http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/1895/all xx http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/82495/how-test-laptop-charger When your laptop fails to stay charged or to charge at all, first test the charger to make sure that it is working properly. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/82495/how-test-laptop-charger#comments Hardware How-to laptop battery Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:22:35 -0400 laptopsbattery 82495 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/80331/batterycare-gets-more-juice-out-notebook-batteries Rechargeable batteries are a mystery, losing their maximum capacity quickly and without any clear cause. It doesn't help that different devices use different types of batteries, each with their own quirks for proper charging. BatteryCare (free) helps you optimize the lithium batteries which almost all laptop PCs use. http://www.itworld.com/software/80331/batterycare-gets-more-juice-out-notebook-batteries#comments Hardware Software Product review laptop laptop battery Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:32:44 -0400 ITworld staff 80331 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/78245/where-oh-where-8-hour-laptop I've been bitching and moaning about battery life for as long as there have been luggables, and I feel like I've lugged most of them, starting with a 28-pound Compaq 286 Portable (aka the sewing machine) back when I was still a pup, relatively speaking. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/78245/where-oh-where-8-hour-laptop#comments Hardware Opinion laptop laptop battery Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:19:01 -0400 ITworld staff 78245 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/69249/dell-xps-m1330-laptop-battery-tips 15 tips for extending your Dell xps m1330 battery's life. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/69249/dell-xps-m1330-laptop-battery-tips#comments Hardware Tip laptop battery Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:46:34 -0400 laptop-battery 69249 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/68032/manging-hp-battery-recall-will-be-easier-if-you-have-discovery-place Following news that HP has recalled 70,000 lithium batteries, anybody with a sizeable investment in HP / Compaq notebooks now faces the unenviable task of having to determine exactly what machines they have in their inventory, who has hold of them and where in the organization they are. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/68032/manging-hp-battery-recall-will-be-easier-if-you-have-discovery-place#comments Hardware Opinion battery recall HP laptop laptop battery Mon, 18 May 2009 06:50:00 -0400 mjfisher 68032 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/67959/hp-recalls-70000-laptop-batteries HP has recalled Lithium-Ion batteries used in some of its laptops, as they pose a fire hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Thursday. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/67959/hp-recalls-70000-laptop-batteries#comments Hardware News battery recall HP laptop battery Fri, 15 May 2009 09:16:39 -0400 ITworld staff 67959 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/science/67223/research-could-instantly-wake-shut-down-laptops New technology could allow computers to instantly wake up from their sleep state without draining battery life. http://www.itworld.com/science/67223/research-could-instantly-wake-shut-down-laptops#comments Hardware Science News laptop laptop battery NSF Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:24:42 -0400 ITworld staff 67223 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/65692/squeeze-more-life-out-your-battery When battery life really counts, adjusting a few simple settings can keep unproductive darkness at bay. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/65692/squeeze-more-life-out-your-battery#comments Hardware How-to battery laptop battery Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:24:10 -0400 ITworld staff 65692 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/65051/laptop-battery-power-tips In some respects, life as a laptop-carrying frequent flyer has gotten a little easier. But it's still way too easy to run out of juice in flight, or during the course of a long day away from a wall socket. Here are some tips for keeping your laptop running as long as possible when you're on the go. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/65051/laptop-battery-power-tips#comments Hardware Tip laptop laptop battery Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:11:31 -0400 ITworld staff 65051 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/64504/tips-extend-your-ibm-thinkpad-t42-batterys-life Defragment your hard drive regularly - The less your hard drive spins - less demand you are going to put on the hard drive and your battery. Make your hard drive as efficient as possible by defragging it regularly. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/64504/tips-extend-your-ibm-thinkpad-t42-batterys-life#comments Hardware Tip laptop battery Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:31:49 -0400 laptop-battery 64504 at http://www.itworld.com