When we first covered the Jitterbug phone from GreatCall at CTIA this spring, it received a very positive response. It might seem silly to some people, but many others realize that there is a very ...

If you had asked me a few years ago what I considered to be the weakness of modern smartphones compared to older phones, I'd have said the battery. When you look at phones from before modern ...

The target market for Jitterbug is older users, especially holdouts who have resisted getting a cell phone so far. Actually, while older users are the expected users of this service, the target ...

To change the battery out for a new one, you insert your phone, case and all, into the Swippitt Hub, which is the toaster-looking bit. Inside the hub, a fully charged battery is swapped into your ...

Third-party phone repair shops may offer their own rates for replacing batteries, and iFixit has a guide if you want to boldly order a new battery and attempt the swap yourself -- just keep in ...

Instead of churning out paper, this tabletop device was equipping the case on my phone with a freshly charged battery -- all in a matter of seconds. The Swippitt, which debuted here at CES 2025 ...

THE owners of a particular Android phone have been offered a free battery replacement following a new update. The Android 13 update is expected to degrade how long the device holds its charge ...

However, not all Google Pixel 4a devices, such as the Pixel 4a 5G, are affected and eligible to get a free battery. To check if your phone is eligible for a free battery replacement, you can visit ...

Google has published new information that clarifies how many charges its Pixel phones can hold. The Search company has confirmed that a Pixel 8a and later should retain up to 80% battery capacity ...