A new version of Google Maps has hit the Android Market today, which simultaneously brings fresher location tracking within Latitude and better battery life — two welcome improvements that seem contrary to one another. There’s also a couple goodies included for the transit-minded folks, as Navigation has been updated to better estimate location when GPS [...]

There aren’t enough letters in the alphabet to classify this monstrous battery China’s built. D x 1,000? Not even close. With arrays larger than a football field it can store a whopping 36 megawatt hours of power. More » Gizmodo

There aren’t enough letters in the alphabet to classify this monstrous battery China’s built. D x 1,000? Not even close. With arrays larger than a football field it can store a whopping 36 megawatt hours of power. More » Gizmodo

Solid as HTC’s Thunderbolt may be from a software perspective, its battery life has proven to be less than striking — unless you’ve been rocking it with that ultra-chunky extended battery. In comparison, its streamlined and Qi-certified battery cover was slated as another option, but there’s been nary a mention of it since that accidental [...]

When it comes to battery-boosting power sleeves, we’d say the iPhone’s covered, but what of the little green monster? Well, at least two Androids can now get juiced by way of a new charging case from PowerSkin. HTC’s Inspire 4G and Desire HD are getting a little extra power with the release of this black [...]