Read more battery stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4129/battery.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:23:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73799/marine-beats-terrorist-er-orthodox-priest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Marine reservist in Tampa chased down a terrorist and beat him with a tire iron—only the terrorist was actually a lost tourist and Greek Orthodox priest who spoke little English. Jasen D. Bruce went after Alexios Marakis after Marakis approached him asking for directions. Bruce chased him for...http://www.newser.com/story/73799/marine-beats-terrorist-er-orthodox-priest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 11:20:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68757/chargers-player-arrested-in-tila-tequila-beating.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolice arrested San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman today after he allegedly choked his reality-TV star girlfriend, Tila Tequila, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. She signed a complaint charging Merriman with battery and false imprisonment, and said he choked her when she tried to leave their house this morning. Tequila,...http://www.newser.com/story/68757/chargers-player-arrested-in-tila-tequila-beating.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Sep 2009 15:25:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64873/brown-apologizes-for-rihanna-assault.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChris Brown breaks the silence on his alleged assault on Rihanna with a YouTube confessional posted today, E! reports. “I felt it was time that you heard directly from me that I am sorry,” the singer said, explaining that he had remained silent since the February incident on the advice...http://www.newser.com/story/64873/brown-apologizes-for-rihanna-assault.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 16:55:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63473/new-iphone-dazzles-but-battery-fizzles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLost amid the hoopla over the new iPhone 3GS is an annoying flaw: its battery rarely gets through the day without pooping out. Apple's website now advises users to temporarily shut down certain features, including the 3G network itself, to prolong battery life, reports the Los Angeles Times . Battery life...http://www.newser.com/story/63473/new-iphone-dazzles-but-battery-fizzles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 9:32:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62808/sealed-battery-macs-earn-high-marks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRemovable notebook batteries are convenient in theory, but hardly anyone actually replaces them. Apple and other firms are responding with sealed-in batteries, which, Apple says, can be bigger and thus last longer. Walter Mossberg ran his “own harsh battery test” on the new MacBook Pros and found their sealed-in powerhouses...http://www.newser.com/story/62808/sealed-battery-macs-earn-high-marks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 10:44:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59361/korea-roadway-recharges-cars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouth Korean scientists are working on road technology that allows electric vehicles to continually recharge while driving, Reuters reports. Inductive charging, used with watertight electric toothbrushes, requires no contact between power source and appliance. For vehicles, electric strips would be embedded in the road at intervals, and a magnetic field...http://www.newser.com/story/59361/korea-roadway-recharges-cars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 May 2009 14:31:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53206/battery-breakthrough-could-recharge-phones-in-seconds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMIT scientists have developed new battery technology that could potentially recharge a cell phone in seconds and an electric car in minutes, the Boston Globe reports. The researchers, who say the breakthrough could revolutionize technology and even lifestyles, have created a coating that speeds the transfer of ions into and...http://www.newser.com/story/53206/battery-breakthrough-could-recharge-phones-in-seconds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Mar 2009 3:48:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51898/kindle-2-worth-it-for-serious-book-readers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmazon’s new Kindle e-reader offers vast improvement over the previous model, writes Walter Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal , and “is finally a pleasure to use.” Faster page-flipping, sleeker design, tons more memory, and a digital audio feature are just some of the advances. But hardware is only one part...http://www.newser.com/story/51898/kindle-2-worth-it-for-serious-book-readers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Feb 2009 14:16:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51637/hilton-sis-arrests-homeless-guy-at-ihop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThose Hilton sisters are tougher than they look. Nicky was at a West Hollywood IHOP at 5am Saturday when she was shoved by a homeless man—whom the socialite promptly placed under citizen’s arrest, Us reports. A deputy who happened to be at IHOP helped out, and the man was...http://www.newser.com/story/51637/hilton-sis-arrests-homeless-guy-at-ihop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Feb 2009 12:07:18 CST