Samsung has shown off it's new battery concept for mobiles, a battery that is powered by water. Special metals react with the water and produce hydrogen gas, the gas is then passed to a fuel cell, where oxygen from the air reacts with the hydrogen to produce electricity. continued »

T-Mobile's Wing WM6 smartphone has been described as hot stuff in reviews before now, but users should find a package in their mail soon that's intended to ensure the HTC-made handset doesn't get too hot.  Apparently the Dynapack batteries supplied with some of the Wing handsets can - very rarely, T-Mobile assure us - overheat, likely causing damage to ears, ... continued »

The fear of a dead cellphone battery no doubt prompts me to "top up" my handset more often than is either necessary or good for the battery pack itself, which is why I'm seriously eyeing up FreeLoader's Portable Solar Charger.  Version 8.0 of the device - which has both a solar panel array as well as an onboard battery pack - can apparently power ... continued »

Philips have unveiled a cellphone that, as well as a standard li-ion power pack, has a slot for a AAA battery.  The second power source adds up to three hours extra talktime, and also acts as a backup to recharge the main power pack once it has been used up.  Philips has, bizarrely, decided to call the handset 9@9j, but ... continued »