sync is disabled. Unfortunately, currently, it only comes with 2 color, whereas in the future, more new colors options will be added.

SONICable costs $27 on Indiegogo and most probably due to ship in March 2015. The product is initially planned to get funding of $10,000 and the good news is that it has been surpassed. The campaign has already topped $36,000 in pledges and the campaign ended on February 23.

SONICable the World’s Most Advanced Charging Cable for Android and iPhone

Ibattz Battery Solution Will Charge Your iPhone in 15 Minutes

With the presence of Samsung, LG and Sony at the CES 2015, it is easy for the public present at the event to forget that only these big companies are there at expo.

The reality is that, other than these big companies, there are also smaller companies trying to get fame, the difference between these companies is that their advertising booths are present at the corners of the CES; rather than being in the center.

ibattz, a company which is making accessories for iPhone, comes up with a great solution for the batteries of iPhone that has been a big problem.

On testing, it was observed that iPhone 6 takes up to 147 minutes, total time of nearly two and a half hours, to charge fully from zero; however, it has a small battery of 1810 mAh battery; but with the development of solution from ibattz the time could be reduced, the new device is able to provide 2 amps of current.

It has been promised by ibattz that the ASAP Charger will be able to charge the batteries of two models of iPhone 6 whether it is of 11,200 mAh or 5,600 mAh and will be able to charge it ten times faster than the usual charger. It offers that it will completely charge it in 15 minutes.

However the availability of the device for purchasing has not been confirmed by ibattz, but it is important to stay up to date with the release of the ASAP charger as it is a great way to charge iPhone.

Ibattz Battery Solution Will Charge Your iPhone in 15 Minutes

Smartphones Can Be Charged With Humidity in the Atmosphere

New research has found out that electronic devices like Smartphones can be charged with the ‘humidity’ in the atmosphere.

According to MIT scientists, water droplets clash with a highly repelling surface and produce electric charge. This reaction can be used to create electricity which can then be harnessed to charge electronic devices. The electricity produced during this process is in small amount that, if utilized properly, would be enough to charge an electronic device.

The research was done by Nenad Miljkovic, Evelyn Wang and colleagues from MIT, published in the ‘journal Applied Physics Letters’, can enable the creation of devices that can use the humidity in the air to charge Smartphones and many other electronic devices. Clean water could also be obtained through this system.

The device could be created with only some flat metal plates placed over one another. The research team used copper plates in their initial experiments but the device could be created with any metal with conductive properties like aluminuim.

The initial tests produced only very small amount of electricity i.e. 15 picowatts per square centimeter of metal plate but researchers are sure that the process could be evolved into producing at least 1 microwatt per square centimeter.

This output would be equal to the amount electricity other systems produce from vibrations, waste heat and other forms of energy which is then used to power electronic devices in some places.

While this system can prove to be an easy and cost effective method for powering electronic devices; however, it will need a humid atmosphere to work.

Smartphones Can Be Charged With Humidity in the Atmosphere